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Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon Pregnant at Age 44 Following 2 Miscarriages
Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon is expecting her first child at the age of 44. In an interview with The Mirror, published on Sunday, June 1, McClarnon detailed the emotional journey behind her pregnancy, which was announced via Instagram last month. The musician revealed she experienced two heartbreaking miscarriages before a round of IVF led to joyful news. McClarnon, who is currently in her second trimester, explained that she and her doctor husband, Peter Cho, began exploring fertility options not long after meeting each other online in 2021. McClarnon experienced three failed embryo transfers via IVF and then two miscarriages towards the end of 2024, 'following their first successful cycles.' (In vitro fertilization, more commonly known as IVF, involves mature eggs collected from ovaries and fertilized by sperm in a lab, per Mayo Clinic.) McClarnon told the outlet she had thought she would stop trying. 'I said I was done after the last one, and 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,' she told the outlet. 'I felt so bad emotionally, it was really tough. But then we spent Christmas at home in my tiny two-bedroom flat, and my mum and dad came down from Liverpool and we all squeezed in. That time actually helped me heal.' Stars Who Struggled to Conceive Children Share Their Fertility Issues In her May 13 Instagram reveal, McClarnon posted a video of herself seated on a park bench as the camera slowly approached her from behind. Text appeared over the top of the clip, reading, 'After years of sometimes quite painful IVF and quite dark times,' before the singer stood from the bench to show her growing bump. 'I'm pregnant! We feel like we've been given the world!' then appeared alongside footage of McClarnon beaming. She also reflected on the news via the video's caption, which read, 'I just can't believe we're here. ❤️So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse. ❤️ I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with ivf and loss after so much hope.' Over 40 — and Pregnant! See Stars Who Welcomed Babies Later in Life McClarnon told the outlet that she is 'loving life' while aware 'of the potential impact of her age on her pregnancy and labor.' She is reportedly 'already taking aspirin as she falls into the high-risk category' and is being monitored for preeclampsia, described as 'persistent high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy' by the Preeclampsia Foundation. The outlet noted that she will soon start taking 'regular blood-thinning injections' as she moves towards a pregnancy milestone — learning the gender of her baby.
Metro
2 days ago
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Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon, 44, pregnant with first child
Liz McClarnon has admitted she is 'petrified' ahead of welcoming her first child after having two miscarriages. As a teenager Liz joined the girl group Atomic Kitten alongside Kerry Katona and Natasha Hamilton. The group – who later had Jenny Frost join after Kerry left – scored three number-one hits – Whole Again, Eternal Flame, and The Tide Is High – plus two number-one albums. However last year Liz was left as the only member of Atomic Kitten after the other two quit. A year on Liz has revealed some exciting news in her private life. Earlier this month the 44-year-old admitted she'd 'been keeping a secret'. 'I've mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile. But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF quite dark times…I'm pregnant,' she captioned a video, which showed her sitting in a park cradling her bump. 'I started to record a video of me just telling you but I got too emotional, so I thought I'd just hide behind this little announcement instead. I just can't believe we're here,' she continued. 'So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse. ❤️ I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with IVF and loss after so much hope. I've been a part of some beautifully supportive communities. I'm so grateful.' The singer is expecting her first child with husband Peter Cho, a doctor she met on a dating app during the pandemic. Four months later they moved in together and four months after that the couple were engaged. Early in their relationship they began the IVF process as both wanted children and were aware her being 40 might delay the natural process. However, in 2022 they had three failed embryo transfers, and last year she suffered two miscarriages after the first successful cycles. In an interview with The Mirror, Liz said she decided to share her fertility struggles following 'dark times'. 'The whole process made me truly appreciate that having a baby is a miracle,' she said. 'When it doesn't work, you're just in shock. 'I felt so bad emotionally, it was really tough.' But Liz said she was now 'loving life' and was excited to find out the sex of her baby. She did joke about her nerves though too. 'My knees already hurt. 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 said. When sharing her pregnancy publicly, Liz was flooded with many messages of support – including from her former bandmates. 'Literally couldn't be any happier for you both! After all you've been through, this little miracle is everything,' Natasha wrote. 'The best news ever …. You have been through it girl but never lost faith in what you knew was meant to be 🤍 Beyond happy for you both,' Jenny added. More Trending Liz and Peter married in 2023, but she only revealed his identity to her followers when they celebrated their first wedding anniversary last year. After sharing photos with her husband's face covered by confetti soon after their wedding, she paid tribute to Peter a year later. Sharing a photo of them together, she wrote: 'Guess what?! I've been married to my perfect match for a whole year, I love you Peter Cho!' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: SXSW London: Everything you can expect from festival's inaugural week in the Capital MORE: Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton 'horrified' after family members narrowly avoid Liverpool parade car crash MORE: 'Gigs don't have to cost £400 – the next Taylor Swift could be down the road'
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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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. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 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.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon, 44, opens up on miracle baby joy after heartbreaking IVF journey
ATOMIC Kitten songstress Liz McClarnon admitted she felt "broken" and in a "dark hole" prior to her IVF success. The Eternal Flame vocalist, 44, revealed 6 Liz McClarnon has opened up on her tough IVF journey Credit: Getty 6 She revealed her happy pregnancy news last month Credit: Instagram 6 The Atomic Kitten singer is expecting her first baby with her husband Credit: Getty 6 She told how she had been in a 'dark hole' after two decades spent trying to concieve Credit: Instagram Instagram. The mum-to-be - who is expecting a baby with - looked glowing in the short clip. Yet while the scenes showed the Atomic Kitten alum beaming with happiness, she has now revealed the toll the couple's IVF attempts had taken. Liz said of their three failed embryo transfer attempts in 2022: 'The first time we did it, I thought, 'This will be it. read more atomic kitten "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." She added to "I was still doing shows and I'd see the comments online talking about me. Most read in Celebrity 'I remember one said, 'She's getting really thick,' and others were like, 'She's unrecognisable.' "I tried to remember that those people didn't know what was happening, but it was hard. Liz McLarnon at breast cancer bash "I just felt broken after the third time, so we took a break before the wedding." two years ago in the Yet towards the end of last year they suffered two tragic miscarriages. Happily, the couple are now on the road to being parents, with Liz taking precautions due to her age classifying it as a "high risk" pregnancy. BABY REVEAL She looked glowing in the clip posted to social media last month. The c aptions over the video read: "I've been keeping a secret from you, and I've mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile. "But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF and dark times, I'm pregnant! "We feel like we've been given the world." Liz also wrote a heartwarming message next to the video, which read: "I started to record a video of me just telling you but I got too emotional so I thought I'd just hide behind this little announcement instead. "I just can't believe we're here. "So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse. "I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with IVF and loss after so much hope. "I've been a part of some beautifully supportive communities. I'm so grateful. I am so grateful!" 6 She is aiming to raise awareness of IVF and loss Credit: Getty 6 She found fame in the popband trio Credit: Getty
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3 days ago
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Liz McClarnon shares baby joy at 44 after 'dark times' on IVF journey
Liz McClarnon-Cho couldn't be more grateful to be expecting her first baby at 44 – but she's also the first to admit she's somewhat 'petrified' of what's to come. The Liverpool-born singer, who lives in London, tells OK! how she's 'loving life' as a mum-to-be, but also explains why her IVF journey pushed her to her limits. The Atomic Kitten star announced the happy news on her social media earlier this month, and as she opens up about her fertility treatment, miscarriages, and her 'rock' of a husband, she reveals she's been stunned at the reaction to her news. 'I really didn't expect people to be interested,' she laughs. 'I just thought I should probably put it out there before someone else mentioned it. I'm still at that 'is it a baby bump or is it just a big tummy?' stage I think, but it was only a matter of time." 'I wore a Baby On Board badge on the Tube the other day because I didn't want to be knocked, and I noticed someone really look at me... So I decided to just let people know what was happening, then I think it'd been seen by half a million people within a few hours. I'm just here living my fabulous little life, I didn't think people would care. But I think IVF is something that a lot of people can relate to – maybe more than we realise.' Meanwhile, Liz and her doctor husband, Peter Cho, are well into the second trimester and now that the pregnancy sickness has worn off, she's determined to not dwell on the past. That said, she's decided to share her own experiences, the good and bad, in the hope it adds something to the IVF conversation in general. It's also a rare opportunity for Liz, with some gentle cajoling, to tell the world a little more about Peter, who she says has been nothing short of 'brilliant' since they first met online during the Covid pandemic. The couple first connected on dating app Hinge, mid-2021 lockdown – shortly after she was 'kicked off Bumble for impersonating a famous person'. 'Me!' she giggles. After a month of messages and FaceTimes they were finally allowed to meet in person in July 2021, and within another four months, Liz had moved down to London from Liverpool to move in with Peter. Fast forward another four months, and Peter surprised Liz with a shock proposal by the Pulteney Bridge in Bath, complete with fairy lights and gorgeously sparkling ring. 'I'd actually taken him away for his birthday, then he started leading me down some steps... it was really dark so I had no clue what was going on. Then I saw all the fairy lights and he asked me to marry him!' While she's had a number of high-profile relationships, Liz doesn't actually adopt a 'thank God I didn't settle before' attitude because, she says, that feels like 'peeing on someone else's chips, and I wouldn't do that'. She adds, 'I'm just really grateful for what we found, and I genuinely hate the cheesiness of it, but I just knew it was right. On the outside we seem so different, but we're actually the same.' Their IVF journey started quite early in their relationship because, Liz explains, they both knew they wanted children and were aware that her being 40 could delay the natural process. In 2022, the couple had three failed embryo transfers, which hit Liz hard. 'The first time we did it, I thought, 'This will be it,'' she recalls. '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. I was still doing shows and I'd see the comments online talking about me. "I remember one said, 'She's getting really thick,' and others were like, 'She's unrecognisable.' I tried to remember that those people didn't know what was happening, but it was hard. I just felt broken after the third time, so we took a break before the wedding.' Liz explains that it was a conscious decision to be honest in her pregnancy announcement on Instagram about her 'dark times' and 'loss after so much hope'. 'The whole process made me truly appreciate that having a baby is a miracle,' she says. 'There are so, so many things that need to happen correctly for someone to get pregnant, and for that to result in a healthy baby. 'If you fall pregnant naturally maybe you're not as aware, but at times we would be waiting every single day for the phone call to say how many eggs had been retrieved, or how many embryos they had, or if the embryos were healthy, or growing, or to tell us if I was pregnant. Then when it doesn't work, you're just in shock.' Towards the end of last year, the couple suffered two heartbreaking miscarriages following their first successful cycles. 'I said I was 'done' after the last one, and 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. But then we spent Christmas at home in my tiny two-bedroom flat, and my mum and dad came down from Liverpool and we all squeezed in. That time actually helped me heal.' It's definitely the start of a new chapter for Liz, who still performs Kitten songs today, more than 20 years after shooting to fame alongside Kerry Katona, Natasha Hamilton and later, Jenny Frost. Liz is 'loving life' now that the anxiety that lingered because of her earlier pregnancies has dissipated. The next milestone, she says excitedly, is finding out if it's a boy or a girl. She has no preference, but wants to remove any uncertainty where she can. She's also aware of the potential impact of her age on her pregnancy and labour, and is already taking aspirin as she falls into the 'high risk' category. She is being monitored for pre-eclampsia, and will soon start taking regular blood-thinning injections. We suggest that once the baby is here, she'll be full of energy. 'Oh God no, my knees already hurt,' she laughs. '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!' READ MORE: Jimmy Choo's popular fragrance that 'gets so many compliments' is now less than £25
