Neighbours star pregnant with SEVENTH child as she shows off massive baby bump
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A STAR from Neighbours star pregnant with her SEVENTH child as she showed off her massive baby bump. Madeline West made her first appearance on the Australian soap back in 2000 in the role of Dee Bliss. The 45-year-old actress revealed that she is pregnant once again as she is expecting her seventh child.
![[Headshot of Madeleine West.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/madeleine-west-arrives-ahead-eddie-501032488.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
She already shares six kids with her ex-partner, MasterChef Australia regular, Shannon Bennett. Together, they co-parent Phoenix, 19, Hendrix, 16, Xascha, 14, Xanthe, 12, and twins Xalia and Margaux, 10. The duo got together in 2005 before she splitting up with the celebrity chef for good back in 2018.
![[Pregnant woman by a lake.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/www-instagram-com-p-dex8ar8tnlo-963633839.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
But the Neighbours personality took to her social media profile as she opened up on her exciting news in an essay. Her growing baby bump was visible as she flaunted her changing figure in a crop top selfie on Instagram. In the captions she wrote: "WHOOPS!.
![[Madeleine West and Ryan Moloney, who play Toadie and Dee in *Neighbours*, at a wedding.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/madeleine-west-ryan-moloney-play-267028913_757acf.jpg?strip=all&w=900)
"Thought it was #perimenopause I thought WRONG! It’s not too much Christmas pudding either. And I couldn’t be happier.". Although she admitted that she was not exactly pleased with the title of ‘Geriatric mum’ as she is set to welcome her seventh child at the age of 45.
![[Madeleine West as Dee Bliss in Neighbours.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/madeleine-west-neighbours-dee-bliss-469939482.jpg?strip=all&w=620)
"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). "I don’t have much more to say right now, but I’ve noticed I don’t hear much about older parents. I know you must be out there. Just seems we are invisible.".
![[Madeleine West at the Miss Saigon premiere.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/madeleine-west-attends-miss-saigon-963634345.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
