Pregnant Liz McClarnon, 44, reveals how she and her doctor husband went through miscarriages and multiple IVF rounds after trying to conceive months into their whirlwind relationship
Liz McClarnon has revealed how she and her doctor husband went through two miscarriages and multiple rounds of IVF before conceiving their child.
The Atomic Kitten star, 44, shared the happy news earlier this month that she is expecting her first child with her husband Peter Cho, telling her followers in the Instagram announcement that she has finally become pregnant after years of 'painful' IVF.
Now, the singer has spoken out on her difficult journey to conceive, as well as her whirlwind relationship with her doctor husband Peter.
Liz married Peter in June 2023, but didn't reveal his identity to her followers until they celebrated their first wedding anniversary last year.
She has now revealed how the couple first connected on Hinge, mid-2021 lockdown and after communicating with messages for a month they finally met in person in July 2021.
Within four months Liz moved from Liverpool to London to live with her doctor beau, and after another four months he proposed in Bath.
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The couple started their IVF journey early on in their relationship, as Liz explained that they were both conscious of her age - 40 at the time they met.
In 2022, the couple had three failed embryo transfers, which took a mental and physical toll on Liz. 'The first time we did it, I thought, "This will be it,"' she recalled to The Mirror. 'But by my third cycle, it was obviously very different. When that one didn't work, I was really quite sick and I was in a dark hole.'
'I'd put on so much weight but I didn't want to tell anyone why, because I didn't want the IVF to become my identity, my whole personality.'
The couple decided to take a break before their 2023 wedding before trying again, but toward the end of 2024 they suffered two heartbreaking miscarriages following their first successful cycles.
Liz explained how she felt she was 'done' after the last loss and Peter supported her decision.
'Peter was absolutely on board with that, he didn't say anything other than, "This is your body and I'll support whatever you decide you want," which was a huge thing for me. I felt so bad emotionally, it was really tough'
After a Christmas spent with her family back home in Liverpool though, they decided to try again and happily found out she was pregnant in the New Year.
Now in her second trimester, Liz is now looking forward to everything that is to come but admits she is nervous.
'Don't get me wrong, I'm so grateful, but I'm also petrified. But you know what? It's happened to women older than me before, and it'll happen again – so we'll just get on with it!' she told the magazine.
In June 2024, Liz revealed the identity of her husband Peter as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
The fiercely private singer took to her Stories with two snaps of her handsome spouse, after his face was previously masked by confetti i n the photo from their big day.
Alongside a snap of Peter in the sunshine, Liz wrote: 'Guess what?! I've been married to my perfect match for a whole year, I love you Peter Cho!'
She then shared a throwback from their wedding day as they posed together, with the bride looking stunning in a Bardot neckline gown with full skirt.
The pair cuddled up, Peter looking dapper in a three-piece black suit, with Liz adding: 'Thank you for your lovely well wishes.'
They tied the knot in the Lake District, with the guests including Liz's former bandmate Natasha Hamilton.
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