New Idea – July 29, 2019

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little Forest



  • whom she
    describes as
    the “light of
    her life”.
    “We’re so in
    love with him
    it’s not funny.
    We still look at
    each other and
    pinch ourselves
    that he’s our son,”
    Esther says happily.
    “Howard’s been
    incredible from the
    start and he always
    said it was really
    important for us to
    have date nights, so
    we made it a priority
    to get a babysitter
    once a week so we
    can have a date night.”
    Geelong-born
    Esther had her first-
    born in her late 30s,
    making her journey to
    motherhood that much
    more special.
    She also revealed baby
    number two is definitely
    a possibility in the future.
    “I always wanted to have
    children, since forever. So I
    was just waiting for the right
    man. Howard was on the same
    page and he really wanted
    kids as well, and we feel really
    blessed that it happened for
    us,” she adds. “We’d love to
    [have more]. We’ll see what the
    universe holds. We’d definitely
    love to if it’s possible, for sure.”
    By April Glover


Esther found fame
on Channel
Seven’s Home
and Away as
‘hot cop’ Charlie
Buckton, before
leaving the show
to chase her
acting dreams in
Los Angeles.
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