Australian singing powerhouse Casey Donovan has opened up about her family plans with her fiancé, Renee Sharples. The happy couple have undergone their first embryo transfer as they hope to be parents by IVF.
Former winner of both Australian Idol and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here Australia! Casey Donovan got together with her partner, Renee Sharples, in 2023. They met on a dating app during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2024, Renee and Casey shared the happy news that they were engaged!
“Life happened, and so did this post… fashionably late to the gram!” Renee posted to Instagram about four months after they actually agreed to marry one another.
“21.06.24 on the strawberry moon of the winter solstice the love of my life asked me if I wanted to do this life together forever,” Casey wrote in her own post. “The day I met you, home was no longer a place it became a person and yes, you are a gypsy but there’s nobody else I would rather attach my wagon to on this beautiful road trip called life” and with that, I said yes! 🥰”
The couple have been quiet publicly about their wedding plans. However, Casey has started sharing some of her fertility journey on her Instagram. In April, she posted a carousel of images captioned: “Life lately…Highs, lows, grief, loss, friends, family, laughs, fertility treatment, quality time, reflection, connection, celebrations of love, new music, touring, new adventures, doing life with my one and only @renee.sharples and a little bit of cheekiness.”
Among the images was one of No.1 Fertility. Plus, there was a cheeky snap of her in a doctor’s office, likely receiving fertility treatments.
Following that post, on 20 April 2026, Casey posted a reel of her and partner Renee undergoing their first embryo transfer.
“Today Renee Sharples and I did our first embryo transfer,” she wrote in the post. “I got the 6am flight back from Sydney to Melbourne and after a massive weekend of amazing shows in NSW it was great to be home into the loving arms of my love and put my legs up…Literally. Thank you to the amazing team at No.1 Fertility and a massive thank you to Dr Burmeister. You honestly go above and beyond and we are truly thankful. Now we wait… What will be will be. Sending all of the love, light and baby dust to all who are on an IVF journey.”
Casey is a proud is a Gumbaynggirr and Dungari woman, originally from Bankstown, New South Wales. Many in her family pursued careers in music, including her father, who was a member of the Aboriginal country music band The Donavans.
This will be her first child! Congratulations to the happy couple!
