Kym Marsh has revealed she won’t have any more children after son Archie died moments after his premature birth, and she nearly lost daughter Polly during pregnancy.
The Coronation Street star told ITV’s Lorraine that she made the decision as it would be “too painful” to go through such trauma again.
Speaking on Tuesday’s show, she explained: “To be honest, I took the decision to not have any more children. I can’t have any more children now.
“I made that decision after I had Polly. I don’t know if anybody knows. I almost lost Polly as well several times throughout the pregnancy and it was very traumatic.
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“I was on bed rest for months and she was born very early. She was born seven weeks premature. Thankfully she’s okay and really healthy, but it was traumatic.”
Kym continued: “I took the decision I wasn’t going to [have more children] as I’m lucky enough to have the three children I’ve got, and I didn’t want to run that risk because it’s too painful.”
The former Hear’Say star shares daughter Polly, six, with ex-husband Jamie Lomas. They lost son Archie in 2009, when he died seconds after being born prematurely at just 21 weeks. She also has daughter Emilie, 20, and son David, 22, from a previous relationship.
Kym is keeping Archie’s memory alive by hosting a charity gala called Archie’s Footprint Ball, which takes place on Saturday, 10 February in Manchester.
She told Lorraine that she’d always wanted to do something in Archie’s memory, especially after seeing the impact of her Coronation Street stillbirth storyline last year.
“It was the single worse thing that has ever happened to me and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone,” she said.
“My ambition now is to try and help people who are in that situation.
“We’ve been overwhelmed by the support from people and the generosity. People giving up their time to help out by singing or donating prizes and we are so hoping it will be a huge success.
“This year we will be supporting the Mariposa Trust which offers support and services to people who have lost children at any age, whether it is during pregnancy, birth or infancy. Every child counts.”
We hope the ball is a huge success, Kym.