WE LET THE OFFSPRING HAVE THE LAST WORD!
JODIE McCARTNEY & TWINS LACHLAN & CONNOR
For Jodie McCartney, motherhood has been filled with the unexpected. Firstly, she never expected to have identical twins and she also never imagined her adorable boys would star in the country’s favourite soap, Shortland Street!
Jodie, 39, and husband Peter, 52, went through IVF to have their boys, Connor and Lachlan, who play
Boyd Chakraborty’s sons Romulus and Remus Rolleston on the longrunning series. They chose to only have one egg implanted, so it was a huge shock to discover at their eight-week scan that they were expecting identical twins.
“It was pretty exciting, after the shock settled, because it’s pretty unique.”
Jodie marvels at how well her confident four-yearolds handle their starring role and working alongside “TV daddy” Sam Bunkall.
“I’m really proud of them, doing what they do on Shortland Street. They look really cute and they have this English accent – I don’t even know where it came from!”
Jodie is constantly surprised by how different Lachlan and Connor’s personalities are as they get older, despite being identical.
“They’re raised exactly the same and dressed the same. They’ve had the same nurture and everything, but their personalities are so different. Connor’s more of a boy’s boy.
He likes cars and lizards and things like that.
And Lachlan’s very loving – he’d rather sit there and brush my hair.”
But the boys both agree on the best thing about their mum, telling the Weekly that it’s her “hugs and kisses”.
Which is also Jodie’s favourite part about being a parent.
“The love and the cuddles. I don’t know if it’s a twin thing, but they’re always on me. If you’re on the couch, then they are there. And I just love that.”
For the busy mum, whose days normally begin at 6am, Jodie’s dream Mother’s Day strikes the perfect balance of time alone to relax and soaking up magical moments with her boys.
“My dream would be a coffee in bed and two hours of peace. Then we would do something fun and after we’ve spent some time together, I’d enjoy a big bottle of wine and a book by myself. That would be amazing.”