Neighbours star Scarlet Vas has announced she and her husband Tayo Ricci, whom she has previously called her 'step-brother', are expecting their second child. The couple shared the news on social media, writing: 'We couldn't keep this a secret any longer…'
Family connection and relationship history
Scarlet, who played policewoman Mishti Sharma on the Australian soap in 2017, and Tayo first met as teenagers while growing up in Melbourne. Their families knew each other before they met and introduced them. Their parents later began dating, leading Scarlet to occasionally refer to Tayo as her 'step-brother'. The couple have stressed that they are not biologically related.
They are already parents to daughter Silva, who was born in December 2024.
Handling public backlash
Speaking to news.com.au, Scarlet said the backlash over their relationship does not affect them. 'I don't really read our comments section, but if I do, I actually laugh. We find trolls very entertaining,' she said. 'If something's really negative, we might comment back, we find it is quite a good disarming tactic.'
OnlyFans earnings and content
Scarlet previously revealed she was making a fortune by posting snaps of herself with Tayo on OnlyFans. Speaking on the Uncensored Podcast with Mario Adrion last year, she shared that after setting up an OnlyFans account, she 'wasn't earning a lot' to begin with. She said: 'I mean the fans love us as like a thing or not a thing. He's my stepbrother and Australian and we've known each other for a very long time.'
When asked whether Tayo helps with her content, he said: 'I would say partially yeah. Definitely on hers.' Scarlet added: 'Yeah he always makes appearances on mine.'
Scarlet's Neighbours storyline
While on Neighbours, Scarlet's character Mishti embarked on a relationship with Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano) and her storylines saw her suffer a miscarriage and fall victim to revenge porn.
