Amanda Holden shares a touching tribute to her stillborn son Theo on the 13th anniversary of his death
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Amanda Holden has shared a touching tribute to her stillborn son Theo on the 13th anniversary of his death.
The presenter, 52, shared a photo of a candle she had lit in honor of her son via Instagram Stories.
Noting that it had been 13 years since his death, Amanda captioned the post: “You would have become a teenager today #Theo.”
Theo was tragically stillborn in 2011 when he was seven months old, and Amanda has previously spoken about her experiences in an attempt to help other parents who may be struggling.
In 2011, Amanda was seven months pregnant with Theo when a routine scan revealed that his heart had stopped.
Amanda Holden has shared a touching tribute to her stillborn son Theo on the 13th anniversary of his death
The TV star and her husband Chris Hughes then made the devastating decision to have a caesarean section following Theo’s death.
In September 2022, Amanda revealed she felt like a “game show contestant” when a doctor told her she was “going home empty-handed” after her stillbirth.
The presenter teamed up with baby loss charity Aching Arms and raised money for them as part of her 3 Peaks Challenge fundraising.
Speaking to Ross Sullivan – an Aching Arms user – on her Heart Breakfast show, Amanda spoke about her ‘terrible’ experience and shared her hope that the charity would help people ‘avoid’ the kind of language used by her was used.
She said, “I will never forget that I experienced something that I think is very similar to your (experience).
‘We lost our baby Theo at 28 weeks, and they very sensitively moved me to another room so I could deliver him without having to hear the sweet babies screaming in a normal ward.
‘People often don’t think about that, they are such small things. I remember that afterwards, when we started talking, the lady also said: ‘I know you’re going home empty-handed,’ she said to me.
“So I felt like a contestant on a game show, so it’s all that language that I know this charity will help people avoid and teach them how best to deal with something so awful. It’s just terrible.’
The presenter shared a photo of a candle that she had lit in honor of her son via Instagram Stories
Amanda married Chris in 2008 and they are also parents to daughters Alexa, 18, and Hollie, 12
Amanda also previously discussed the loss of Theo on her radio program during Nurses’ Day, saying: ‘Personally I would like to thank the nurses.
“I know I talk about this a lot. And I never know if I talk about it too much. But when we lost our son Theo to a stillbirth, the hospital where I was cared for was of course incredible.
‘Jacki Nash helped me through so much, Pippa Nightingale and Natalie Carter.’
Amanda married her husband Chris Hughes in 2008 and they are also parents to daughters Alexa, 18, and Hollie, 12.
For help with related issues, contact Tommy’s, the miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth charity, at mailbox@tommys.org or call 0800 0147 800