Madeleine West is counting down the days until she welcomes her seventh child.
The former Neighbours star, 45, took to Instagram story on Friday to share a sneak preview of her glamorous maternity photoshoot with Stellar magazine.
On the cover of the weekly magazine, Madeleine was glowing as she bared her pregnant belly in a see-through tunic on the beach.
She sat on her heels in the ocean shallows, making direct eye contact with the camera wearing an expression that manages to be both proud and soft.
The mother of six—and soon to. be seven— looked radiant in the natural sunlight, with her ocean-soaked tunic flaunting her large baby bump.
Madeleine wore full glam make up for the maternity shoot, with her long brunette locks swept off her face in a coiffed style, and left to hang down her back and into the small, rolling waves.
Madeleine West, 45, 45, took to her Instagram story on Friday to share a sneak preview of her glamorous maternity photoshoot with Stellar
The actress opted for a refreshingly classic take on ‘naked dressing’ for her seventh maternity shoot.
Madeleine wore high-neck dress that was wet from the ocean shoot and clung to her slim pins and her bump.
She accessorised her look with only a simple pair of gold earrings.
‘The most beautiful shoot I’ve had the joy of being part of,’ she gushed on Instagram.
Earlier this week, the mum-to-be shared an honest update on the final stages of her pregnancy.
‘Can’t eat, can’t sleep,’ can’t breathe,’ she wrote alongside a hallway mirror selfie taken in a pair of form-fitting lycra bike shorts.
She also wore a lilac coloured maternity top that showed off her precious cargo.
The actress finished her sporty look with a pair of sky blue Sketchers sneakers.
Earlier this week, the mum-to-be shared an honest update on the final stages of her pregnancy: ‘Everything I wear looks ridiculous and nothing fits’
While looking the picture of motherhood, Madeleine revealed some of the tribulations that come with the third trimester in the caption.
‘Everything I wear looks ridiculous AND nothing fits,’ she said.
Back in January, Madeleine 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 her growing baby bump in a tight-fitting tank top that 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.’
‘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. (Baby number 7, couldn’t help myself).
Back in January, Madeleine announced she was pregnant with her seventh child – a decade on from her most recent birth
‘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. Seems we are invisible.’
The actress sought advice for a mother in her forties from her followers, as she prepares for her seventh birth.
‘So if you’re expecting later than expected, and tackling early in your 40s or 50s, I’d LOVE hear your stories,’ she added.
Madeleine already shares six children – Phoenix, 19, Hendrix, 16, Xascha, 14, Xanthe, 12, and twins Xalia and Margaux, 10 – with her ex-partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennett, 49.
The Australian star was most recently linked to Maximo Bottaro, who she dated for more than three years.
Madeleine held her bohemian baby shower last weekend.
She dressed the part for the baby shower, wearing a bright green boho tie-dye dress which showed off her growing baby bump.
She captioned the sweet post: ‘Blessed…. So happy to be surrounded by my incredible tribe.
‘I’ve never experienced the magic of a Mother’s Blessing before, and it was everything I’d hoped it would be. Connection, communion, celebration of all things.’
She finished off the post with: ‘I feel like an empress, and so very beloved,’ adding, ‘Cannot wait for you all to meet my little one.’
Other pictures included loving notes written to her by her baby shower attendees and a ritual of roses, rose quarts, candles and dried flowers.
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