Angie Kent always wanted to be a mum. Now, she's documenting her IVF journey on TV.

Angie Kent has been a staple of Australian TV screens for a decade.

Following her breakout turn on Gogglebox Australia, she appeared on I'm A Celebrity before she won over the hearts of Australia with her unforgettable stint fronting The Bachelorette in 2019.

In the years since, Kent has come out as pansexual and become a passionate advocate for endometriosis, PMDD and PCOS awareness.

This week, Angie's story comes full circle as she has allowed cameras back into her life to document her journey to become a mum through IVF, as shown on Channel Nine's Big Miracles.

"I've shared everything else on television, so it would be bloody rude not to," Angie joked in an exclusive chat with Mamamia.

"It's such a deeply personal thing to share, and I have been very, very honest about my chronic invisible conditions throughout my time and my public profile.

"I still do battle with my chronic physical illnesses that I thought, you know what? Wouldn't it be bloody nice to see somebody that's in a similar situation as me, a single mother by choice, with endometriosis, who is pansexual and queer doing this alone and maybe create some more education and noise around it?"

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In Big Miracles, Angie goes through the egg-freezing procedure before an embryo is created and frozen, waiting for the day she's ready for the embryo to be inserted into her uterus.

For Angie, she's always known that motherhood was important to her. "I've always wanted to be a mum. I didn't know how that was going to show up for me and how that was going to look — given the conditions that I experience — and whether that was going to be adopting, having my own, or fostering," she said.

"The time felt right, and I was blessed enough to be able to do it through Big Miracles."

The reality star is wholeheartedly excited to tackle the challenges of parenting solo.

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"We don't have to do that anymore, and I figured I'd take matters into my own hands and create my family this way."

Angie hasn't ruled out having a second child with a potential partner in the future.

"Maybe down the track, if I am blessed enough to fall pregnant the first time, I may find someone and do it that way then. But for me right now, I feel like creating my own family just with me, it just feels right."

It was a decision that came after years of trying her best to find a partner. But her approach to dating has evolved since her days juggling men on The Bachelorette.

"I gave it a solid nudge," she joked. "That didn't work out for me. I came out of pansexual, a few years ago, so I've been more so dating all different types of queer people, and that feels right."

"But I'm my number one, I should be the love of my life. My baby can be the love of my life."

Image: Instagram/@angiekent_.

Throughout her IVF process, the 35-year-old admits she was surprised to find out how physically and emotionally taxing it was.

"I think the whole thing really shocked me. I went in doing the whole, 'I'm going to Doctor Google the sh*t out of this', which I have done with all my chronic invisible illnesses, because I was so medically gaslit for so long," she admitted.

But instead, Angie put her trust in the medical professionals to guide her. "I learned so much. I had no idea how much was involved. Science is insane, and the female bodies and people with wombs are so incredible," she said.

After finishing a successful egg retrieval, the next step was to pick a donor sperm, a process that Angie found particularly daunting.

"The profiles were so in-depth, and I could literally go back and see health-wise what was going on with their grandparents," she said.

"The profiles just went for pages and on pages. For this indecisive girlie, you best believe it took me way longer than production would have liked for me to take. I was like, 'I can't even pick what I want to eat for dinner, let alone pick somebody that is going to be half of my baby.'

"This is the biggest decision I'll ever make."

The final step is to insert the embryo, but Angie isn't in any rush.

"For me, I always had this feeling that I wanted to be pregnant by 36. I don't know if that's a societal thing that's in my brain or if it is a feeling; I'm still navigating that," she said.

Before getting pregnant, she has some health issues she wants to settle first.

"I want to have another laparoscopy before I do put one of the embryos in. I want to make sure I give my body and the baby a lot of beautiful, healthy space in there because I've got endo growing, my organs are stuck together and I've got cysts for days," she said.

"I'm gonna have a big clear out, for lack of a better term. I also want to make sure I'm like mentally on top of my sh*t because I suffer with PMDD and have just been diagnosed with ADHD."

Ultimately, Angie will know when she's ready. "I feel like it'll be a feeling where it's like, 'Alright, chook, your body's all ready, you had surgery, you understand your diagnosis, and now you're ready to rumble," she said.

"Let's pop one of these babies in and just pray that my body shows up for me."

Image: Instagram/@angiekent_.

Angie does acknowledge that it is a privilege to be able to even do IVF as for a lot of women, the high costs are something they can't afford.

"It is so expensive. I totally understand that. I understand women's health in general is so expensive. I spend so much money a year on my health now that I understand my body, which has taken me years to do," she said.

"Doing it on your own, you don't have double income. It is a lot of money, and I understand that probably deters a lot of people."

She offered some advice to people who feel overwhelmed by the potential cost.

"I feel like the best advice that I was ever given was from my women's health doctor. He said to me… 'Just start putting away $20 every pay cheque.' Do you really need a bottle of Savvy B this week? Do you really need to get your nails done? Start creating a little fund that will grow because you'll get to a time when you will need it. And unfortunately, a lot of women's health is not covered," she said.

"I wish I could go back and tell little Angie that, because my God. Until we step it up here and support women more, setting aside money is probably good."

Big Miracles returns Wednesday night at 9pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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