Home and Away star Sarah Roberts reveals plans to welcome her first child with with husband James Stewart in 2021
Home and Away star Sarah Roberts has faced a devastating 18 months, after losing two close family members and suffering two miscarriages with her husband James Stewart.
But on Thursday, the actress, 35, praised her loving family for helping her to heal – admitting she’d love nothing more than to welcome a little brother or sister for James’ daughter, eight-year-old Scout, in the new year.
When asked what they were wishing for in 2021, Sarah told Australia Women’s Weekly: ‘A new life would be the greatest present my husband could give me.
Baby joy! Home and Away star Sarah Roberts (left) revealed she’d like to welcome a child with her husband James Stewart (right) in the new year. Pictured with James’ daughter Scout, eight, who he shares with Jessica Marais
‘New life in my belly, and a brother or sister for Scout.’
Speaking about her grieving process over the past year, she added: ‘Lockdown gave us the space and time to process everything that we had been hit with.’
Sarah tragically lost her brother, Karl De Abrew, in October 2019 following a 15-year battle with brain cancer.
Grief: Sarah lost her brother, Karl De Abrew (right), in October 2019 following a 15-year battle with brain cancer. He died three months after walking his sister down the aisle at her wedding to James at Luttrellstown Castle, on the outskirts of Dublin
He passed away just three months after he walked her down the aisle at her wedding to James, 45, at Luttrellstown Castle on the outskirts of Dublin.
The ceremony was held in Ireland, where Karl lived, because he was unable to travel overseas due to his condition.
On Mother’s Day this year, Sarah faced more tragedy after losing her beloved grandmother.
It was around that time she also revealed that she and James had suffered two miscarriages in the past year.
Moving forward: Sarah said she understood the ‘world’ was grieving amid the pandemic, adding: ‘I’m hoping once we’re able, we can try recognise the beauty in how we put ourselves back together than we were before’
‘I do’: Sarah and James, who met on set of Home and Away in early 2017, are pictured their wedding day in Ireland
More: Read the full interview with Sarah Roberts in this week’s Australian Women’s Weekly
But family has been Sarah’s saving grace – and recently, Sarah revealed how much Scout meant to her after becoming her step-mum when the pair married.
Speaking to Nova’s How To… Life podcast, she said that Scout – from James’ previous relationship with Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais – had become her main priority.
‘I wanted to be a stable adult in her life and we didn’t want to bring that up or make it public unless it was going to be a safe environment for Scout,’ she said.
‘She’s teaching me so much and I feel like I’m teaching her a lot. I know eventually one day our time will come and we are able to give her a brother or a sister.’
Number one: Sarah told Nova’s How To… Life podcast that eight-year-old Scout (centre), from James’ previous relationship with Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais (right), was her main priority