Musical theatre star Christie Whelan Browne announces her return to Neighbours to reprise her role as die-hard romantic Scarlett Brady
Australian musical theatre star Christie Whelan Browne recently announced she and husband Rohan Browne are expecting their first child.
And now the 38-year-old actress has revealed she is reprising her Scarlett Brady role on the long-running soap Neighbours.
On Thursday, she told Herald Sun: ‘I was so excited to come back, with a bit more knowledge of what to expect, I felt a bit more prepared.’
She’s back! On Thursday, musical theatre star Christie Whelan Browne (pictured) announced her return to Neighbours to reprise her role as die-hard romantic Scarlett Brady
Christie went on to explain she filmed her first scenes while five weeks pregnant.
‘It was pretty amazing to think my baby was making a debut on one of Australia’s most iconic shows while only a tiny embryo,’ the star told the publication.
‘That’s something he can brag about to the other babies in the nursery at the hospital when he is born,’ she continued.
Welcome home! ‘I was so excited to come back, with a bit more knowledge of what to expect and I felt a bit more prepared,’ she told The Herald Sun. Pictured as Scarlett Brady
It comes days after the actress announced she and husband Rohan Browne are expecting their first child.
Christie, who previously endured three unsuccessful rounds of IVF, shared the happy news on Instagram, calling her pregnancy a ‘miracle.’
Uploading several photos of herself with fellow performer and husband Rohan, 38, posing next to her growing belly, Christie wrote: ‘A miracle happened. We have never been so happy. Happy Hump/Bump Day.’
Glorious! It comes days after the actress announced she and husband Rohan Browne are expecting their first child. Both pictured
The post was flooded with congratulatory comments from Australian celebrities, including singer Kate Miller-Heidke, who wrote: ‘OMG yay! So happy for you all xxx’.
‘OMG!! That’s fantastic!! Congratulations,’ actress Rebecca Gibney concurred, as comedian Julia Morris added: ‘The yummiest parents ever… congratulations lovelies!’
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Bumping along nicely! The post was flooded with congratulatory comments from Australian celebrities, including singer Kate Miller-Heidke, who wrote: ‘OMG yay! So happy for you all xxx’.