EXCLUSIVE: Home and Away actress Sophie Dillman opened up on her emotional baby storyline which sees her character Ziggy Astoni struggle with her new role as a mum
Sophie Dillman, who plays Ziggy Astoni on Home and Away, talked about how her character will find it difficult to bond with her child right away.
The 29-year-old actress, who has portrayed the feisty Ziggy since 2017, just welcomed her first child with Dean Thompson, who is portrayed by Patrick O’Connor, and lives in Summer Bay.
In the scenes that will run the following week, the happy couple bring their newborn daughter home, but as they adjust to their new routine of feedings, diaper changes, and sleepless nights, Ziggy feels uncomfortable and unsure of her new motherly position.
After taking Baby Thompson on her first stroll, Ziggy finds herself under strain when she has to breastfeed in front of others and when they inquire about the baby’s name.
Later, when the child won’t settle, Ziggy accuses herself of being a bad mother and questions why no one else can calm the child but her.
In her opening remarks about the dramatic plot, Sophie said that because Ziggy didn’t understand what was going on, she found it difficult to rely on Dean for assistance.
Sophie told Daily Star, “I don’t think she truly recognized what was going on, which I think was an even greater issue.
She was extremely exhausted, unable to feed properly, and unsure of how to ask questions, but she realized she wasn’t connecting with the kid.
But I believe that’s a significant part of postnatal depression, which is something we were hopefully able to represent, is that new parents don’t know what to ask and they don’t know how to seek for help, the soap star explained.
And that’s a significant component of the loneliness that results from that circumstance, so accurately portraying that was crucial.
From Dean’s perspective, Sophie continued, “I believe it makes it much tougher if fathers feel like they can’t offer assistance or ask questions if mothers feel that way.”
There will always be that degree of separation because the father can never genuinely give birth to the child, according to Paddy, who has been playing River Boy Dean since 2018.
The 30-year-old went on to say: “As a result, it would be really tough for a father to watch his spouse go through that because the mother would likely feel the strongest sense of connection. Dean therefore finds it difficult to witness Ziggy going through that “.
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