Shonee Bowtell Shares ‘Wild Experience’ After Welcoming Second Child

Shonee Bowtell has given birth to her second child.

The Australian Survivor star, who already shares son Vally with her fiancé Matt Jamieson, welcomed her daughter Vera Mae last week, detailing her birth story in a sweet Instagram post on Tuesday. 

In the caption, the 33-year-old revealed that she chose to do a water birth, adding that her second child arrived far quicker than her first, who was born after 16 hours of labour in December 2023.

‘Once in the pool I was thinking great now I’ve probably got to push for about 2 hours. How verrryyy wrong I was,’ she shared in the caption. 

‘I felt the ‘ring of fire’ and then something pop out! My midwife told me the head was out, and only needed one more push for the body!’

Shonee went on to say that she was ‘shocked’ when her daughter was passed to her 11 minutes after she had arrived at the hospital.

Shonee Bowtell (pictured) has given birth to her second child

The Survivor star (right), who already shares son Vally with her fiancé Matt Jamieson (left), welcomed her daughter Vera Mae last week, detailing her birth story in a sweet Instagram post

In the caption, the 33-year-old revealed that she chose to do a water birth, adding that her second child came much quicker than her first, who she welcomed after 16 hours of labour in December 2023

‘I couldn’t believe our beautiful daughter was here,’ she added.

‘I literally wondered if I was being dramatic by going to the hospital so soon after it got intense, since with Vally I had laboured at home for the first 16 hours (about 12 of those hours were intense).

‘Thank goodness Matt called the midwife when he did and that she has told us to leave.’

She gushed that she couldn’t have asked yeah i for a better birth, calling it a ‘wild experience’.  

‘It’s absolutely crazy what you can go through and endure without even a Panadol!!!! I’m so lucky I had amazing support throughout my pregnancy and birth!’

The caption was accompanied by a carousel of sweet photos of Shonee, Matt, and their newborn, showing the family at the hospital and later at home. 

Other pictures showed the TV star in the birthing pool, preparing for the arrival of her daughter. 

Shonee has featured on Australian Survivor four times, with her last appearance being earlier this year during the Australia V World season. 

The couple have remained tight-lipped about their wedding plans

Shonee and Matt, who runs his own rendering business in Queensland, got engaged in August this year after dating since 2023. 

‘Exactly one month ago!!!!! Life just gets better and better. I can’t wait to marry the man of my actual DREAMS!!!! How lucky am I,’ Shone gushed in an Instagram post at the time.  

Her partner got down on one knee the month prior, and the pair announced the engagement with a black and white photo booth picture. 

The couple have remained tight-lipped about their wedding plans.