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The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
This Morning star reveals she had a miscarriage while presenting live on air
You can contact the Miscarriage Association helpline on 01924 200799 or email the charity at info@ The helpline is open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday. For more information, help and support regarding pregnancy loss, you can contact Tommy's on 0800 0147 800. This Morning star Dr Zoe Williams has revealed she suffered a miscarriage live on air, while presenting the show. Appearing on Thursday's (14 August) episode of the ITV show, the 45-year-old spoke about her loss for the first time, which happened following the birth of her four-year-old boy. Speaking during a segment which featured Olympian Rebecca Adlington discussing her own experience with premature pregnancy losses, Dr Williams said she chose to share her story in an effort for women to 'talk more and be more open'. She revealed she had suffered two miscarriages, with her second happening while she was sat on the This Morning sofa, saying: 'I say that because you will know people going through this. 'People often get on with it, they go to work, no one knows.'
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Rebecca Adlington reveals heart-wrenching reminder of miscarriage that left her 'hating her body' when she got home from hospital in emotional This Morning interview with husband Andy Parsons
Rebecca Adlington has opened up about the heart-wrenching reminder of her second miscarriage that left her 'hating her body' when she got home from hospital in an emotional interview on Thursday's instalment with her husband Andy Parsons. The couple took to the sofa to chat to hosts Emma Willis, 49, and Craig Coyle, 54, about their two devastating miscarriages - in a bid to raise awareness and help anyone else who has suffered. Rebecca had her first miscarriage at 12 weeks back in 2022, and was told that she had a molar pregnancy - so this resulted in her having emergency surgery. A molar pregnancy occurs when a lump of abnormal cells grows in the womb instead of a healthy foetus. The following year she was told about her second miscarriage at her 20-week scan, and she had to give birth to her child - and she really struggled to look at herself afterwards because it looked like she was still expecting. Speaking about her heartbreaking ordeal, Rebecca bravely told the hosts: 'I was angry at my body, my body let me down, it didn't give me that: "This is going wrong! Go get help!" 'It didn't tell me anything. I had no symptoms. That was really hard to get over, and afterwards as well, you still look pregnant. 'That is very hard to deal with, the fact that you give birth, the baby isn't alive, and then you go home, you have to look in the mirror as a woman and still look 20 weeks pregnant. 'It's incredibly hard. I hated my body, I fell out of love with my body, even though my human body delivered two healthy children, four Olympic gold medals and yet I just couldn't understand why it had let me down now. 'And the second time as well. It's hard the second time around.' Rebecca is proud mum to her daughter Summer, who she shares with her first husband Harry Needs. They tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed her the following year, but later split in 2016. The former couple started dating in 2011. The Olympian and husband Andy, who got together in 2018, share son Albie - who they announced that they were expecting in March 2021. During the interview, Andy gave the partner's perspective, and he said: 'well straight away my role was the supportive role, I was supporting Becky from the off, when it happened. 'From there, all energy and thoughts are with Becky, its her body, her trauma, it's her issue essentially with what's happened. 'So when I realised that my main focus, I took a step back at times, went to work, realised that I couldn't process it properly myself, I was struggling a lot myself. 'We had petals, who were really fundamental in being able to talk about it going forward. Petals is a baby loss charity, so we ended up having couple's counseling, which really helped. 'One hour a week on focusing on talking about the loss of Harper, so that was key. 'There's not enough support for the men in this situation, with regards to, they've also lost a child as well, but the focus rightly so is on the lady, there needs to be a focus on the man as well.' Emma asked what the initial signs were that he knew he wasn't coping. 'I just started a new job before we had the miscarriage, two days before Becky had to give birth to Harper, I felt compelled to go into the new job, show my face, show I was being professional. I was good at my role, and quickly realised that I was dreading the conversation of someone asking me how I was because I knew I would break down. 'I think I lasted five minutes on my first day and then went home, got sent straight home by my boss at the time. He was really supportive.' This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX. WHAT IS A MOLAR PREGNANCY? A molar pregnancy occurs when a lump of abnormal cells grows in the womb instead of a healthy foetus. A 'complete mole' is when there is no foetus, while a 'partial' occurs when a foetus starts to form but cannot develop into a baby. Around one in 590 pregnancies in the UK, and one in 1,000 in the US, are molar. Many women have no symptoms and are unaware they are having molar pregnancies until routine ultrasound scans. Some may experience: Vaginal bleeding or dark discharge Severe morning sickness An unusually swollen abdomen Treatment often involves removing the abnormal cells via suction. Medication may also be necessary. Treatment may also be required to remove any leftover abnormal cells, which can turn cancerous. Molar pregnancies do not affect women's chances of conceiving in the future.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
This Morning star reveals heartbreaking secret miscarriages as Rebecca Adlington says she ‘hated body' after losing baby
The TV regular told how she was bleeding on the studio sofa during her second miscarriage TRAGIC LOSS This Morning star reveals heartbreaking secret miscarriages as Rebecca Adlington says she 'hated body' after losing baby THIS Morning star Dr Zoe Williams has revealed she suffered two secret miscarriages. Appearing on today's show, Dr Zoe, 45, bravely shared her loss during a segment which saw Olympian Rebecca Adlington, 36, talking about her own miscarriages, alongside husband Andy Parsons. Advertisement 3 This Morning's Dr Zoe has revealed she had two miscarriages 3 On today's programme, Rebecca Adlington talked about her miscarriages Opening up about her miscarriages for the first time, The Sun's Dr Zoe said: "I myself have had miscarriages as well, both very early on at 10 weeks. "One was before I got pregnant with my little boy who's now four years old and one was after. "The second one I was sat here on this sofa, bleeding, having a miscarriage. I say that because you will know people going through this. People often get on with it, they go to work, no one knows. "I think we need to talk more and be more open. In some countries people share their pregnancy news as soon as they find out; the benefit of that is it normalises miscarriages." Advertisement Visibly moved, host Craig Doyle said: "I'm so sorry, it's such an awful thing you've had to go through." Earlier in the segment, Rebecca discussed her reaction after losing daughter, Harper, who was delivered stillborn in 2023. She said: "We were a mess. I could not stop crying for three days. I couldn't process it. As a woman you blame yourself. "You cant help but feel it's your responsibility. Advertisement "I was angry at my body, my body let me down. I had no symptoms, that was really hard to get over. "The fact you give birth and the baby isn't alive and you go home, look in the mirror and are still 20 weeks pregnant... I hated my body." BBC Sports presenter Rebecca Adlington reveals she's been diagnosed with a life-changing disease At the time, Becca shared the news on Instagram, writing: "I don't really have the words right now but unfortunately we went for our 20 week scan this week and they discovered no heartbeat. "I gave birth to our angel, Harper on Friday at 7pm. We held her, and had time with her. Advertisement "We will forever love and remember her always." Andy was just two days into a new job when the miscarriage happened and revealed how he broke down at work. Rebecca is mum to daughter Summer, 10, from her relationship with ex-husband Harry Needs as well as son Albie, four, with Andy. Her first miscarriage happened in 2022 and required emergency surgery. 3 The couple recalled their feelings at the time of the miscarriages Credit: ITV Advertisement
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
This Morning star reveals heartbreaking secret miscarriages as Rebecca Adlington says she ‘hated body' after losing baby
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS Morning star Dr Zoe Williams has revealed she suffered two secret miscarriages. Appearing on today's show, Dr Zoe, 45, bravely shared her loss during a segment which saw Olympian Rebecca Adlington, 36, talking about her own miscarriages, alongside husband Andy Parsons. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 This Morning's Dr Zoe has revealed she had two miscarriages 3 On today's programme, Rebecca Adlington talked about her miscarriages Opening up about her miscarriages for the first time, The Sun's Dr Zoe said: "I myself have had miscarriages as well, both very early on at 10 weeks. "One was before I got pregnant with my little boy who's now four years old and one was after. "The second one I was sat here on this sofa, bleeding, having a miscarriage. I say that because you will know people going through this. People often get on with it, they go to work, no one knows. "I think we need to talk more and be more open. In some countries people share their pregnancy news as soon as they find out; the benefit of that is it normalises miscarriages." Visibly moved, host Craig Doyle said: "I'm so sorry, it's such an awful thing you've had to go through." Earlier in the segment, Rebecca discussed her reaction after losing daughter, Harper, who was delivered stillborn in 2023. She said: "We were a mess. I could not stop crying for three days. I couldn't process it. As a woman you blame yourself. "You cant help but feel it's your responsibility. "I was angry at my body, my body let me down. I had no symptoms, that was really hard to get over. "The fact you give birth and the baby isn't alive and you go home, look in the mirror and are still 20 weeks pregnant... I hated my body." BBC Sports presenter Rebecca Adlington reveals she's been diagnosed with a life-changing disease At the time, Becca shared the news on Instagram, writing: "I don't really have the words right now but unfortunately we went for our 20 week scan this week and they discovered no heartbeat. "I gave birth to our angel, Harper on Friday at 7pm. We held her, and had time with her. "We will forever love and remember her always." Andy was just two days into a new job when the miscarriage happened and revealed how he broke down at work. Rebecca is mum to daughter Summer, 10, from her relationship with ex-husband Harry Needs as well as son Albie, four, with Andy. Her first miscarriage happened in 2022 and required emergency surgery. 3 The couple recalled their feelings at the time of the miscarriages Credit: ITV
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
This Morning star reveals heartbreaking secret miscarriages as Rebecca Adlington says she ‘hated body' after losing baby
THIS Morning star Dr Zoe Williams has revealed she suffered two secret miscarriages. Appearing on today's show, Dr Zoe, 45, bravely shared her loss during a segment which saw Olympian Rebecca Adlington, 36, talking about her own miscarriages, alongside husband Andy Parsons. 3 3 Opening up about her miscarriages for the first time, The Sun's Dr Zoe said: "I myself have had miscarriages as well, both very early on at 10 weeks. "One was before I got pregnant with my little boy who's now four years old and one was after. "The second one I was sat here on this sofa, bleeding, having a miscarriage. I say that because you will know people going through this. People often get on with it, they go to work, no one knows. "I think we need to talk more and be more open. In some countries people share their pregnancy news as soon as they find out; the benefit of that is it normalises miscarriages." Visibly moved, host Craig Doyle said: "I'm so sorry, it's such an awful thing you've had to go through." Earlier in the segment, Rebecca discussed her reaction after losing daughter, Harper, who was delivered stillborn in 2023. She said: "We were a mess. I could not stop crying for three days. I couldn't process it. As a woman you blame yourself. "You cant help but feel it's your responsibility. "I was angry at my body, my body let me down. I had no symptoms, that was really hard to get over. "The fact you give birth and the baby isn't alive and you go home, look in the mirror and are still 20 weeks pregnant... I hated my body." BBC Sports presenter Rebecca Adlington reveals she's been diagnosed with a life-changing disease At the time, Becca shared the news on Instagram, writing: "I don't really have the words right now but unfortunately we went for our 20 week scan this week and they discovered no heartbeat. "I gave birth to our angel, Harper on Friday at 7pm. We held her, and had time with her. "We will forever love and remember her always." Andy was just two days into a new job when the miscarriage happened and revealed how he broke down at work. Rebecca is mum to daughter Summer, 10, from her relationship with ex-husband Harry Needs as well as son Albie, four, with Andy. Her first miscarriage happened in 2022 and required emergency surgery. 3 What is miscarriage and why do pregnancies fail? MISCARRIAGE is generally the death of an unborn baby in the first 24 weeks – approximately six months – of pregnancy. Miscarriages may not be spoken about a lot but they are very common. Baby loss charity Tommy's estimates there are at least 250,000 per year in the UK and that one in every five pregnancies ends in miscarriage. It may not be clear why a miscarriage happens but they are rarely caused by anything done by the mother or father. Usually the embryo has a random genetic defect that means it cannot develop properly. Most women can go on to successfully have healthy babies in the future. The NHS says most miscarriages cannot be prevented but avoiding smoking, alcohol and drugs while pregnant can reduce the risk. Some of the other most common reasons for a pregnancy to fail in the first 24 weeks are ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy is where a fertilised egg implants somewhere outside of the womb, usually in a fallopian tube. It cannot survive and grow there so either dies naturally or must be terminated. Molar pregnancy is rarer but happens when a fertilised egg and/or placenta does not develop properly at the start of a pregnancy. There is no single reason why it happens and cannot be prevented, though it may be more common in very young or old mothers. A baby who dies after 24 weeks is considered a stillbirth. Source: NHS
