Leigh-Anne Pinnock reveals she began freezing her eggs aged 28 after worrying doctor’s appointment as she stars in striking shoot: ‘It totally freaked me out’

Leigh-Anne Pinnock revealed she started freezing her eggs after making a worrying discovery about her fertility at a doctor’s appointment.

In a candid new interview, the 32-year-old singer, who welcomed twins in 2021 with husband Andre Gray, also 32, opened up about how her life plan changed when she was told she had a low egg count.

Starring in a striking cover shoot for Glamor Woman of the YearLeigh-Anne has reflected on why she decided to become a mother sooner than she first thought.

The Little Mix singer said that while Andre wanted to start a family, she was enjoying her career with the band.

She said: “We were at the height of my career and everyone knew I wanted children, but I remember thinking to myself, ‘I can’t have children now.’

Family: Leigh-Anne Pinnock revealed she started freezing her eggs after making a worrying discovery about her fertility at a doctor’s appointment

Parenthood: In a candid new interview, the singer, 32, who welcomed twins in 2021 with husband Andrea Gray, also 32, opened up about how her life plan has changed

Leigh-Anne went to the doctor’s clinic to have her fertility checked and was surprised by the results.

“They told me I had a low egg count, which totally freaked me out,” she said. “So I started the egg freezing process, just to be safe.”

The singer said she found the process tiring and decided she wanted to try to start a family straight away, so she stopped freezing her eggs.

Leigh-Anne became pregnant with twins.

Now, two years into motherhood, she said it is “exhausting” while rewarding.

The singer has yet to reveal the name or gender of her twins with fans and explained the reason behind her decision to keep them off Instagram.

“I want to protect them at all costs, when they are old enough, if they want to be in the public eye, that will be their choice.”

For the photo shoot, Leigh-Anne, who won the musician award at Tuesday night’s ceremony, was every inch the fashion chameleon.

Tired: Leigh-Anne is pregnant with twins. Two years into motherhood, she said it can be “exhausting”

Health scare: Starring in a striking Glamor Woman of the Year cover shoot, Leigh-Anne opened up about why she decided to become a mother earlier than she first thought

I’m doing: For the photoshoot, Leigh-Anne, who won the musician award at Tuesday night’s ceremony, was every inch the fashion chameleon

Woman of the year: The singer wore three wedding dresses on her big day and Little Mix bandmate Jade Thirlwall flew in to be part of the celebrations

Newlyweds: Elsewhere in the interview, Leigh-Anne spoke about her stunning wedding in Jamaica

EGG FREEZING: THE FACTS

Egg freezing means going through the IVF process, which usually takes two to three weeks.

This includes taking medication to increase egg production and also to help the eggs mature.

When the eggs are ready, the females are put under general anesthesia while they are collected – usually around 15 eggs, although this is not always possible for females with lower reserves.

A freezing solution is then added to the eggs to protect them, then they are frozen and stored in tanks of liquid nitrogen.

When the woman is ready to use the eggs, they are thawed, and those that survived intact are injected with sperm.

Source: Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority

The singer showed off her incredible figure in a red bodycon dress by Queen Lee and teamed it with Versace shoes and Helena Thulin earrings.

In other photos, Leigh-Anne wore a skin-tight brown leather look, a vibrant pink dress and a purple ruffled number.

Elsewhere in the interview, Leigh-Anne spoke about her stunning wedding in Jamaica.

The singer wore three wedding dresses on her big day, and Little Mick bandmate Jade Thirlwall flew in to be part of the celebrations.

When asked by fans if Perrie Edwards was invited, Leigh-Anne replied: ‘of course!’ but that the singer did not succeed.

Leigh-Anne said her bond with Andrea is stronger than ever as a family unit, but admitted in the early days they were tested.

She said: “I think a lot of it was his environment and the stereotype that comes with it, in my case, I found that to be quite true.

“But I’ve watched him grow up, and we’ve come so far.” I think people often think that if something bad happens in a relationship – if you get cheated on or whatever – that’s automatically done, it’s over, and that’s fair enough. But in my case, I chose to work on it, and I’m so glad I did.

“When you know you have something special, you want to fight for it.” If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. But if it is, my God, I feel great.’

Read full interview in Glamouravailable online now.

Expensive taste: Leigh-Anne wore a floral Versace dress and black gloves

Journey: Leigh-Anne said her bond is stronger than ever as a family unit, but admitted the early days were testing

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