Jorgie Porter has opened up about the difficulties of motherhood but how she will 'always be thankful' after her miscarriage.
The 35-year-old - best known for her role as Theresa McQueen in Hollyoaks - miscarried quadruplets at around 14 weeks in 2021.
A year later, she revealed she was pregnant again with partner Oliver Piotrowski and the pair welcomed son Forest on 29 November, 2022.
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The actor has since spoken out about her experience of motherhood so far and the lasting impact her miscarriage continues to have on her.
Jorgie - who appeared on ITV's Dancing on Ice as well as I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - admitted being a mother is the 'hardest thing' she's 'ever done' in an interview with the Mirror.
And she hasn't shied away from being honest about the experience on social media either, sharing a candid photograph to Instagram of herself and Forest in a toilet cubicle.
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The 35-year-old said: "Thinking my page was looking a little too perfect so here's a bit of insta reality. This is me praying to the gods for a way to get out of the toilet cubicle in one piece!
"Hangry hangry baby and a poonami explosion all over me, yes all over me!
"I had to call for reinforcements or I would still be sat there now. Parents tell me this has happened to you too??"
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Despite how 'relentless' it is being a mum, Jorgie will 'always, always be thankful [she is] a mum, no matter what because of what happened'.
She told the Mirror: "It’s given me the gratitude to take each day as it comes and enjoy my family."
Becoming a mother has also meant there's been a lot of changes to Jorgie's lifestyle, such as a significant decrease in the amount of 'party days and nights'.
But the actor resolved: "I couldn’t be happier about it. I would never want to be that girl again, the one without a care beyond clothes shopping and having a good time. I loved my younger, frivolous years but that’s not me now."
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Despite being over the moon with being a mum to Forest, Jorgie still feels the weight of her miscarriage.
She explained: "My miscarriage was the hardest thing I’ve had to go through in my life.
"None of the doctors knew why it happened. I had four times the hormones, and then afterwards, the feeling of being pregnant never went away."
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The actor resolved: "I don’t think I can ever move away from what happened. It’s about progression. If I talk about Forest it’s important I don’t ignore what happened. If it had not happened, I wouldn’t be mum to Forest.
"When he’s older I’ll definitely tell him about our lost babies."
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Topics: TV And Film, Celebrity, Parenting, Social media, Instagram
Poppy Bilderbeck