Mamamia previously published the story of Scott Andersen and Aminah Hart, who met via a sperm donation and told their quirky romantic tale on Australian Story. Now, we bring you this romantic update…
By KRISTINE TAYLOR.
An Australian couple is courting potential big-screen fame, after telling their extraordinary ‘back-to-front’ love fairytale on ABC TV’s Australian Story.
Aminah Hart met Scott Andersen for the first time just after their daughter, Leila, turned one.
They fell in love not long after.
Ms Hart had chosen Mr Andersen to be the sperm donor for her IVF treatment, based on “three bits of paper” he had completed which detailed his “vital statistics”.
Following the broadcast on Australian Story on Monday night, the ABC production team had been inundated with requests from news outlets, women’s magazines and television shows from around the world.
Enquiries included one from Working Title Films – creators of movie hits Love Actually and Bridget Jones’ Diary – about obtaining the film rights.
The modern family is currently in Thailand, enjoying their first-ever holiday together. However, their planned escape has been upended by the intensity of interest.
“I’ve been completely surprised by how widely the story had resonated,” Ms Hart said.
“Articles have been sent to us from China, Denmark, Germany, Italy as well as the UK. It’s astonishing that it’s had global reach.”
When told of the prospect of a movie based on their story, she said: “Bloody hell, this is insane!”
Ms Hart, who lost two sons to a rare genetic disorder before giving birth to Leila, said she has also been overwhelmed by positive responses from viewers.
“Somehow it’s beautiful to me that so many people know of my boys now,” she said.
The family planned to weigh up its options next week, after returning to Australia.
This story was originally published on ABC and has been republished with full permission. You can read the original story on the ABC website here.
Top Comments
I thought it odd how she searched him out, not using the legitimate channels. Curiosity question, if they were to separate would there be a custody issue? In the program he was referred to as Daddy but the child came about through single person ivf. Does anyone know?
Seems very romantic - but was it romantic for Scott's partner when he snuck around with Aminah after she searched and found him? Did Aminah have any respect or thought for the relationship he was already in and had been in for years - or for his partner at that time? There's another side to this story not being told!!
Oh please! They broke up. It happens. Aminah didn't contact him intending to start a relationship. Whats so terrible about ending a relationship if you start to feel something for a new person if your not married and don't have kids together? I absolutely loved the program and thought their love story was gorgeous. She has suffered terrible heartache losing her babies and its just great she's found happiness.