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Aussie comedian reveals pregnancy in adorable post
After seven years struggling with infertility and IVF, Australian comedian Tanya Hennessy has announced she is expecting her first child with husband Tom Poole.
The 2020 I'm a Celebrity contestant took to social media on Thursday night to reveal her pregnancy, posting a video of an ultrasound appearing on a television screen.
'After seven years of trying, we finally have our baby on the way,' she captioned the video.
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The 39-year-old comedian also shared the news on Instagram — posting a photo of the upcoming cover of magazine Body+Soul, which she often writes for, featuring her in a baby blue dress holding her bump.
'This kid is going to be so uncomfortably loved,' Hennessey said about her pregnancy.
The social media star, whose comedy videos have amassed hundreds of millions of views, has been a vocal advocate for infertility over the years following her diagnosis with endometriosis at age 35.
Hennessey got vulnerable with her Instagram followers last year during endometriosis awareness month, sharing her thoughts after her sixth round of IVF was unsuccessful.
'We have finished round 6 of IVF with almost nothing to show, it's inexplicably painful, sad, and expensive… but the thought of stopping is even harder than continuing,' she started the post.
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'It's eating me alive, I'm so embarrassed because every time I hear about this IVF miracle or that natural conception before / after IVF, I think that could be me, but it never is.
'I just wish it was easier, I wish I could be a parent. I wish this didn't take up so much space in my life, I wish I could have a win in this.
'I wish I could have our baby. I wish I didn't have endometriosis.'
The popular personality's seventh round of IVF, which costs on average between $9000 to $15,000 per round in Australia, was a success and resulted in her current pregnancy. Comedian and presenter Tanya Hennessy had undergone multiple rounds of IVF over the past years. Credit: Anna Kucera
Hennessy's announcement posts were immediately flooded with supportive comments from fellow Australians.
'CRYING FOR YOU,' Netflix's Heartbreak High star Chloe Hayden commented.
Australia's Got Talent host Ricki-Lee Coulter chimed in: 'Awwww congratulations ❤️❤️ So so happy for you both!! Xxxxx'
'Oh babe – this is the best. I'm thrilled for you,' AFL WAG Bec Judd wrote.
Australian comedian Matt Hey also joined the chorus of support for the mum-to-be: 'It's been a long journey and I'm so very proud of you for getting through it — can't wait to meet the little one, I expect they'll be tap dancing within 6 months.'
In true Tanya fashion, the star also took a moment to share a series of snaps of her dog Butter Keith 'reacting' to the news of the newest family addition. butter keith Credit: @tanyahennessy / Instagram
'He's going through it… needs space and time to process this,' she wrote, posting photos of the corgi looking less-than-impressed.
'Butter Keith will be dissociative until further notice.'
