Adam Garcia recalls moment his baby's heart stopped as she was born

August 2024 · 2 minute read

He welcomed his first child with wife Nathalia in August.

But Adam Garcia has revealed the baby's arrival was not plain-sailing, with her heart stopping during delivery.

Recalling the moment his daughter, Arya Storm, was born, the dancer said there were moments he and his wife feared the worst. 

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Traumatic: Adam Garcia (seen above with his wife Nathalia when she was nine months pregnant) has revealed details his daughter's birth 

Traumatic: Adam Garcia (seen above with his wife Nathalia when she was nine months pregnant) has revealed details his daughter's birth 

'There were genuine moments of dread,' he told New Idea magazine. 

'The nurses and midwives didn't want to betray how serious it was but Arya's heart rate was falling away, then it was gone.'

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The Coyote Ugly star added that as midwives were preparing his wife for an emergency c-section, Arya's head began to crown. 

Excited: The 42-year-old recalled the moment he held his daughter for the first time, describing it as 'magic'

Excited: The 42-year-old recalled the moment he held his daughter for the first time, describing it as 'magic'

She was born naturally moments later in London's Portland Hospital, with rain and wind battering her mother's hospital room windows at the time. 

Describing the first time he held his daughter, Adam said: 'Time stopped. It was quite magical.' 

Adam and Nathalia married in March in a low-key ceremony, just five months before their daughter's arrival.

The pair became engaged in January after spending Christmas with his family in Sydney. While currently based in London, they will return to Australia shortly for Adam to undertake his role in the musical Singing In The Rain. 

Loved-up: Adam and Nathalia married in London in March after becoming engaged having spent Christmas with his family in Sydney

Loved-up: Adam and Nathalia married in London in March after becoming engaged having spent Christmas with his family in Sydney

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph ahead of Arya's birth, the singer joked about splitting his time between rehearsals, shows and a baby. 

'When I’m performing I’ll have a six-month-old vying for my ­attention right around the hours of 2am to 8am, which is my prime sleeping time,' he said. 

'But those are the joys everyone goes through. He or she will be out in a few weeks and it will be awesome,' he added.  

Star: Adam is due to return to Sydney in the next few months to undertake his role in Singing In The Rain 

Star: Adam is due to return to Sydney in the next few months to undertake his role in Singing In The Rain 

 

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