Madeleine West has opened up about her seventh pregnancy at the age of 47.

The former Neighbours actress revealed in an interview with Stellar magazine, that falling pregnant certainly wasn’t something she was expecting but 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 told the publication.

Madeleine went on to say that 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.

Madeleine said it’s not something ‘that society discusses at large’ despite ‘the very real fact that the rate of women having babies in their 40s is increasing.’

Madeleine West (pictured) has opened up about her seventh pregnancy at the age of 47

This is just one of the many reasons the Aussie star doesn’t feel alone in the experience.

While preparing to welcome baby number seven into the world, Madeleine is leaning on all of the women in her life.

‘They’ve already planned a roster, they’re all going to cook meals for me and babysit the other kids and we’ve got activities planned,’ she said of her loving support system.

On the cover of the weekly magazine, Madeleine was glowing as she bared her pregnant belly in a see-through tunic on the beach.

She sat on her heels in the ocean shallows, making direct eye contact with the camera wearing an expression that manages to be both proud and soft. 

Madeleine looked radiant in the natural sunlight, with her ocean-soaked tunic flaunting her large baby bump.

She wore full glam make up for the maternity shoot, with her long brunette locks swept off her face in a coiffed style, and left to hang down her back.

She dressed in a high-neck dress that was wet from the ocean shoot and clung to her slim pins and her bump.

The former Neighbours actress revealed in an interview with Stellar, falling pregnant certainly wasn’t something she was expecting but a welcome surprise nonetheless

She accessorised her look with only a simple pair of gold earrings.

‘The most beautiful shoot I’ve had the joy of being part of,’ she gushed on Instagram in a post on Friday.

Earlier this week, Madeleine shared an honest update on the final stages of her pregnancy.

‘Can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t breathe,’ she wrote alongside a hallway mirror selfie taken in a pair of form-fitting lycra bike shorts.

She also wore a lilac coloured maternity top that showed off her precious cargo.

The actress finished her sporty look with a pair of sky blue Sketchers sneakers.

While looking the picture of motherhood, Madeleine revealed some of the tribulations that come with the third trimester in the caption.

‘Everything I wear looks ridiculous AND nothing fits,’ she said.

Earlier this week, Madeleine shared an honest update on the final stages of her pregnancy

Back in January, Madeleine 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 her growing baby bump in a tight-fitting tank top that 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.’