Home and Away fans are in for a huge pregnancy shock this week, as Ziggy Astoni realises she is carrying Dean’s baby.
With her professional surfing career hanging in the balance, Ziggy must decide if she wants to go ahead with the pregnancy.
But life imitates art, as they say, and away from the cameras, the stars of the Australian soap have undergone plenty pregnancy shocks of their own, from becoming a mum aged 45 to falling pregnant just six weeks after giving birth.
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From sex bans that just didn’t work out to the miracle of IVF after a fertility struggle, Daily Star takes a look into the real life shockers for the Channel 5 cast.
First time mum at 45
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Home and Away star Emily Symons gave birth to a baby boy just days before turning 46.
The Marilyn Chambers actress welcomed a baby boy with her partner Paul Jackson – but admitted she worried she was “too old” to have a baby.
She told Australian publication Daily Telegraph: “I very much thought it couldn’t happen and I was too old.
“I thought it would be impossible but it isn’t. I’d given up really. I thought I had tried every avenue that was available to us. My advice is to not give up if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by the whole process.”
Her son was conceived through IVF, with Emily branding him a “dream come true”.
Pregnant six weeks after giving birth
Home and Away beauty Christie Hayes admitted she couldn’t abstain from sex long enough after giving birth to her first child – and conceived again just six weeks after.
The star, who played Kristy Philips from 2000 until 2009, had two children just 11 months apart.
She admitted on the This Glorious Mess podcast: “I was interested in sex straight away.
“Nine months to go without sex is quite a long time.
“But I missed my husband and we were kind of missing each other.”
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The star added that she has “copped flak” for falling pregnant so soon, writing on her blog: “My first baby was planned, my second was a surprise. A BIG surprise.
“One I have been congratulated on, one I have copped flak for, and one that has resulted in the now cringe-worthy experience of people publicly discussing my sex life.
“Here I was. I’d just given birth, was so tired I couldn’t remember my own name and frankly, slightly depressed at a time I should’ve been happy… And pregnant. AGAIN.”
Christie shares two sons, Harley and Hendrix, with her partner Daniel White.
Fertility struggle
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Actress Penny McNamee has been involved in her fair share of pregnancy storylines as Tori Morgan – and discovered she would have her own miracle baby in 2018.
The star found out that same year she was suffering from endometriosis, which can lead to difficulty conceiving.
She already shared a son, Jack, with her husband Matt Tooker, and only discovered her diagnosis after undergoing surgery.
She told New Idea: “I had the surgery, and typically doctors say that you really need to fall pregnant within the first six months after. That’s your best chance because the endometriosis hasn’t started to grow back yet.
“We had planned to try for six months and then the next step for us was IVF. So to fall pregnant in the fifth month – we just felt such relief and gratitude. I was a little bit sceptical at first and didn’t want to get my hopes up.”
Penny went on to welcome a daughter, Neve.
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