She’s starred in hit movies including Hacksaw Ridge, Warm Bodies, and Lights Out however, behind the scenes, Australian star Teresa Palmer is also living a busy life as a mum to her five children.
Now, as she gears up for the premiere of the new Australian television series The Last Anniversary, Teresa has revealed she is once again pregnant.
“Our family is expanding,” she announced on Instagram alongside a collection of family photos. “Overwhelmed with gratitude to be welcoming another little one into our lives. Feels like a dream.”
The actress also included #rainbowbaby on the post following her candid announcement in 2024 that she had experienced a miscarriage.
Friends and followers were quick to congratulate the expectant mother on her announcement, with close friend Megan Gale admitting the announcement made her smile.
“Years ago you told me you wanted to have as many kids as possible and look at you, glorious Mama,” she commented. “You were born to be Mama and so many other wonderful things. Congratulations Goddess.”
Speaking to WHO at the 2024 AACTA Awards, Teresa opened up about how she juggles her successful film career with the demands of motherhood, saying, “Well, I have five children, and then I’m working a lot, so it’s every day. It’s just juggling logistics.”
Despite her busy schedule, the 38-year-old shared, “I wouldn’t have it any other way. I just love the vibrancy of my life and I love that I get to do both things. I get to have my dream career and also parent all of these beautiful children, so I feel very grateful.”
How did Teresa Palmer meet Mark Webber?
Teresa first connected with American actor Mark Webber on Twitter in 2012, and their relationship blossomed as they exchanged emails for weeks before meeting in person. Just 10 months later, they were engaged, and in 2014, they welcomed the first of their children.
How many children does Teresa Palmer have?
Since meeting her husband in 2012, the couple have gone on to welcome four children, Bodhi Rain, born February 2014, Forest Sage, born December 2016, Poet Lake, born April 2019, and Prairie Moon, born August 2021.
Teresa and Mark are also parents to Mark’s son from a previous marriage, 16-year-old son Isaac Love. During the couple’s December 2013 nuptials in Mexico, Isaac served as ring bearer at their wedding, with the ceremony incorporating Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Native American traditions.
The couple’s wedding also marked the beginning of their life as a soon-to-be family of four. Speaking to WHO at the time, Teresa shared, “I always thought I wouldn’t want to be pregnant at my wedding, but I love it. It’s beautiful to know our baby was there with us, and I’ve never really been that traditional.”
Following the arrival of her youngest daughter Prairie Moon in 2021, Teresa shared a heartwarming tribute to her children on Instagram, writing, “No words can describe what it means to me to be given the gift of motherhood.”
Inside Teresa’s parenting style
Reflecting on her parenting style, Teresa has shunned traditional gender norms and remarked on how her son Bodhi had been confused for a girl because he has long hair and happens to enjoy doll houses and playing princess dress-ups, as well as race cars.
“I don’t define Bodhi or my other sons by their gender, I just love them as the beautiful soulful and adventurous children that they are,” she wrote in a blog.
The actress added that she loves the “beautifully progressive and loving world we live in” where people can “both fight for gender equality and embrace the idea of not being defined by our sexual organs.”
“This is the reason why I remind myself that the commentary on the gender of my children is outdated, silly, and can be disregarded.”
The meaning behind her children’s names
It’s clear to see that Teresa is a fan of alternative baby names, and she admitted in a blog that she likes “earthy, unisex” names that are also “a little unique.”
“I’m partial to a two-syllable first name and a strong one-syllable middle name,” she wrote on Your Zen Mama.
“Both my boy’s names are connected to nature, trees in particular. I was always climbing trees as a kid, ‘tree’ even became the way people shortened Teresa as I was growing up, so it’s always had specific meaning to me.”
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