Madeleine West is an actor who has been a star of some of Australia’s most popular dramas.

She commenced a degree in Law, before deferring her studies indefinitely to turn to acting. She joined the cast of Neighbours in 1999, an 11-week stint which turned into a four-year role. She has since been seen in Winners & Losers, Satisfaction, Underbelly and House Husbands.

Her first book, Six Under Eight, is a parenting memoir on how to raise six children while keeping your sanity.