Madeleine West has just given birth to her seventh child.

For years, Madeleine West has been an icon of the Australian silver screen.

Best known for her roles as Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers on Neighbours from 2000 to 2003 and again in 2017, to her roles in Satisfaction, House Husbands and then as Danielle McGuire on Underbelly, she has brought some of our country's most-watched stories to life.

But now the 47-year-old multi-talented actor, author, podcaster and activist is writing a new storyline. This time, in her personal life.

The Australian TV star has just given birth to her seventh child.

"Earthside at last… and utterly perfect," she simply captioned the announcement on Easter Sunday.

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The post has been flooded with excited comments from West's famous friends, as she welcomes her seventh child into the world.

"Congratulations mama!" wrote Tammin Sursok.

"Omg. Can't wait to meet this angel," added Jackie Gillies.

Narelda Jacobs said, "The arrival!!!! So happy for you. What a blessing."

At this stage, West hasn't announced the baby's name or gender.

Madeleine announced her seventh pregnancy in January, saying at first, she didn't realise what her symptoms were pointing to.

"My first thought was maybe this is a symptom of menopause that I haven't heard about yet," West told Mamamia's No Filter podcast. Though, her doctor confirmed she was in fact pregnant.

Watch: Madeleine West talks about her pregnancy on No Filter. Story continues below.

Sharing the news on Instagram, she posted a big "WHOOPS!" in capital letters.

"Thought it was #perimenopause. I thought WRONG!" she wrote with an emoji of a little baby. "It's not too much Christmas pudding either."

The star confirmed the news, admitting she wasn't sure how she felt about being referred to with the title "Geriatric mum" (geriatric pregnancy is the technical term for women pregnant at age 35 or older), but added "here we are."

"I'm winding back a little to grow this little surprise package I've dubbed #007 (baby number 7, couldn't help myself).

"I don't have much more to say right now, but I've noticed I don't hear much about older parents. l know you must be out there. Just seems we are invisible."

She finished her announcement by calling on her audience to share their stories of becoming a parent again in their 40s.

"So if you're expecting later than expected, and tackling early#parenthood in your 40s or 50s, I'd LOVE hear your stories," she said. "I'd love any tips you care to share.

"Like how the heck do you get all the #babyparaphernalia together again after you've given it all away???? There's a terrifying new world of contraptions out there and I don't know where to start!! HELP!!!"Madeleine West

Madeleine West's baby announcement was a surprise to fans (and to the actress herself). Image: Instagram.

Naturally, friends and colleagues responded with love and their heartfelt advice.

Australian model Megan Gale responded, "Just beautiful," while Australian Olympian Libby Tricket commented, "Congratulations!"

Australian theatre performer Christie Whelan added, "You will be amazing, you've got more energy than anyone else I've ever met!"

Choreographer Bessie Kay added, "Congratulations! You are amazing 🙌. PS - so much of the baby paraphernalia you need comes through all the other incredible women in your life who pass it on. All the best."

READ NEXT: Our exclusive No Filter interview with Madeleine West.

Of course, it's not Madeleine's first foray into parenthood.

West shares six children with restaurateur Shannon Bennett, with whom she was in a relationship from 2005 to 2018. She even wrote a book about her life as a mum to so many youngsters, titled Six Under Eight.

She has been in a relationship with environmentalist Maximo Bottaro since 2020, after meeting him while volunteering at his organisation ReForest Now.

Feature image: Instagram/@msmadswest