Baby joy! Samara Weaving is every inch the glowing mother as she welcomes her first child with movie director husband Jimmy Warden

 Samara Weaving has welcomed her first child with her movie director husband Jimmy Warden.

The former Home and Away star positively glowed when she stepped out to promote her new movie Carolina Caroline at The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

The 34-year-old first-time mother was beaming as she posed in a cream vest paired with pinstripe pants and statement red pumps.

Samara and her husband are yet to share any information on social media about the sex or name of the newborn. 

Samara first revealed she was expecting in December 2025.

The Aussie actress shared the exciting news by posting a gallery of baby bump photos to Instagram during the press tour for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.

The 34-year-old first-time mother was beaming as she posed in a cream vest paired with pinstripe pants and statement red pumps

Samara Weaving has welcomed her first child with her movie director husband Jimmy Warden. (Pictured  in February 2025)

The former Home and Away star positively glowed when she stepped out to promote her new movie Carolina Caroline at The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists in Los Angeles on Tuesday

In one image, Samara stretched her body out on a lounge in a sparkly brown dress as she had her make-up done.

She also revealed her growing bump as she posed in a sheer lace top on the balcony of her LA home.

'Ready or Not: Here I Come,' she simply captioned the images, adding a winking face emoji.

Her friends and fans flooded the comments with congratulations, while her husband Jimmy jokingly asked who the baby's father was. 

'Congrats! Who is the dad?' he joked.

'Whaaaaattttt? Congrats Sam… so happy for you guys,' actor Melvin Gregg said.

'Never have I ever seen anything as beautiful!!! Yay!' Annie Karstens added while her former Home and Away co-star Demi Harman wrote: 'Yas mamacitaaaa.'

'I knew it!!!! all along congrats,' another person added.

The 34-year-old first time mother was beaming as she posed in a cream vest paired with pinstripe pants and a statement red pump

Samara first revealed she was expecting in December 2025 

SAMARA!!!! Congratulations mama!!! ❤️' one commented.

Samara and Jimmy met on the set of the Netflix comedy-horror The Babysitter, and married in secret in 2019, according to Who magazine. 

The notoriously private star alluded to her marriage during a chat with the Herald Sun in 2022, when asked about her next project. 

'I am actually about to go and work with my husband,' she said at the time. 

Rumours of a secret marriage had been circulating for about a year prior. 

Samara is the niece of Lord of the Rings star Hugo Weaving.

Roo’s worries over Alf’s driving take an unexpected turn, as a hit-and-run investigation brings the police to his door.

 

Next week on Home and Away in the UK, Roo’s worries over Alf’s driving take an unexpected turn, as a hit-and-run investigation brings the police to his door.

Alf (Ray Meagher) has spent the past week insisting he can still look after himself, but overlooking the deadline for renewing his licence and car rego has left Roo (Georgie Parker) increasingly worried that her dad’s starting to miss things he once would’ve had under control.

As Alf stubbornly drove himself to the doctors, for the assessment needed in order to renew his licence, he was pulled over by Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) and Probationary Constable Richie Brezniak (Rocco Forrester-Sach), who explained that his rego had expired.

When Cash asked to see his licence, Alf sheepishly told him that had expired too.

Cash was prepared to let Alf off with a warning, but Alf refused special treatment and accepted that he’d done the wrong thing.

When he later turned up at the diner, at a time when he should’ve been heading to the doctors again, Leah (Ada Nicodemou) and Marilyn (Emily Symons) were worried that he’d forgotten all about it. But Alf later admitted to David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) that he’d cancelled the appointment.

As we pick up the conversation next week, Alf explains to David that he was scared the doctor might find something wrong with him.

David reassures him, but makes it clear that Alf can’t avoid the process if he wants to keep driving. Alf promises to sort it, and finally accepts David’s offer of discretion over the fine, admitting he’s already punished himself enough.

Alf then apologises to Leah at the diner, explaining that he cancelled the appointment because he was worried about being told he was past it. But when Leah then starts fussing over him, offering to go with him or make the next booking herself, Alf feels overwhelmed and walks out.

Justin (James Stewart) realises that pushing Alf will only make him retreat further.

Later, after a conversation with Sonny (Ryan Bown) about accepting help during difficult times, Alf is more receptive when Justin finds him and offers support without pressure.

This time, Alf accepts the help and asks Justin for a lift to his medical appointment, which he passes with flying colours.

By the following day, Roo is looking for Alf again, worried that he may have driven before everything is officially sorted. Marilyn and Leah try to reassure her, but Roo still doesn’t know whether he’s renewed his licence.

Alf soon pulls up outside the surf club and reveals that the matter is settled. He’s got his new licence in his pocket, with no demerits, exclusions or other conditions attached.

Roo is relieved, whilst Alf’s pleased that everyone can finally stop treating him as a problem to be managed.

His confidence returned, he later tells Leah and Justin that he’s planning a last-minute trip to Merimbula to see Martha (Belinda Giblin).

Leah is uneasy when she realises Roo doesn’t know. Justin thinks they should stay out of it, but Leah believes Roo would want to be told if Alf is about to take on a long drive alone.

When Roo hears the news, she’s immediately concerned. Alf’s not long returned from Merimbula, and she thinks it’s too soon to make the full-day drive again by himself.

Roo finds Alf fishing and suggests that he delay the trip until she can go with him, giving them the chance to share the driving. Alf sees through her offer at once. As far as he’s concerned, he made a mistake, fixed it, and now has a licence saying he can drive where he likes.

Roo later admits to Marilyn that she’s worried about Alf driving that far at his age. Marilyn and Leah both try to reassure her, but Roo remains uneasy.

When Marilyn asks what Martha thinks, Roo gets an idea and calls her mum to put him off. Marilyn warns that lying to Alf isn’t the best way to handle things, but Roo hopes she can at least give Alf a reason to hold off.

The plan briefly works, as Martha asks Alf to delay the trip because of an exhibition deadline. But when Alf explains to Justin that she wants him to leave it for two weeks—the exact delay Roo suggested earlier—he suddenly clicks, realising what’s happened.

Alf soon confronts Roo at the coffee cart. He’s furious that she’s gone behind his back and used Martha to stop him driving, and makes it clear that he’s going anyway, regardless of what either of them thinks.

Roo tries to stop the argument from escalating, insisting she only told Martha the truth. She’s not saying Alf shouldn’t drive, but she does want him to think twice before heading straight back onto long country roads without talking it through.

Alf’s heard enough. He’s done the medical, got his licence back, and sees no reason for Roo to keep questioning him.

Justin later finds Alf at the surf club and tries to put Roo’s fears into context. He points out that Roo’s been forced to face the fact her dad isn’t indestructible, and that she isn’t asking him to give up his independence—she just needs to know he understands why she’s worried.

This time, Alf softens. He goes to see Roo at the diner and admits that, whilst he’s still angry about her involving Martha, he can see where she’s coming from.

He agrees there’ll be no more cross-country trips on a whim. When he does head to Merimbula, he’ll plan it properly, take more breaks and avoid driving late.

Roo is relieved, and Alf adds that if she wakes up the next morning and finds him gone, there’s no need to panic—he’ll only be fishing at Banksia Creek.

The following morning, Abigail (Hailey Pinto) returns to the farmhouse injured and limping after a night out with Lacey (Sophea Pennington). Abby tells Levi (Tristan Gorey) that someone hit her with their car.

After taking Abby to the hospital, Levi brings her to the police station. Abby explains to Cash that after dropping Lacey home, she got a flat tyre on Murray Road near Banksia Creek. When she pulled over and got out, a ute drove past at speed and clipped her with its wing mirror.

The driver didn’t stop, and Abby can’t give much detail beyond the fact that she thinks the vehicle was red.

Back at the surf club, Alf casually tells David that he’s found a good new fishing spot at Banksia Creek. Soon afterwards, Lacey tells Roo and Marilyn about Abby’s accident, leaving Roo concerned when she hears that it involved a red ute in the same area early that morning.

Roo later approaches Alf at the surf club and asks whether there’s any chance he could’ve hit someone without realising. Alf is stunned, insisting he’d know if he’d hit someone, and looks Roo in the eye as he tells her he had nothing to do with it.

Unfortunately, Richie overhears the exchange and rushes back to the station, telling Cash he thinks he’s made a breakthrough. Once Alf’s red ute and his trip to Banksia Creek are linked, Cash and David agree they need to follow it up.

They arrive at the surf club and ask Alf to come to the station to answer questions about a traffic incident.

Alf is mortified, but has little choice but to go with them.

In full view of the shocked locals, Summer Bay’s long-time stalwart is walked out of the surf club by the officers, and bundled into a police car.

Could Alf have really run down Abby?

Hollyoaks star reveals secret heartbreak behind Beth's outbursts

 "She feels like she was completely abandoned."

Hollyoaks star Rebecca Ryan has explained her character Beth Keane's painful past and has revealed how it plays into her rage towards the Osborne family and dad Jack.

Beth is the daughter of Dawn Cunningham, after she had an affair with her best friend Ruth Osborne's father, Jack. However, Beth was adopted and never formed a relationship with her father or half-siblings, including Darren Osborne.

Now back in Hollyoaks village with her own family, Beth has raged at the Osbornes after their adoptive son Charlie Dean caused a car crash which paralysed her stepson Caleb Keane.

Next week, Caleb is set to continue his budding romance with Frankie Osborne – but Beth won't approve the union.

However, in an exclusive chat with Inside Soap, Rebecca stated that her disdain for Frankie and Caleb's budding romance runs deeper than the fact that they're practically cousins.

"She will not be happy with that at all. At all!" said Rebecca. "Obviously, the crash is the main thing, but also, I think it’s the rejection that she feels from Jack. It's a deeper level of hurt, she feels like she was completely abandoned and Jack and Darren never bothered to get in touch with her, and they’ve not really had this relationship.

"Everyone else can probably get over it, but she is really struggling with that because of the underlying issues with her family."

Despite animosity on screen, Rebecca asserted that working with soap legend Jimmy McKenna, who plays Jack, has been an absolute dream so far.

"Honestly, I can’t tell you how amazing that guy is," gushed Rebecca. "He made me feel so at ease straight away. He is just the loveliest, most gorgeous man, and it’s been so brilliant getting to work with him.

"I’m so glad that I play his daughter and he just brightens up the whole day – if he comes in, everyone’s in a better mood!"

Home and Away star responds to Mackenzie's devastating new story

 She called the filming "difficult" but "rewarding".

Home and Away actor Emily Weir has opened up about the devastating storyline involving her character, Mackenzie Booth. In scenes airing in Australia this week, the fan-favourite character learns that her pregnancy has come to an early end.

With this being the second occasion that Mackenzie and Levi Fowler have lost a baby, Weir told TV Week that her character struggles to come to terms with the "intense shock" of the situation.

She's in absolute denial, intense shock, fear and grief," said the actor. "Mackenzie is pleading with reality for it not to be real. She collapses and is folded in by the grief, but is also forced into decision-making about 'next moves', which enrages her."

Weir added that she worked hard with co-star Tristan Gorey, who plays Levi, to bring an honesty and care to their scenes, with the pair wanting to do right by fans who have gone through the experience in real life.

"Tristan and I are committed to embodying the truth of these heart-wrenching scenes, as many of our viewers know the experience well," she explained. "We always want to dig deep and do our best — which, as creatives, makes the work worthwhile."

"It was an incredible experience [to film]. It was difficult to tap into those deep emotions and sustain them for the entirety of filming this sequence, but [it was] really rewarding," added the actor, who joined the soap in 2019.

Looking forward, Weir said that the loss "greatly impacts" the relationship between Mackenzie and Levi. Despite the couple loving "each other so much", the actor indicated that they may struggle to process the grief together.

Elsewhere on the Australian soap, there will be chaos in Summer Bay as a mysterious thief targets the town in a spate of robberies. Lacey Miller is one of the characters affected by the crimes, and her father David Langham immediately begins to investigate.

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Home and Away's Lacey and David to face curveball in mystery robberies story

 They make a surprise discovery.

Home and Away sets up another mystery this week, as Summer Bay is targeted by a string of robberies by an unknown thief. It isn't long before Lacey Miller becomes one of the victims, with her dad Sergeant David Langham leaping into action.

But will they find the culprit before they strike again?

According to TVWeek, upcoming episodes will see a sudden crime wave in the Bay as the police receive reports of multiple car break-ins in the local area. The officers focus their energy on locating the thief, but struggle to gather any useful evidence.

Meanwhile, Lacey works overtime at the gym, picking up the slack while Tane Parata recovers from his recent attack in jail.

As she heads to work alone in the morning, she is horrified to discover the doors open and noises coming from inside.

Lacey immediately calls her dad for help and he rushes over to apprehend the intruder, hoping the recent robberies will finally be put to an end.

However, when he storms in, he is shocked to discover who is lurking in the gym. Is this really the person behind the break-ins? And if not, what exactly do they want?

Elsewhere, David has another pressing concern to deal with inside the force, as he notices new recruit Richie acting strangely. Despite initially being impressed by Richie's enthusiasm, David soon becomes worried about his keen interest in guns.

The sergeant decides to keep an eye on the rookie to ensure the situation doesn't escalate. Could it be a harmless interest or does it indicate something more sinister?

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