Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon breaks down in tears revealing baby's gender live on Loose Women - and recounting grueling struggles to conceive before finally falling pregnant aged 44
Last month the 44-year-old and husband Peter Cho revealed that they were expecting their first child after years of 'painful' IVF.
After her VT was played out to Loose Women viewers, an emotional Liz walked out on stage to sit down with the panel and confessed: 'That piece then, it made me get a bit teary back there.'
Jane Moore was keen to know how far gone she is in her pregnancy and asked: 'Where are you now, what stage?'
Liz said: 'I am just around five months.
'We know what we're having.. if you'd like to know?'
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Last month the 44-year-old and husband Peter Cho revealed that they were expecting their first child after years of 'painful' IVF
She then thought it would be the perfect time to share if she is having a baby boy or girl.
Liz continued: 'We're having a boy! We thought it might be a girl, we thought it might be a girl.'
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