{"id":845193,"date":"2026-08-06T04:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/845193\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T04:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:26:14","slug":"jackie-os-best-friend-gemma-oneill-expecting-first-baby-with-partner-scott-menz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/845193\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie O\u2019s best friend Gemma O\u2019Neill expecting first baby with partner Scott Menz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gemma O\u2019Neill<\/a> is expecting her first child<\/a>! According to reports shared on Thursday, August 6, her partner, Scott Menz, revealed the happy news on Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Menz shared images of O\u2019Neill cradling her baby bump with the caption, \u201cBaby on board and we couldn\u2019t be happier\u201d to his private Instagram account to make the announcement. <\/p>\n

\"Gemma<\/p>\n

Menz and O\u2019Neill first met through work some years ago, reuniting and sparking a romantic relationship around the end of 2024. \u00a0Instagram\/@herbestlifepod<\/p>\n

Just a few months ago, O\u2019Neill, who is a close friend of Jackie \u2018O\u2019 Henderson<\/a>, shared that she and Menz had lost a pregnancy<\/a>. It came at a time of high public scrutiny for the Aussie star<\/a>. <\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill\u2019s talent agency, Gemmie Agency, had gone into voluntary liquidation. At the time, reportedly owing $536,000. <\/p>\n

The news saw O\u2019Neill become the subject of criticism, with many media outlets speculating on the reason behind her company\u2019s downfall, which O\u2019Neill claimed crossed the line of reporting and felt more like \u201ccreating noise or bullying\u201d. She then decided to step back from the public eye<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality was that I was receiving a level of online abuse that was quite frankly disgusting and felt very scary, and so I made the decision to step back from my personal Instagram to protect my mental health while I was pregnant,\u201d she said on her podcast, Her Best Life<\/a>, which she formerly co-hosted with Henderson. <\/p>\n

She then shared the devastating news that she and Menz had since lost the pregnancy. <\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, since then, I\u2019ve been going through something very personal with the loss of a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill assured followers that there are legal reasons she had not spoken on the collapse of her business, and that her choice to step back from the public eye had nothing to do with her work life. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs I mentioned earlier on a personal note, given that I\u2019m feeling a bit full of grief right now, I\u2019m gonna take a little break from the podcast, which I really hope you guys can understand,\u201d O\u2019Neill continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jackie<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill also works as Henderson\u2019s manager. The pair are still best friends despite the end of co-hosting the podcast together. \u00a0Spotify\/ Her Best Life<\/p>\n

\u201cI just need to have a moment to process and heal, and I guess just let it all out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill has not returned to the podcast or Instagram since. <\/p>\n

The Red Nose Grief and Loss Support Line is available 24\/7 for anyone affected by the loss of a pregnancy, stillbirth or death of a baby or child on 1300 308 307.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gemma O\u2019Neill is expecting her first child! According to reports shared on Thursday, August 6, her partner, Scott…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-845193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}