Home and Away star Christie Hayes shows off her baby bump during a stroll with her son in Tasmania as she reveals details of her pregnancy after miscarriage tragedy
It has been a rollercoaster year for former Home and Away star Christie Hayes.
After experiencing a devastating miscarriage, the actress-turned-radio star is now safely into her sixth month of pregnancy.
The 38-year-old couldn’t contain her joy on a recent winter stroll by the Derwent River with her younger son Harley, near their home in Tasmania.
In exclusive pictures taken by Daily Mail Australia, Christie – who shot to stardom in 2000 playing teen wild child Kirsty Sutherland in the iconic Aussie soap – covered up her baby bump in a purple cable-knit jumper.
Her nine-year-old son Harley tenderly touched his mother’s tummy as they cuddled up during the walk.
The host of Hobart’s Hit 100.9 Dan and Christie breakfast radio show is set to welcome a baby girl in a matter of weeks.
She announced on air in May that she and husband Justin Coombes-Pearce – also a radio host on Triple M – are excitedly preparing to welcome their first child together after a gruelling four-year IVF journey.
There’s been plenty to celebrate for Christie in recent months.
Together with her co-host Dan Taylor, her radio show recently scored the coveted number-one position in the breakfast timeslot.
The two have been hosting together since May 2022, and it’s the first time they’ve been declared number one, dethroning 7HOFM’s Sarah Mick and Johnno.
Christie told Daily Mail Australia her pregnancy is progressing well, and she is ‘getting really excited’ for the arrival.
‘It’s our first girl, so we’re happy,’ she said.
Christie is already a mother to Harley and his older brother Hendrix, 10, from a previous relationship.
When she announced her pregnancy, she included an emotional message to families going through IVF.
‘It’s been four years in the making … I am pregnant. We are ecstatic, we are safe, and we’re in the second trimester already,’ she said.
‘I just want you to know that if you are going through IVF, I have been where you are. I know how hard it is. I just want you to know that it can happen. When you least expect it, your life can change.’
In a touching tribute to the baby Christie and Justin lost, she added, ‘After the rain comes the rainbow.
‘After losing a baby, two back-to-back chemical pregnancies, our miracle is finally here. And now, somehow, it makes sense. The final piece of our puzzle.’
‘To my fellow IVF warriors — I see you. I am you. If you’re still waiting, still aching, still hoping — please don’t give up. Your miracle might just be around the corner, your story is still unfolding and we never know what the next chapter holds.
‘Our beautiful boys and my darling husband and I couldn’t be happier.’
In April, Christie told New Idea magazine that losing their first baby ‘ripped our hearts out’.
