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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Neighbours star Madeleine West reveals she feels like a 'smashed vase' as she details life with newborn after welcoming seventh child at age 47
Madeleine West welcomed her seventh child last month. The 47-year-old is adjusting to life with a newborn, telling The Sunday Project this weekend that while she is looking well on the outside, it's a different story behind the scenes. 'It's all smoke and mirrors. I'm just a smashed vase that someone has wrapped up with gaffa tape' she joked. 'Don't put flowers and water in me as it will leak straight back out.' The Neighbours actress continued: 'I'm on auto pilot. I'm deep in the delirium. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'At 3am I got up for a glass of water and decided it was time to scrub out the fish tank and bake a cake, which is what I did.' Madeleine was on the show to promote her partnership with the Federal Police, which has seen her produce It's Never Too Early, a guide book to keeping kids safe. 'This is so personal for me. It's things that I think most parents would never have considered. Asking yourself really simple but ultimately important questions, like, who will I allow to change my baby's nappy?' she explained. 'If I'm letting someone babysit, who else will have access to that child? Perfect example. If you let a good friend babysit, are they dating someone you don't know well? If he comes over to visit, they get up to answer the phone, am I comfortable with that person having unsupervised time with my child? 'If I look at babysitting, will there be other children in the house who have access to my child? If I'm looking at daycare centres, how can I find one that's government endorsed where everyone's been certified so I know my child is safe? 'Questions that when we're in the thick of early parenting, and we're exhausted, and on the cusp of delirium, it is hard to know the day of the week, let alone important decisions of how to best secure safety.' Madeleine announced the arrival of her seventh child in April, sharing a glimpse at her newborn in an Instagram post and revealing the bub was in excellent health. Alongside a truncated image of the child, she star wrote: 'Earthside at last… and utterly perfect'. The Australian actress did not reveal the sex or name of her new arrival at the time. It comes after Madeleine opened up about her seventh pregnancy at the age of 47. The star already shares five daughters and one son with her ex-partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennett. In a preview for an interview on 60 Minutes, West said she is not letting naysayers get to her and is determined to keep 'dancing to the beat of my own drum'. She said many people were shocked to learn she was pregnant with yet another child at her age, but she was also 'surprised' by the sheer amount of support she received. 'There was a lot of shock, naturally. And then, "Are you sure? You're at this point in your life. Your career is blossoming. You've got all these kids,"' West told host Tara Brown. 'But I am surprised by so many people who have reached out saying, "I've done what you're doing and I felt so alone. I felt like everyone would see me at the playground and they would think I'm grandma."' When asked if she had ever been called a 'grandma at the playground', the actress responded: 'Oh yeah, naturally. But my argument has always been I've always danced to the beat of my own drum. 'I've always done things a little bit different. A little bit outside the norm.' West revealed the response she received from her friends after she announced her pregnancy in January. The TV star—who shares Phoenix, 19, Hendrix, 16, Xascha, 14, Xanthe, 12, and twins Xalia and Margaux, 10, with Shannon, 49 - said her pals' initial reaction to her pregnancy news was surprise. 'When I first reached out to my circle and revealed the big news, there was certainly a look. A bit of a stunned mullet, I would say,' she shared. However, she added the shocked expression was soon followed by 'wow' as her friends asked if she was going to 'keep' the baby. The controversial question also opened up a conversation about 'geriatric pregnancies' and the risks which come with them, which she expanded on in her interview with Stellar Magazine. 'I strive to not see motherhood as a limitation on my capacities,' she told the publication, but rather something that 'adds to it exponentially'. She went on to say while falling pregnant certainly wasn't something she was expecting, it was a welcome surprise nonetheless. 'I feel like this little person has come along at the best possible time when I'm so very ready,' she said. West went on to say she now has 'more time, wisdom and experience' when it comes to parenting. Reflecting on what is often coined as a 'geriatric pregnancy' she expressed her frustration with the world's lack of conversations around later pregnancy. West said it's not something 'society discusses at large' despite 'the very real fact that the rate of women having babies in their 40s is increasing'. Back in January, West announced she was pregnant with her seventh child a decade on from her most recent birth. She revealed the surprising news in an Instagram post. In the photo, she flaunted her growing baby bump in a tight-fitting tank top which was lifted to reveal her bare tummy. 'WHOOPS!' she captioned her post. 'Thought it was #perimenopause. I thought WRONG! It's not too much Christmas pudding either. I couldn't be happier.'
Daily Mail
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Project stars slam Prince Harry after scathing interview about his father King Charles: 'Airing dirty laundry'
The stars of Australia's The Sunday Project had a lot to say about Prince Harry this weekend. The panel on the current affairs show responded with surprise at The Duke of Sussex launching a series of scathing attacks on his family in an astonishing interview with the BBC on Friday. Harry said in the controversial chat he was cut off from his father King Charles who 'won't speak to me' – after losing his appeal in court over his security. 'I reckon it might help if he stopped talking to cameras about it' said The Project's Rachel Corbett after seeing a clip of the interview. 'People are upset he made the comment about his dad having cancer ' chimed in co-star Sarah Harris. '"I don't know how much longer he has left". It's example of him airing the dirty laundry' she added. 'Don't forget he wrote a book and followed it up with a documentary and a tell-all with Oprah.' 'There's another book on the way by the sounds of it' quipped Sam Taunton. 'It's interesting when people want to tell you about something and they're giving you so much tea, and I ain't thirsty no more' Rachel said. During the stunning interview, Harry revealed that he 'doesn't know how long his father has left', will not bring his wife or children back to the UK - and said he had had 'so many disagreements' with his family, some of whom 'may never forgive' him for writing a book. Harry also said he was 'devastated' after losing his court battle over security and claimed it was an 'establishment stitch-up'. In response , Buckingham Palace said Harry's security issues had been 'examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion'. England's second most senior judge, Sir Geoffrey Vos, today told the duke his 'grievance' over downgraded security had not 'translated into a legal argument'. And he ruled the security decision had been a 'predictable' and even 'sensible' reaction to Megxit when Harry stepped back from being a senior royal and quit Britain. In a devastating broadside reopening wounds with the Royal Family on Friday night, Harry told the BBC in California that he wants 'reconciliation' with the royal family but was at present cut off from his father. 'He won't speak to me because of this security stuff,' the prince said, adding he didn't know how long the King had left to live. 'There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family,' he said, but he had now 'forgiven' them. However, while Harry said he wants reconciliation, it is understood King Charles is still frustrated and upset with his son. Speaking to The Sun, a source close to the King said: 'What has frustrated and upset him on a more personal level is the Duke's failure to respect this principle. 'And for his supporters to suggest that somehow his father doesn't care about his family, or should step in. 'He's been particularly concerned that it has taken considerable resources and cost for the Government to defend their position.' Saying that he felt 'let down' and looking upset, Harry today described his court defeat as a 'good old-fashioned establishment stitch up' and blamed the Royal Household for influencing the decision to reduce his security. 'It's interesting when people want to tell you about something and they're giving you so much tea, and I ain't thirsty no more' Rachel said Asked whether he had asked his father the King to intervene in the dispute over security, Prince Harry said: 'I never asked him to intervene - I asked him to step out of the way and let the experts do their jobs. 'The Ravec committee is an expert committee full of professionals plus the royals.' He added: 'Five years later, every single visit that I do back to the UK has to go through the royal household. 'My representative on the Ravec committee still to this day is the royal household. 'That's not a decision that I choose. I am forced to go through the royal household and accept that they are putting my best interests forward during these conversations and deliberations. 'So no, I haven't asked my father to intervene.' When asked by the BBC what about his current security arrangements made him feel unsafe, the Duke of Sussex replied: 'Everything.' He continued: 'I would not have taken this this far if I did not have compelling evidence of facts that reveal why the decision was made and I am sitting here today talking to you, where we have lost the appeal, but the other side have won in keeping me unsafe, so again there is a lot of question marks that a lot of people will have. 'I have all of the truth, I have all of the knowledge now, throughout the legal process. 'I have uncovered my worst fears, and to now know today based on this judgment that there was no legal framework that constrains the decisions of this body Ravec, on which the royal household sit on, and I didn't know that until this legal process in 2021, one of the first things my lawyer said to me as disclosure started, as this process started, was 'did you know that the royal household sat on Ravec?', and my jaw hit the floor.' In a shocking revelation, Harry also said he would not bring his family to the UK. He explained: 'I can't see a world in which I will be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point and the things they are going to miss is everything. 'I love my country and always have done. Despite what some people in that country have done. So I miss the UK. I miss parts of the UK. Of course I do. I think it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show my children my homeland.' It comes as Harry today sensationally lost his battle for taxpayer-funded armed police bodyguards when in the UK - putting him on the hook for £1.5million in costs. The Duke of Sussex was told his 'grievance' over downgraded security had not 'translated into a legal argument' to successfully challenge the decision. Harry believes he has been ' singled out' and 'badly treated' for 'unjustified, inferior treatment' since Megxit five years ago. His barrister argued that the removal of Met Police armed bodyguards when he is in the UK has left the royal's life 'at stake'. The California-based royal had fought the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the country. But Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls said in his ruling this afternoon in London that Ravec's decision 'were taken as an understandable, and perhaps predictable, reaction to the claimant having stepped back from royal duties and having left the UK to live principally overseas'. 'These were powerful and moving arguments and that it was plain the Duke of Sussex felt badly treated by the system', he said. 'But I concluded, having studied the detail, I could not say that the Duke's sense of grievance translated into a legal argument to challenge RAVEC's decision'. Sir Geoffrey said Harry 'makes the mistake of confusing superficial analogies' when comparing himself with other VIPs which had 'added nothing' to the legal question. He added: 'My conclusion was that the Duke of Sussex's appeal would be dismissed'. It means that for now, armed police bodyguards, paid for by the British taxpayer, will not be automatically reinstated for him, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet when they are in the UK. It raises more questions over whether the Sussexes will visit Britain again. The King and his youngest son are believed to have differing views over Harry's decision to pursue his legal fight with the Home Office. The Home Secretary is calling for the duke to pay all costs for both sides – a bill approaching £1.5million (AUD $3,099,700).
