Congratulations are in order for former Neighbours actress Madeleine West who has welcomed her seventh baby during the Easter Holidays.
In an Instagram post on April 20th, Madeleine confirmed her babies arrival.
“Earthside at last… and utterly perfect,” she captioned the photo (above).
Countless friends and followers shared their love and congratulations for the mum, including Neighbours April Rose Pengilly, Rebecca Gibney, Jackie Gillies, and Matt Wilson.
It unfortunately wasn’t a simple birth, as Madeleine revealed in an interview with Stellar Magazine that it was “capital T traumatic.”
“I still choke up talking about it,” she confessed before revealing the epidural failed.
However, the mum to seven refused to be knocked out by anaesthetic as she wanted to be “present for my baby’s first breath.”
“Suffice to say I’ve never felt pain on that scale… between passing out, gritting my teeth, and dropping the odd F-bomb, I did my best to make it appear tolerable to avoid sedation,” she said. “Immediately my body went into shock. Organs started to fail.”
When Madeleine first revealed her baby news in January 2025, Instagram followers weren’t the only ones shocked by her pregnancy as she initially believed her symptoms to be Perimenopause.
“WHOOPS!” she began on Instagram in mid-January. “Thought it was #perimenopause I thought WRONG! ?”
The actress joked that her growing belly wasn’t due to “too much Christmas pudding either,” before assuring she couldn’t be happier.
This baby is Madeleine’s seventh baby at age 45. Prior to this announcement, Madeleine welcomed six children – Phoenix, Hendrix, Xanthe, Xascha, Xalia and Margaux – with her ex-partner, Shannon Bennett.
“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),” she wrote at the time.
“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.
“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!!!” she concluded.
Madeleine became a friendly face on Australian TV after portraying Dione ‘Dee’ Bliss on Neighbours. She called it quits from the soap in April 2003.
Following this stint, she starred on Underbelly, House Husbands, Playing for Keeps, and The Wrong Girl.
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