February 7, 2025 • 9 mins
Big Miracles is back and former Bachelorette/Australia's sweetheart Angie Kent is appearing to document her journey towards IVF and becoming a single mum.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Britt there is a TV show that I am obsessed with.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Yeah, Big Miracles.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
We talked about it quite a bit during season two
and season one, season one. Actually one of my really
close friends was on there, Courtney, and she ended up
with her miracle baby off the back of this TV show.
And it is honestly one of the most incredibly beautiful,
feel good shows that there is around fertility and the
journey towards motherhood and parenthood.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Yeah, it has a look at IVF and people's journeys
and it obviously highlights a lot of the really nice outcomes,
which we're hyper aware that it doesn't always end up
that way.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
But one of Australia's sweethearts.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Is appearing on this season, Angie Kent, and we have
her on the phone.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Hi Ang Hi girls nice.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yeah, Angie, We're used to seeing you on reality TVs.
But I have to say, when you made the announcement
that you're going on Big Miracles, I was shocked and
I think it's amazing that you're doing this. I'd love
to know, like, what was it and how did it
come about that you ended being a participant on this show.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
Look, I always have I've always wanted to be a lum.
I didn't know how that was going to show up
for me, given the fact that I have that many
chronic and visible illnesses. I'm single, so I was always
kind of like, look, motherhoods in the future, don't know
what it's going to look like. So I will do IVF.
(01:22):
I didn't know when that would happen, and this kind
of weirdly popped up for me, and I was like,
this is the universe, this is my time, and I've
done it. I've done my IVS treatment and it's all happening.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
It's so exciting to hear Satan.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
I love that you're sharing the journey so that so
many other women in your situation feel less alone and
know it's okay, and they get an insight into how
it happens. But you just mentioned you are single, but
you have done embryos, which means there does have to
be some sperm involved somewhere. Talk to us about how
that process was and was it someone that you knew.
Did you go through like a random sperm donation?
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Yeah, so I had to go through the whole selection
of a donor, which I am the most indecisive person
in the world, Like I couldn't even pick what I
have for lunch. That's why I don't even know how
I managed to do The Bachelor, because thinking some of
the end was like the worst thing for me. Harder
than that, because I had to pick somebody that is
(02:22):
half of my child, even though they won't be there,
they're half of my baby. So it took me way
longer than I'm sure production would have liked me to. Okay,
but that's just me. I took my sweet alf time.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
I'm imagining you getting pushed along by The Bachelor production
to just choose someone.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
But in this case, it's like, just chuse some DNA.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Come on. There's so much as with this though, how
much information do you get? So when it comes to
sperm donation, Like, I know there's different rules for different places,
but in Australia, how much info do you get on
the donor sperm on the you know, the guy who's
contributed it?
Speaker 4 (03:01):
Oh my god, so much right, so iron Like the
profiles were so in depth and so intense that you
could go back to look at their grandmother and grandfather's
health history. So you best believe I did. My part
of the family has so many mental health and physical
health issues, so I was just like going back making
sure we don't double up. I fully went off health,
(03:23):
but I also went off how much I felt like
you could be my best mate and I would want
to have a baby with you. I'm queer, so I
date everybody. So it was it wasn't necessarily me looking
at the profiles and going, oh, look, I would want
to date this dude. It was more like, you could
be my best mate and I would love to have
a baby with you. That's kind of how I ended
(03:43):
up having to go into it.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
And you don't get any aesthetics, do you in terms
of like you don't get pictures?
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Do you get baby pictures or is it just like
you do? Oh you do?
Speaker 4 (03:52):
No, you get baby pictures.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
And you don't get now do you the current ones?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
No? No, no way, Because say, for example, if I
picked someone here in Australia, if I like I could
run into him down at the street and Sidney or
say baby daddy, I've been like, hey, thanks for the storm,
but no, I don't know what this person looks like now.
I just know what they look like as a baby.
(04:18):
And you also get like you know her color, eye color, ethnicity,
in all of that, and then you can kind of,
you know, just envision what baby daddy is going to
look like. We sperm don'tut he's not a baby daddy
because he may have nothing to do with the baby,
but you know, it's time more real.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
All Hey, Angie, this is so fascinating to me. Do
you mind sticking around. We're gonna play a couple of songs.
I'm gonna come back because I want to hear more
about this.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Sounds good, gal, Angie.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
I don't know if you're allowed to tell us this
or if this is coming up on the episode, but
is this something you are actively doing now in terms
of you are implanting this embryo or are you freezing
it and putting it on ice for like a later.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Day that I feel like that's a watch that's a spoiler.
All right?
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Is Angie pregnant yet or not? Okay, we'll leave that
for the show. Okay, leaves for the show.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
But also I feel like I don't want to say
that because people stopped me out and about and I'm
having it. No, I'm not pregnant right now. I'm just
going to say that. Yeah, if I go out now
and I'm having a drink on my birthday. Then they're
going to be like, hang on a minute, Yeah, you've
got pregnant's having a speaky champagne. So no, I'm not
pregnant right now.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
How long have you been thinking about this?
Speaker 1 (05:29):
How long has this been something that has been something
that you wanted to do and something that you knew. Okay,
I may have issues with fertility coming up in the future,
and I've got to do something about the preservation of that.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Now that's a really good question. I have probably been
thinking about this since I really started to take time
to invest in my body and understanding what was going
on internally. I suffered so much with all this pain,
and you know, I had no idea where it was
coming from. And then I found out I had, you know,
(06:00):
endometriosists and pcos and you know, the list goes on.
And I work so closely with my Women's Health Crack
and a beautiful team I've cultivated. And he actually said
to me, looks, I think, if you want to have
a baby, which he knows that I do, let's look
at IDs. Then it's almost as if I as soon
as I put that out there, I got the call.
(06:21):
I don't know if it's because they've seen me be
very vocal about my chronic invisible illnesses and they were like,
would you like to document this be the person that
speaks about, you know, doing it solo with having all
these chronic invisible health conditions. And I was like, oh
my god, I'm a single mum. That stuff is expansive
and of course I would love to share this experience.
(06:42):
So it's all kind of like rolled in as this
like delicious little package, and I just thought, I've got
to do this now and it's ready. Therefore MEFL for
when I'm ready to implant one of my baby my
bo and just say that it's so amazing.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
It's crazy to hear, isn't it that it's like you're
in the process. It's exciting.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
But have you thought about or when you choose your sperm?
Are there different categories in terms of like a category
of sperm donors that want to be anonymous and never
have any connection or anything to do with it, or
and then there is there a category of like, hey,
I'm a sperm donor but also like would love to
be involved if you want me to.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
And then how did you make that decision.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
Yeah, so there is Some of them very much are
like no, you know, no, thanks, don't want anything to do,
which is totally fine, and then others are more like,
you know, if it's something that you would love, I
would love to be involved, which I think that will
happen for me once I navigate what it's like to
(07:45):
be a mum on my own show. Yeah, and then
down the track, I think it's I think I would
like for my baby to have that option, and I'm
grateful enough that I did pick somebody that very very
much wants to be a part of out of it.
So yeah, it's really beautiful.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Angie.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
How do you feel, I mean, obviously we saw so
much of you on The Bachelor and like your quest
for love and everything else that goes with that show,
Bachelorette the Bachelorette of course, sorry, I know if they
just conflate the two. But you know, obviously going through
this process alone and having a baby on your own,
raising a baby as your single as a single mum
(08:24):
will in some ways impact your dating life. How do
you feel about that or are you at a point
where you're like, I'm going to put the dating life
on hold, like how does that work for you?
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Now?
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Oh my gosh, that's you know what I've kind of
thought about it. But I think because this whole process
has been so overwhelming and the fact that I can
even have the opportunity to you know, create embryos, I
it has kind of laid dormant. I guess in the
back of my brain, like imagine if I found someone
and it's like, oh, hey, by the way, I'm through,
(08:55):
I'm pregnant, and they're like, oh, okay, off whom. But
for me, dating, even though I did yes, date twenty
dudes at one point, dating is really high up for me,
to be honest, it never has been when again, when
that opportunity was presented to me, I was like, signed
from the universe. Oh my god, I'm supposed to date
these dudes.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
This is this is it.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
I'm more of that person. I don't really actively search
for it. If I do fall in love one day, again, great,
If I don't, I feel like my baby is going
to be the love of my life. I'm the love
of my life. Well I'm working on doing the love
of my life. Yeah, It's an ongoing thing and if
anybody else eventually kind of fits in with my family
that I've made my modern family. Then that again is
(09:38):
the universals thing.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Oh Angie, we're really just rooting for you. Were no
punting tender, Actually we are.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
We are.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yeah, we can't wait to watch it Big Miracles.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
If you're interested in watching the show as a whole,
or Angie's journey, it returns Wednesday a nine pm on
Channel nine and nine.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Now I know I'm going to be tuning in and
good luck, thank you,
Britt there is a TV show that I am obsessed with.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Yeah, Big Miracles.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
We talked about it quite a bit during season two
and season one, season one. Actually one of my really
close friends was on there, Courtney, and she ended up
with her miracle baby off the back of this TV show.
And it is honestly one of the most incredibly beautiful,
feel good shows that there is around fertility and the
journey towards motherhood and parenthood.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Yeah, it has a look at IVF and people's journeys
and it obviously highlights a lot of the really nice outcomes,
which we're hyper aware that it doesn't always end up
that way.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
But one of Australia's sweethearts.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Is appearing on this season, Angie Kent, and we have
her on the phone.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Hi Ang Hi girls nice.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yeah, Angie, We're used to seeing you on reality TVs.
But I have to say, when you made the announcement
that you're going on Big Miracles, I was shocked and
I think it's amazing that you're doing this. I'd love
to know, like, what was it and how did it
come about that you ended being a participant on this show.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
Look, I always have I've always wanted to be a lum.
I didn't know how that was going to show up
for me, given the fact that I have that many
chronic and visible illnesses. I'm single, so I was always
kind of like, look, motherhoods in the future, don't know
what it's going to look like. So I will do IVF.
(01:22):
I didn't know when that would happen, and this kind
of weirdly popped up for me, and I was like,
this is the universe, this is my time, and I've
done it. I've done my IVS treatment and it's all happening.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
It's so exciting to hear Satan.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
I love that you're sharing the journey so that so
many other women in your situation feel less alone and
know it's okay, and they get an insight into how
it happens. But you just mentioned you are single, but
you have done embryos, which means there does have to
be some sperm involved somewhere. Talk to us about how
that process was and was it someone that you knew.
Did you go through like a random sperm donation?
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Yeah, so I had to go through the whole selection
of a donor, which I am the most indecisive person
in the world, Like I couldn't even pick what I
have for lunch. That's why I don't even know how
I managed to do The Bachelor, because thinking some of
the end was like the worst thing for me. Harder
than that, because I had to pick somebody that is
(02:22):
half of my child, even though they won't be there,
they're half of my baby. So it took me way
longer than I'm sure production would have liked me to. Okay,
but that's just me. I took my sweet alf time.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
I'm imagining you getting pushed along by The Bachelor production
to just choose someone.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
But in this case, it's like, just chuse some DNA.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Come on. There's so much as with this though, how
much information do you get? So when it comes to
sperm donation, Like, I know there's different rules for different places,
but in Australia, how much info do you get on
the donor sperm on the you know, the guy who's
contributed it?
Speaker 4 (03:01):
Oh my god, so much right, so iron Like the
profiles were so in depth and so intense that you
could go back to look at their grandmother and grandfather's
health history. So you best believe I did. My part
of the family has so many mental health and physical
health issues, so I was just like going back making
sure we don't double up. I fully went off health,
(03:23):
but I also went off how much I felt like
you could be my best mate and I would want
to have a baby with you. I'm queer, so I
date everybody. So it was it wasn't necessarily me looking
at the profiles and going, oh, look, I would want
to date this dude. It was more like, you could
be my best mate and I would love to have
a baby with you. That's kind of how I ended
(03:43):
up having to go into it.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
And you don't get any aesthetics, do you in terms
of like you don't get pictures?
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Do you get baby pictures or is it just like
you do? Oh you do?
Speaker 4 (03:52):
No, you get baby pictures.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
And you don't get now do you the current ones?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
No? No, no way, Because say, for example, if I
picked someone here in Australia, if I like I could
run into him down at the street and Sidney or
say baby daddy, I've been like, hey, thanks for the storm,
but no, I don't know what this person looks like now.
I just know what they look like as a baby.
(04:18):
And you also get like you know her color, eye color, ethnicity,
in all of that, and then you can kind of,
you know, just envision what baby daddy is going to
look like. We sperm don'tut he's not a baby daddy
because he may have nothing to do with the baby,
but you know, it's time more real.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
All Hey, Angie, this is so fascinating to me. Do
you mind sticking around. We're gonna play a couple of songs.
I'm gonna come back because I want to hear more
about this.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Sounds good, gal, Angie.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
I don't know if you're allowed to tell us this
or if this is coming up on the episode, but
is this something you are actively doing now in terms
of you are implanting this embryo or are you freezing
it and putting it on ice for like a later.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Day that I feel like that's a watch that's a spoiler.
All right?
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Is Angie pregnant yet or not? Okay, we'll leave that
for the show. Okay, leaves for the show.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
But also I feel like I don't want to say
that because people stopped me out and about and I'm
having it. No, I'm not pregnant right now. I'm just
going to say that. Yeah, if I go out now
and I'm having a drink on my birthday. Then they're
going to be like, hang on a minute, Yeah, you've
got pregnant's having a speaky champagne. So no, I'm not
pregnant right now.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
How long have you been thinking about this?
Speaker 1 (05:29):
How long has this been something that has been something
that you wanted to do and something that you knew. Okay,
I may have issues with fertility coming up in the future,
and I've got to do something about the preservation of that.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Now that's a really good question. I have probably been
thinking about this since I really started to take time
to invest in my body and understanding what was going
on internally. I suffered so much with all this pain,
and you know, I had no idea where it was
coming from. And then I found out I had, you know,
(06:00):
endometriosists and pcos and you know, the list goes on.
And I work so closely with my Women's Health Crack
and a beautiful team I've cultivated. And he actually said
to me, looks, I think, if you want to have
a baby, which he knows that I do, let's look
at IDs. Then it's almost as if I as soon
as I put that out there, I got the call.
(06:21):
I don't know if it's because they've seen me be
very vocal about my chronic invisible illnesses and they were like,
would you like to document this be the person that
speaks about, you know, doing it solo with having all
these chronic invisible health conditions. And I was like, oh
my god, I'm a single mum. That stuff is expansive
and of course I would love to share this experience.
(06:42):
So it's all kind of like rolled in as this
like delicious little package, and I just thought, I've got
to do this now and it's ready. Therefore MEFL for
when I'm ready to implant one of my baby my
bo and just say that it's so amazing.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
It's crazy to hear, isn't it that it's like you're
in the process. It's exciting.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
But have you thought about or when you choose your sperm?
Are there different categories in terms of like a category
of sperm donors that want to be anonymous and never
have any connection or anything to do with it, or
and then there is there a category of like, hey,
I'm a sperm donor but also like would love to
be involved if you want me to.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
And then how did you make that decision.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
Yeah, so there is Some of them very much are
like no, you know, no, thanks, don't want anything to do,
which is totally fine, and then others are more like,
you know, if it's something that you would love, I
would love to be involved, which I think that will
happen for me once I navigate what it's like to
(07:45):
be a mum on my own show. Yeah, and then
down the track, I think it's I think I would
like for my baby to have that option, and I'm
grateful enough that I did pick somebody that very very
much wants to be a part of out of it.
So yeah, it's really beautiful.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Angie.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
How do you feel, I mean, obviously we saw so
much of you on The Bachelor and like your quest
for love and everything else that goes with that show,
Bachelorette the Bachelorette of course, sorry, I know if they
just conflate the two. But you know, obviously going through
this process alone and having a baby on your own,
raising a baby as your single as a single mum
(08:24):
will in some ways impact your dating life. How do
you feel about that or are you at a point
where you're like, I'm going to put the dating life
on hold, like how does that work for you?
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Now?
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Oh my gosh, that's you know what I've kind of
thought about it. But I think because this whole process
has been so overwhelming and the fact that I can
even have the opportunity to you know, create embryos, I
it has kind of laid dormant. I guess in the
back of my brain, like imagine if I found someone
and it's like, oh, hey, by the way, I'm through,
(08:55):
I'm pregnant, and they're like, oh, okay, off whom. But
for me, dating, even though I did yes, date twenty
dudes at one point, dating is really high up for me,
to be honest, it never has been when again, when
that opportunity was presented to me, I was like, signed
from the universe. Oh my god, I'm supposed to date
these dudes.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
This is this is it.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
I'm more of that person. I don't really actively search
for it. If I do fall in love one day, again, great,
If I don't, I feel like my baby is going
to be the love of my life. I'm the love
of my life. Well I'm working on doing the love
of my life. Yeah, It's an ongoing thing and if
anybody else eventually kind of fits in with my family
that I've made my modern family. Then that again is
(09:38):
the universals thing.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Oh Angie, we're really just rooting for you. Were no
punting tender, Actually we are.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
We are.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yeah, we can't wait to watch it Big Miracles.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
If you're interested in watching the show as a whole,
or Angie's journey, it returns Wednesday a nine pm on
Channel nine and nine.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Now I know I'm going to be tuning in and
good luck, thank you,
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