Madeleine West has opened up about her pregnancy at the age of 47 as she prepares to welcome her seventh baby into the world.
The Neighbours star already shares five daughters and one son with her ex-partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennett.
In a preview for an upcoming 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.'
It comes after West revealed the response she received from her friends after she announced her pregnancy in January.
On Sunday, 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', the soon to be mum-of-seven 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.'