Pregnant Red Wiggle Caterina Mete heads on maternity leave as she counts down the days until welcoming her twin baby girls
Caterina Mete has revealed she has gone on maternity leave as she counts down the days until she welcomes her twin babies.
The 43-year-old Red Wiggle announced in February that she is expecting twins after IVF treatment with an anonymous sperm donor.
Now Caterina has reached a major milestone in her pregnancy as she completed her last day working with children’s group The Wiggles before giving birth.
Caterina took to Instagram on Friday to share photos from a sweet baby shower they threw for her before she left on maternity leave.
In the photos, Caterina cradled her blossoming baby bump in her Red Wiggle outfit as she flashed a big smile for the cameras.
Caterina Mete has revealed she has gone on maternity leave as she counts down the days until she welcomes her twin babies
She posed next to a pink sign that said “baby” and an array of pink snacks including cupcakes, marshmallows and candies.
The delicious food items were decorated with baby themed paper plates such as pacifiers, bottles, baby wipes and diapers.
Caterina also shared a photo with her fellow Wiggles Tsehay Hawkins, John Pearce and former member Anthony Field, as well as members of the production crew.
In an accompanying caption, Caterina raved about the special broadcast while praising all her colleagues.
She wrote: ‘Thank you so much to my Wiggly family for such a beautiful send-off today.
Caterina shared photos on Instagram on Friday from a sweet baby shower that the Wiggles team organized for her (pictured) before she went on maternity leave
To mark the occasion, she shared a photo with fellow Wiggles Tsehay Hawkins, John Pearce and former member Anthony Field, as well as members of the production crew.
‘So grateful to be part of such a brilliant team of people! The next time I see you all, I’ll have two little girls by my side, I can’t wait!’
After becoming a regular dancer for The Wiggles, performing and recording with them, she became Red Wiggle in 2022.
Caterina confirmed earlier this year that she is pregnant with identical twins after undergoing IVF at a fertility clinic with the help of an anonymous donor.
The child TV star, who is single, shared her jovial baby news on Instagram at the time, sharing a sweet photo of her holding up two children’s Red Wiggle costumes.
‘Hello everyone. I have exciting news to share with you all. I’m pregnant with twins!’ she gushed.
Caterina announced earlier this year that she is pregnant with identical twins, and sweetly shared a photo of her holding up two baby-sized Red Wiggle uniforms to confirm the news
‘I’m due later this year but I wanted to share this news with you now as I’ll be seeing many of you at the upcoming Wiggles shows… and as you can see, my girls have already started to make an appearance .’
Reflecting on her exciting news in a press release, Caterina added: ‘Becoming a mother has always been a dream of mine. I feel overwhelmingly blessed to share that I am expecting two beautiful little miracles.
βThis journey has been challenging, but filled with so much love and support. I am extremely grateful for the amazing team at my fertility clinic and the technology that made this possible.β
Caterina β who will welcome her babies around July β went on to say that she can’t wait to meet her bundles of joy and start the new chapter of her life.