Actress Tammin Sursok, and her husband Sean McEwen, welcomed their first child on October 8 and have named their daughter Phoenix Emmanuel. Phoenix Sursok-McEwen was born around 9.30 pm, and weighed 4.4 kg (just under 10 lb).

Tammin is originally from South Africa, and moved to Sydney while still a very young child. She began her acting career in 2000 on Home and Away as rebellious teen Dani Sutherland, a role for which she won a Logie for Best New Female Talent the following year. In 2002 she was named Junior Youth Ambassador for New South Wales, and in 2003 received the Australian Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society and Acting. After leaving the show she brought out an album, which was successful in Australia. In 2006 she relocated to Los Angeles to further her career, became a regular cast member on soap opera The Young and the Restless, and later had a recurring role on Hannah Montana. Since 2010 she has played Jenna Marshall on the teen drama Pretty Little Liars.

Sean is an American actor, writer, director and producer; his film Happy’s Last Wish has won multiple awards and been shown at numerous film festivals. He and Tammin were married in Florence in 2011.

(Photo of Tammin and Sean’s wedding from Woman’s Day)

Actress Brooke Harman, and her husband, director Jeffrey Walker, welcomed their first child on June 24, and have named their son Boston Scott. Boston Walker was born at 10.38 pm, and weighed 3.6 kg (7lb 15oz); Brooke announced his birth on her blog.

Brooke was born in the United States, and came to Australia as a young child, growing up in Queensland. Her first television role was at the age of 11, on the children’s series, The Wayne Manifesto. She has guest starred on shows such as Home and Away and All Saints, and been in a few films, including the 2003 version of Ned Kelly. Brooke had the lead role in children’s drama series, Pirate Island, and recently had a recurring role on teen drama series, Dance Academy.

Jeffrey started out as a child actor, with his first role at the age of 6, on House Rules. He had major roles in Round the Twist, Ocean Girl, and Mirror, Mirror, and was the star of The Wayne Manifesto, for which he received a Young Actor’s Award from the Australian Film Institute. He and Brooke first met on the set of The Wayne Manifesto. Jeffrey is now a television director who has worked on soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away, as well as children’s series such as Wicked Science, H2O, The Elephant Princess, and Blue Water High. Jeffrey also plays guitar for the indie rock band, Ballet Imperial.

(Photo of Brooke and Boston from Hello Sailor)

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