The former face of David Jones says she was “excited” when she found out she was pregnant five months ago. “I just knew that becoming a Mum was part of my future, so holding on to that helped keep me positive,” Gale says in an interview with WHO magazine.
In a candid interview, the 38-year-old Perth-born model turned businesswoman revealed that her journey to conception was not an easy one and admitted her age added extra pressure.
“We tried not to get disenchanted by the fact that it didn’t happen immediately. Everyone says stress hinders the process, so while I was very mindful of my age, I tried to be optimistic.”
Megan Gale pregnant on the cover of WHO
While Gale may have been ready for motherhood, there were questions about the age difference between her and partner AFL star Hampson, who is 13 year’s Gale’s junior. The supermodel insists he’s “mature” and “an old soul”.
“The age difference does not bother us at all. We make jokes about it. I know there are people who raise their eyebrows at the age difference. But if he was 13 years older than me, no one would mention it,” she told The Weekly in October 2012.
Megan Gale and Shaun Hampson
In the WHO interview, Gale talked about the car accident in January that left her “rattled and scared”. The model’s vehicle was rear-ended while waiting at a busy T-junction in Melbourne.
“It was a horrible experience, and the first time I felt really scared and protective of the baby. I was a mess,” says Gale.
Following the accident the worried mother-to-be went directly to her obstetrician for an emergency scan. “Everything ended up being fine, but it was the first time those fierce maternal instincts just kicked in.”
While Gale and Hampson have chosen to find out the sex of their baby, due in May, they are remaining tight-lipped about the news. “I had an intuitive feeling about the sex, and so did Shaun, and we were right,” she says. “I’m so excited to meet this baby, and see how it changes me, and Shaun and I as a couple.”
