Olympia Valance and her former AFL star husband Thomas Bellchambers are expecting their first child—a baby boy—together. The 31-year-old former Neighbours star took to social media on Saturday to make the happy announcement revealing she hid away for five months to ensure her pregnancy “wasn’t all a dream”. Valance’s journey to becoming a mum has been marked by four years of infertility struggles, including multiple miscarriages and a gruelling IVF process.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today In an emotional Instagram post, Valance expressed a mix of fear, joy, and relief as she candidly shared the emotional and physical toll these challenges have taken on her and her husband. “I’ve been hiding away for the past 5 and a half months to make sure this wasn’t all a dream. But you kept growing and growing and it’s starting to look like our dreams have finally come true,” she wrote.
“I’ve been as open and honest as I could about our struggles with infertility and I truly believed that this day wasn’t going to be possible for us. Valance said when she saw her positive pregnancy test she wasn’t “jumping for joy” but instead “full of fear” expecting the worst. “But as the weeks kept going by it was hard to wipe the smile off our faces.
To the little one we never thought we’d meet, we can’t wait to hold you in our arms. You were worth every tear, every setback, and every prayer,” she continued. “To all the people who support.