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moreAs a 31-year-old woman, she might be expected to have developed a
anything but.mature attitude to pregnancy and childbearing. The reality is
readilyBecause Angelica, who claims to be 'addicted to having babies',
half heradmits to tricking three hapless men in succession into fathering
Hertfordshire with herbrood of illegitimate daughters.
A former model, she now lives in a luxurious house in
she islawyer partner. And so thrilled is she by her family so far that
can selectplanning to expand it even further, this time by IVF so that she
children,a male embryo.
For all those women out there who have struggled to conceive
of herAngelica's story makes for bitter reading. But Angelica is proud
theirachievements. She plans to tell her children the truth about
suchconceptions, seemingly with little understanding of the effects
didn't tellknowledge could have on them.
Defiantly, she says: 'I'll tell them I wanted a baby, but that I
that I wastheir fathers I was trying to get pregnant. When they realise
wanted andprepared to lie to conceive them, they'll know they were really
And themuch-loved babies.'
It's a very odd version of what love and parenting is all about.
baby aftermore Angelica talks, the clearer it becomes that she is creating
attention.baby to fulfil her own deep-seated and alarming need for love and
fatherhood endedPerhaps unsurprisingly, two of the three men duped into
Summer, seven;their relationships amid bitter recriminations.
The sorry story of how Angelica became mother to Amber, 13;
and Violet,Lola, three; Myla, nearly two; and six-month-old twins, Bonnie
up beforebegan with her own unhappy and dysfunctional childhood.
The middle child of three, her father, a writer, and mother split
alone with myher teens.
She says: 'I had an awful, loveless childhood. I used to sit
left,dollies as a little girl, playing mummies and babies. My mother
father, lookingremarried and had another two daughters. I remained with my
moved inafter my older and younger brothers.
'When I was 16, I met a boy. He was two years older than me and I
taking thewith him and his mother. Within a year, I became pregnant. I was
anPill, but it failed. But I was thrilled to be pregnant.
'When I told him, he was horrified. His mother advised me to have
refused. Heabortion, because I was too young and there was no money. But I
was 12asked me to choose between him and the baby, so I walked out. I
be fearfulweeks' pregnant, with nothing but clothes and a suitcase.'
One might assume that a pregnant and homeless 17-year-old would
I thought:about her future. But not Angelica. She says: 'I felt so excited.
had ever"This is a challenge, but I'm worldly and smart."
'I knew I would be a good mother - far better than my own mother
into mybeen to me. When I felt the baby's first kick, about 19 weeks
now livingpregnancy, I felt the first real wave of love.'
Angelica set up home in Peterborough, where her mother Jacqui was
at thewith a new partner and their own daughter. Her mother was present
I sawbirth of Amber in June 1995.
Angelica says: 'It was a terrible 18-hour labour, but the second
whole lifeAmber, I was overwhelmed by love. It was the first time in my
lasted. Otherthat I had ever been truly happy. I was on such a high, and it
but Ipeople might be exhausted or worn down by first-time motherhood,
gazed up atthrived. I loved cradling Amber in my arms, feeding her as she
and knowingme. I loved the responsibility of caring for her, changing her
fathers, shethat she loved me unconditionally back.
'When Amber grew old enough to see other children with their
heart.asked me "Do I have a daddy?" and it nearly broke my
decided he wanted'I said: "Mummy had a boyfriend and we made a baby, but he
you."to stay living with his own mummy and I wanted to keep
want'I did try to contact her dad after Amber was born, but he didn't
I told himanything to do with her. When I recently emailed him on Facebook,
did notthat she wanted to meet him. But he replied just once, saying he
adolescence to havewant to know her.'
What a heartbreaking message for a girl on the cusp of
presumably will.to come to terms with when her mother tells her, as she
figure. Then,'I did feel guilty that, as a little girl, she had no father
man namedwhen she was three years old, I moved to Northampton and met a
two years, IBarney, through mutual friends. We moved in together and, after
tricked herdecided that I wanted a little brother or sister for Amber.'
While most couples talk about expanding their family, Angelica
with a faitpartner by becoming pregnant by stealth - and then presented him
sure whataccompli.
She says: 'We had never discussed having a baby, and I wasn't too
abouthe would think about it, so I just stopped taking the Pill. After
seemed tothree months, I was pregnant.
'I was absolutely thrilled, and when I told him the news, Barney
stay out morebe fine about it. But as my stomach grew bigger, he started to
stage of myand more with his friends. I was obsessed with tracking every
the size of apregnancy, looking it up in books and saying "The baby is
reading thegrape now", but he wasn't interested.
'When I went into labour, he sat in the corner of the room
supposednewspaper and eating his sandwiches. I felt so let down. This was
me howto be the most important day of our lives and he was just showing
decision tolittle it really meant to him.' The fact he had no role in the
birthstart a family is seemingly lost on Angelica.
Her second daughter, Summer, was born in October 2001 - but her
parents.sounded a death knell for the shaky relationship between her
thoughtAngelica says: 'Perhaps Barney was angry and resentful because he
baby in mythat I had tricked him. But I didn't care as I had another little
drink in herarms and I felt complete again. I was so happy - I could almost
old I leftbeautiful baby smell.
'Barney and I rowed every night, and when Summer was six months
treat herselfhim to move down to London for a fresh start with my daughters.'
Angelica took a job as a catalogue model and then decided to
pre-baby weightby hiring a personal trainer. She says: 'I wanted to get my
hour. Theback, so I hired a personal trainer, even though it cost £50 an
than me, hetrainer's name was Oliver, and although he was six years younger
anwas rather cute. Within a few months, we had become an item.'
Then, surprise, surprise, Angelica decided to use her partner as
and wouldunwitting sperm donor. She says: 'I thought he was nice-looking
"It's my bodymake a good dad, so I stopped taking the Pill. I just thought:
baby, he'dand I want a baby, so I'll have one."
'I didn't feel bad. I knew if I asked him whether he wanted a
to goprobably panic and say no, because he was too young. So I decided
a father.ahead and make the decision myself.
thought Oliver would eventually be delighted he was going to be
him withIt took me a couple of months to conceive and I proudly presented
shrugged and said:the positive pregnancy test.
'He looked stunned and said: "How did that happen?" I
had deliberately"The Pill can fail, you know." I didn't dare tell him I
I thoughtbecome pregnant.
'Then, after his initial shock, Oliver was pleased. For a while,
together.'we might settle down, get married and raise all my daughters
had a fit inSeven months into the pregnancy, Angelica had pre-eclampsia and
born twohospital which started an early labour. Her daughter Lola was
reallymonths premature in August 2005, weighing 4lb 13oz.
The new baby had been home barely three months when her parents' relationship ended. Angelica says breezily: 'Oliver started to
special careirritate me. It had been so stressful seeing my baby in the
Oliver justunit, and I had recurring dreams about the birth for months.
I don't needdidn't seem to understand.
'But I loved Lola and I thought, "Well, I've got my baby, so
- I couldyou."
'One night, we had a terrible row and I told him that it was over
I didn'tnever love him. He stormed out and went to live with his mother.
we did stayfeel guilty, because our relationship had become so unhappy. But
weekends.'in touch and he remained a devoted father to Lola, taking her at
threeSo once more Angelica was single. But the fact that she now had
anotherchildren by three partners did not deter her from snapping up
had split.suitor, even though it was just three months since she and Oliver
away. I metShe continues: 'I fell in love with a man called Gary straight
thought hehim at a nightclub in April 2006. He came over to talk to me, I
potential inwas lovely, and we started seeing each other immediately.'
Gary, 30, was a lawyer - no doubt lending him excellent father
anotherAngelica's eyes. Within eight months, Angelica had engineered
be spermpregnancy. And again she didn't tell the father - or should that
I felldonor? - who believed she was on the Pill.
She says: 'I didn't tell Gary that I had stopped taking the Pill.
said: "Mypregnant immediately. When I told him, he was really shocked and
children bymum's not going to like this."
'I knew she wouldn't be happy - I was someone with lots of
the wholedifferent men, who had known her son for a matter of weeks. But
I wasfamily welcomed me and the baby. Gary wasn't bitter or angry that
This time,pregnant. He said he loved me and had always wanted to be a dad.
AngelicaI had a partner who treated me, and our unborn baby, properly.'
Angelica's fourth child, Myla, was born in September 2007, and
Hempstead. Withinmoved into Gary's four-bedroom semi-detached home in Hemel
having babies.a year, she was yearning to be pregnant again.
She says: 'It sounds awful, but I feel that I am addicted to
Once theyI love the early stages, when they are totally dependent on me.
get broodycan hold their own bottles, I feel like I am needed less - and I
the firstonce more.
'When I wanted a fifth baby, I did discuss it with Gary. It was
having atime in my life I had sat down with a partner and talked about
child, so weplanned baby together.
'Gary agreed; he loved being a father and he wanted another
three-monthwere delighted when I fell pregnant again quickly. Then, at the
prematurely. Anscan, I discovered I was expecting twins. I was shocked.'
Bonnie and Violet were born in September 2008 - two months
Angelica'semergency Caesarean on top of old scar tissue left the skin on
having anystomach dangerously thin - and at least one doctor warned against
completemore children.
But incredibly - even though Angelica claims she has found
more baby.happiness at last - she says she feels the need for at least one
pre-eclampsia and'Gary is worried because of my health. I've suffered from
my pasthave needed several blood transfusions after haemorrhaging during
lot offew labours. But I'm desperate for a little boy. It will cost a
sex of themoney, but I want IVF treatment which will allow us to select the
it doesbaby.
'Gary says he loves me and will pay for the treatment, as long as
and lies?not endanger my health.'
But what of the children who have already been born of bitterness
circumstances behindAngelica insists that she will tell them all about the
fathers weretheir conceptions - including the fact that their biological
devoted motherduped into paternity.
Despite her astonishing approach to conception, Angelica is a
during her ownwhose life revolves around her children. Starved of affection
love.childhood, she is determined that her own daughters are shown
- seeTwo of the fathers - Summer's dad Barney and Lola's father Oliver
thetheir daughters at weekends. Amber's father remains uninvolved in
they know I13-year-old's life. Angelica says: 'All the girls love Gary and
haveadore them. They are happy and don't question the fact that they
supports the wholedifferent fathers.'
Meanwhile, Gary - to whom she became engaged last April -
receives no moneyfamily financially and, except for child support, Angelica
which is atfrom the State.
So, does Angelica feel any shame or regret for her behaviour,
was trying tobest misguided and, at worst, irresponsible?
'I do feel really guilty that I didn't tell any of these men I
should haveget pregnant, but they've got a responsibility as well. They
conceive. Sobeen wearing protection, to make sure that I was not going to
anything. I wishthey are partly to blame.
'When I look at all my beautiful daughters, I don't regret
helped.'they were all Gary's children, of course, but the past can't be
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Angel Harte
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Performer Profile
Gender: Female
Height: 5 feet 4 in
Weight: 120 lbs
Age Range: 25 - 35
Physique: Average
Hair Color: Blond(e)
Hair Length: Long
Eyes: Green
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Voice Type: Alto, Soprano
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AustralianAccents: British, Irish, Scottish, Middle Eastern,
TelevisionMusical Instruments: Guitar
Dance: Ballet, Modern, Tap, Club/Freestyle
Employment Details
Work History: Film, Music Video, Theater, Commercial,
Job Categories: Acting
Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
Authorized to work in United States: Yes
Primary Citizenship: United Kingdom
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