Neighbors star Nicky Whelan heads to Australia for Christmas

Neighbors star Nicky Whelan heads to Australia for Christmas

Neighbors star Nicky Whelan is enjoying a rare visit to her native Australia as she celebrates Christmas with her family and pooch

Former Neighbors star Nicky Whelan is having a very Aussie Christmas.

The LA-based star, 41, took to Instagram Stories on Sunday to show herself celebrating the festive season with her family in Melbourne.

Nicky shared a video of herself sitting at the table preparing to eat a roast for lunch.

Neighbors star Nicky Whelan, 41, (pictured) was enjoying a rare visit to her native Australia to spend Christmas with family

Neighbors star Nicky Whelan, 41, (pictured) was enjoying a rare visit to her native Australia to spend Christmas with family

Elsewhere, she was shown seated at the kitchen table, eating a dessert of pavlova with berries and biscuits.

Nicky, who arrived Down Under last week, recently shared a photo of herself posing with her family dog.

The actress snuggled up to the golden retriever as they sat in the backyard of their family home in the suburbs.

Nicky shared a video of herself sitting at the table preparing to eat a roast for lunch Elsewhere, she was shown seated at the kitchen table, eating a dessert of pavlova with berries and biscuits

Nicky shared a video of herself sitting at the table preparing to eat a roast for lunch. Elsewhere, she was shown seated at the kitchen table, eating a dessert of pavlova with berries and biscuits

The blonde played the famous Pepper Steiger in Neighbors from 2006 to 2007.

It comes after Nicky on the podcast Cancel Me, Baby! revealed why she was always so skinny!

“Often my body looked its best when I was incredibly stressed,” she admitted.

Nicky, who arrived Down Under last week, recently shared a photo of herself posing with her family dog

Nicky, who arrived Down Under last week, recently shared a photo of herself posing with her family dog

The actress snuggled up to the golden retriever as they sat in the backyard of their family home in the suburbs

The actress snuggled up to the golden retriever as they sat in the backyard of their family home in the suburbs

While she admitted that she exercises and follows a healthy lifestyle, there have been many times when her weight loss was solely due to stress.

“I work out, but I also have times when I’m so stressed and I’m losing so much weight and it doesn’t matter what I eat, my body is losing weight,” she said.

She continued, “And when I’m at my worst inside, people come and say to me, ‘God, you look amazing.’ I say, ‘You have no idea what’s going on inside.’

Nicky then revealed she received fewer and fewer compliments when she was happier and “curvier”.

“Other times in my life when I’m really happy and cheerful and I’ve gained weight and I’m a little bit curvier, I don’t get as much attention or people say different things,” she said.

It comes after Nicky on the podcast Cancel Me, Baby!  revealed why she was always so skinny!

It comes after Nicky on the podcast Cancel Me, Baby! revealed why she was always so skinny! “I work out, but I also have times when I’m so stressed and I’m losing so much weight and it doesn’t matter what I eat, my body is losing weight,” she said