The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne shares daughter Lola’s first smirk

She broke down in tears last week after making hurtful comments about an inclusivity doll.

But Laura Byrne, 34, appeared to be in a more positive frame of mind on Monday, when The Bachelor alum shared images of her daughter Lola’s ‘first smile’. 

In a heartwarming video, the one-month-old indeed cracked her first adorable grin.

Describing her infant daughter’s smile as ‘that little smirk,’ the mum-of-two claimed that ‘first smiles are the best smiles’.  

The sweet video comes just days after Byrne tearfully apologised for calling a Down syndrome doll ‘scary’. 

On Saturday, Laura shared a clip of herself and one-year-old daughter Marlie Mae looking at a doll in the toy section of Kmart.

The mother of two then filmed a $15 inclusivity doll on the shelf, and said: ‘This baby here is truly petrifying, that is a scary AF (scary as f**k) doll.’

‘Good luck to luck to all the mamas surviving the next week of rain with toddlers inside,’ she wrote on the clip. 

Visible in her video was doll’s name and description, which read: ‘Baby Amelia with Down Syndrome.’ 

Some time later, the former reality star returned to her Instagram Story and accepted accountability for her words while making a remorseful apology.

‘I’m probably drawing attention to something that – f**k me I can’t even begin to describe how sorry I am,’ she began.

The podcaster explained that she had received a ‘whole heap of messages’ from her followers in response to the Stories she had shared. 

‘I put up a story, Marlie and I were running through K-Mart and I was like “this doll looks scary AF” is exactly what I said.’

She told her followers that she ‘genuinely just thought’ the doll ‘looked tired’. 

‘So many of you guys have messaged me to let me know that it was actually an inclusivity doll, and I feel sick to my stomach for the mistake that I made,’ she said as she teared up.

‘I had no idea and I’m really, really sorry for offending anyone, it was totally unintentional,’ she cried.

Laura also graciously thanked ‘every single person who messaged me’ to correct her.

‘Not one person, not one, sent me an abusive message,’ she said. 

‘I really appreciate that your instant reaction was not to think that I’m an a**hole, because I would never ever do that intentionally. Like I said, I feel absolutely horrible so thanks everyone.’

Fans will remember Laura from season five of The Bachelor, where she met fiancé Matty ‘J’ Johnson.