Home and Away star Jessica Redmayne sets the record straight on soap’s pregnancy controversy
Jessica Redmayne has opened up about her on-screen pregnancy after being grilled by fans.
The actress posted a message on Instagram Stories on Tuesday after it was announced that her Home and Away character Harper Matheson is pregnant.
Promotional material for the Channel Seven soap series confirmed that Harper is pregnant, after she spent the night with Tane Parata (Ethan Browne).
However, Jessica has now made it clear that she is not pregnant in real life, sharing a lighthearted video on Instagram to discuss the new story.
“So the latest Home and Away promo announces that Harper is pregnant. It’s been brought to my attention that people are wondering if Jessica is pregnant,” she began, according to Yahoo! Lifestyle.
She joked that the similarities between her and former Home and Away star Margot Robbie – who is expecting her first child with Tom Ackerley – are “uncanny”, but that she herself is not pregnant.
“I know the similarities between Margot and me are astonishing, but no, I’m not pregnant,” she continued.
‘And if you have no idea what that all means, I’m an actor, I work on Home and Away and my character’s name is Harper – she’s pregnant.
“My name is Jess, I’m not pregnant and Margot Robbie is pregnant. In case you didn’t see that in the news. That was the joke. Trying to be funny.”
Jessica Redmayne has come clean about her on-screen pregnancy after it was confirmed her Home and Away character Harper Matheson is pregnant
Harper is pregnant after spending the night with Tane Parata (Ethan Browne), but Jessica was forced to clarify that she is not pregnant in real life
Fans took to Facebook to say they found it “embarrassing” that people were asking the star in real life if she was pregnant.
“I can’t believe Jessica had to make a video and explain this herself. I’m so embarrassed for these people going on her Instagram asking if she’s pregnant or congratulating her on her pregnancy,” one person wrote.
‘Poor Jessica. Some people still can’t tell the difference between what they do on the show and what they do in real life,’ another commented.
It was first reported in May that Harper and Tane were expecting a child together, after a fan leaked a photo from the set showing Jessica with a fake baby bump.
Many fans suspected at the time that the baby story could indicate that Tane and Harper would soon be moving abroad and leaving the series.
Many parents have left Summer Bay after having children, such as Tori Morgan (Penny McNamee) and Christian Green (Ditch Davey) who left after having baby Grace.