KEIRA’S BABY PLANS
THE NEWLY SINGLE REALITY STAR REVEALS HER PLANS FOR MOTHERHOOD
Fresh from her shock split with Bachelor In Paradise boyfriend, Jarrod Woodgate, Keira Maguire is still heartbroken over the unexpected turn of events. But here, the TV personality shares with New Idea exactly how her ex ended their nine-month relationship and how she’ll make her dreams of becoming a mum come true by freezing her eggs.
‘I can’t even remember what we were bickering about,’ she says. ‘Then he sent me a message saying, “I don’t think this is working out,” and that was it. I thought we’d try and see someone and work on it, but he didn’t want to.’
According to Keira, cracks started to appear when the show went to air earlier this year. ‘We were in isolation for six months, hiding out at home and we were on cloud nine that whole time,’ she says. ‘But as soon as the show came on, we struggled. We saw each other in a different light and I saw the things he was saying, watching him with Ali [Oetjen] and Simone [Ormesher] on dates… I was so vulnerable and it was too much for me. We never recovered from that.
‘He fell for Ali so easily and was so flippant with his feelings. I worried if he even liked me.’
Trying to ignore the issues, Keira says she bottled up her feelings which led to emotional outbursts and depression.
‘He would get really frustrated because I didn’t have a job and [he] couldn’t understand my lifestyle, earning money from Instagram,’ she explains. ‘The thing is, I earn more than
he does. Everyone thinks he’s this rich man who owns a winery. He doesn’t. He works on his parents’ farm and wasn’t supporting me financially. If anything, it was me spoiling the s*** out of him.’
Now, facing an uncertain future, Keira says she’s struggling to move on.
‘We had a two-year plan – get married and have a baby within two years,’ she explains. ‘I used to tell him all the time I wanted a baby, which is crazy because I didn’t even want kids until I met Jarrod.’
And while trying to come to terms with her shattered plans, she admits she’s considering fertility treatment.
‘I don’t want to do it by myself. I want to be married and be in a good position to bring a baby into the world. I’m only 32 but if I get to 35 and I’m still single, 100 per cent I will freeze my eggs and wait for the right person.’
Adamant a reunion between the pair is off the cards, Keira explains there’s no malice between them.
‘I still love him,’ she admits. ‘My feelings were very real. I thought he was the one and we were going to be together forever. Jarrod was my priority. I gave him everything, but I wasn’t his priority and he’s not ready for a relationship. He would have to come begging on his knees for forgiveness if he wanted to try again because I can’t get over this.’