New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Theresa’s family surprise ‘MY SON WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS!’

If there’s one thing Theresa Healey not-so-secretly wished for, it was that her two sons wouldn’t become actors. As kids, she refused to let them take drama classes or sign with a talent agent.

But the 58-year-old has recently admitted defeat, with her eldest son Zac destined to follow in his famous mother’s footsteps.

He’s just finished filming his first independent movie Mysterious Ways and in recent years, shared several scenes with Theresa in local drama Head High.

“She played my school principal and there was this great scene where she got to say to me, ‘Put a sock in it, Sam!’ I loved that because Mum did not need to act,” laughs Zac, 21.

“That first day driving into work with my son, I was going, ‘Okay, this is so lovely!’” adds Theresa.

“Zac has always been a

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