Natasha Hamilton has revealed she suffered a secret IVF heartbreak before falling pregnant with her ‘miraculous’ fifth child.
The 40-year-old Atomic Kitten singer, who is currently expecting a girl with her husband Charles Gay, turned to the conception technique last summer but was disappointed when it failed.
She is already a mother of four and shares son Josh, 20, with celebrity bodyguard Fran Cosgrave, Harry, 18, with actor Gavin Hatcher, Alfie, 12, with ex-husband Riad Erraji, and Ella, eight, with boyband star Ritchie Neville .
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Natasha said her pregnancy “wasn’t difficult at all,” despite fearing it would be.
She said, ‘Touch wood… everything has been great. Yes, I had morning sickness in the beginning and was very tired. But I actually thought because of my age it might be a harder pregnancy, but it isn’t.
EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Hamilton has revealed she suffered a secret IVF heartbreak before becoming pregnant with her ‘miraculous’ fifth child
“I still do all the things I would have done when I was younger. I manage to go to the gym sporadically. I would actually like to go more. I’m just starting to get a lot of energy now. I’m just into my 23rd week, so I’m going back to the gym.
‘But no, I’m still busy. I’m still touring with Liz [McClarnon]. I still jump around on stage and do my dance routines. I’m still filming TV. It hasn’t stopped me at all, actually.’
Natasha hoped to welcome her new arrival in the comfort of her own home, but admitted doctors have expressed concern because of her age.
She said, “That would be great because I had Ella at home. I tend to go into labor very quickly and I… the thought of having to run to the hospital in the car while I was in the middle of labor – which actually happened when I was in labor with Alfie – it traumatized me a bit.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to give birth in the back of a car here. And I really don’t want to do that.’ So for me, for me being home, you know, like my hypno birth and like my candles and my beautiful music that speaks to me.
“But I’m still under treatment at the hospital and wI am communicating. I think they prefer hospital because of my age, but I also have my midwives who are really supportive of me having a bath at home too.”
On the reaction of her four children when she told them of her exciting news, she explained: “They knew me and charlie have been trying for a while since we got married.
Happy couple: The Atomic Kitten singer, 40, who is currently expecting a baby girl with husband Charles Gay, turned to the conception technique last summer but was disappointed when it backfired
Loving mum: She is already a mother of four and shares son Josh, 20, with celebrity bodyguard Fran Cosgrave, Harry, 18, with actor Gavin Hatcher, Alfie, 12, with ex-husband Riad Erraji, and Ella, eight, with boy band star Ritchie Neville
“From the moment we got married we knew we wanted to start a family and that was September 2021.
“So they understood, to some degree depending on their age, that it wasn’t really happening for us. We did a round of IVF last summer, which didn’t work. So when we told the kids, they were over the moon.’
Elsewhere, Natasha and Deliveroo are launching ‘Deliver-pudlian’ phonetic menus ahead of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool to help visitors learn the language.
She said, “Well, you know it’s pretty well known that the Scouse accent can be somewhat difficult to understand, just like Scottish and Geordie.
“There will be over 100,000 people in Liverpool, not just from Europe, but from all over the world. So I teamed up with Deliveroo to help themtranslating a number of menus phonetically.’
The ‘Deliver-pudlian’ menus will be launched in five local restaurants via the Deliveroo app, website deliveroo.co.uk and in-store until Saturday 13 May.
Relief! Elsewhere, Natasha and Deliveroo are launching ‘Deliver-pudlian’ phonetic menus ahead of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool to help visitors learn the language