Neighbours star announces seventh pregnancy at 45
Neighbours star Madeleine West has announced she is expecting her seventh child attending age of 45.
The former actress, podcaster and author shared the happy news on Instagram with a pic of her growing baby bump and a lengthy caption.
"Whoops! Thought it was perimenopause. I thought WRONG," she jokingly commenced the post. "It's not too much Christmas pudding either. And I couldn't be happier."
"Not too sure about the title 'Geriatric mum' but here we are, and I'm winding back a little to grow this little surprise package I've dubbed #007 (Baby number 7, couldn't help myself)."
West continued her post by asking for tips and tricks from "older parents" as they enter the next stage of parenthood.
"I don't have much more to say right now, but I've noticed I don't hear much about older parents. 😂 l know you must be out there. Just seems we are invisible," she wrote.
"So if you're expecting later than expected, and tackling early parenthood in your 40s or 50s, I'd LOVE hear your stories."
"I'd love any tips you care to share. Like how the heck do you get all the baby paraphernalia together again after you've given it all away???? There's a terrifying new world of contraptions out there and I don't know where to start!! HELP!!!"
West already has six children – Phoenix, Hendrix, Xanthe, Xascha, Xalia and Margaux – with her ex-partner celebrity chef Shannon Bennett.
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