The Aussie sweetheart shows off her ‘precious little man’ for the very first time.
By Leigh Credlin
She soared high above the crowd at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and found pop princess stardom with the release of her noughties hit Strawberry Kisses, but Nikki Webster’s favourite role by far is being mummy to her two adorable munchkins Skylah and Malachi.
“I think I’m the luckiest mum… but I know every mum does,” she tells Woman’s Day as we sit down for a catch-up at her gorgeous home in Lidcombe in Sydney’s west.
“It’s the best job. The fact they grew inside of me, that I carried them around for nine months, is still crazy to me. I love watching them grow and develop, and being on their journey with them.
“And of course, getting all the kisses and cuddles and having mum time, when no-one is around. When it’s just us snuggling on the couch together, reflecting on our day.”
Nikki shocked the nation in November last year when she revealed she and husband Matthew McCah had quietly welcomed their son Malachi a few weeks earlier. But the 31-year-old dance teacher insists it wasn’t a conscious decision to keep her second pregnancy under wraps.
“I was just so busy!” Nikki reveals as she proudly shows off her 13-month-old for the first time to Woman’s Day.
“Then I realised I was pregnant [laughs] and we had him. It wasn’t anything strategic. We also wanted to give the kids time to bond together – and it was about me finding time to bond with them as well.”
While Matthew was sadly unable to make our photoshoot due to work commitments, Nikki tells us they decided Christmas was the perfect time to introduce their “precious little man” to the world.
“It’s is a big thing in our family,” she says. “It’s about giving and being together as a family.” Continue reading Meet Nikki Webster’s baby boy