Brittany Higgins makes ‘devastating' admission as she celebrates major parenting milestone with her husband David Sharaz

Daily Mail​

11-05-2025

Brittany Higgins took a playful jab at her mum while sharing a gushing post with her partner David Sharaz about their baby son to celebrate their first Mother's Day.
Ms Higgins shared on Instagram on Sunday sweet photographs of herself with her ten-week-old son Freddie, and of her own mother Kelly nursing her sleeping grandson on her shoulder.
Ms Higgins also posted a throwback photo of herself as a baby in her mother's arms just over 30 years ago, and wrote a tribute to her mum.
'It's my first Mother's Day as a parent and the past two months has just reaffirmed how lucky I have been to walk through life with such an amazing mum by my side,' she wrote.
'I have a newfound appreciation for her strength, selflessness and the love she's always had on tap to pour into me when required. Thank-you for always showing me the way — I love you lots!'
In a joking postscript, Ms Higgins added: 'P.S. it's only slightly devastating that you are far and away Freddie's favourite person. David and I will try not to take it personally x.'
The post attracted messages wishing Ms Higgins a 'happy Mother's Day' and telling her to 'enjoy every minute'.
Sexual abuse survivor and mental health campaigner Sharri James posted: 'Happy Mother's Day, dear friend' along with a red heart.
Mr Sharaz also shared a separate post, praising his wife Ms Higgins.
'Watching Brittany become Freddie's mum has been the greatest joy of my life,' he wrote.
'She guards his peace in ways he'll never know. In those late nights and early mornings, with sacrifices she never names. (You know, like sleep. Woman never sleeps.)
'But that's Britt. Fiercely protective, endlessly loyal, and instinctively loving to those lucky enough to be in her orbit.
'Freds, you've got a great mum. (I'll show you this when you can read.)
'Spoil the women in your life today. Those with children big or small, those who are still hoping, those who mother through love not biology, those who once were, and those we'll never forget. Happy Mother's Day.'
It comes just a few weeks after the couple shared their son's full name in a heartwarming message on Easter Sunday.
'The best kind of Easter egg we've ever received,' Mr Sharaz captioned a series of family photos.
'Baby Frederick Leon Sharaz's first Easter.'
The boy's middle name may be a tribute to Ms Higgins' personal lawyer, Leon Zwier.
The former political staffer and her ex-journalist husband were flooded with high-profile messages of support after announcing Frederick's birth on March 2.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Marie Claire editor Georgie McCourt, The Block judge Shayna Blaze and Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones were among the well-wishers.
The heartfelt messages were well-earned, following what Ms Higgins described last October as an 'acutely stressful' pregnancy.
At the time, Ms Higgins shared the results of a second trimester blood test which, she said, revealed a 'high possibility of a genetic disorder'.
Ms Higgins said the genetic disorder itself wouldn't have concerned the couple, but meant the baby might be 'incompatible' with life beyond the pregnancy.
Compounding the stress were an ongoing defamation trial brought against Ms Higgins by her former boss, Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, and the death of her grandmother.
After moving into a French chateau in late 2023, the couple were forced to list the property for sale to cover the costs of the defamation suit.
In January, the couple lowered the listing price for their French chateau to €367,500 (AUD $620,000) from an initial listing price of €420,000 (AUD $722,000).
Ms Higgins and Mr Sharaz bought the three-bedroom estate after settling a suit against the federal government for $2.4million.
Ms Higgins said she held onto about $1.9million after fees and taxes.
The couple now reportedly plan to live in Melbourne's east after marrying last year on the Gold Coast.
The payout came after the rape trial of her former colleague and fellow ex-political staffer Bruce Lehrmann was thrown out in response to juror misconduct in 2022.
The charges were later withdrawn altogether following concerns relating to Ms Higgins' mental health.
Last year, Lehrmann lost a multimillion-dollar defamation suit against presenter Lisa Wilkinson and the Ten Network over a 2021 interview with Ms Higgins.
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee dismissed the case after finding that Lehrmann had, on the balance of probabilities, raped Ms Higgins.
As a result, the 29-year-old was ordered to pay $2million in costs to the Ten Network.
Earlier this month, within days of the birth of Ms Higgins' child, Lehrmann filed submissions with the Federal Court in which his lawyer laid out the grounds of his appeal of Justice Lee's decision.
Lehrmann has since been committed to stand trial in a Queensland rape case surrounding an incident alleged to have taken place in Brisbane's west in 2021.