Billie Faiers has shared her birth story from when she welcomed her third child, Margot, into the world. 

The former The Only Way is Essex star welcomed Margot into the world on December 2, and spoke on her podcast with her sister, The Sam & Billie Show, about how her labour went.

Billie revealed she had just sent a photo to Sam and her mum of her baby bump when, “I was pottering around in my dressing room just putting some more things in the baby bag and then all of a sudden I lent over and I felt a big gush, basically my waters had broke”.

 

 

 

 

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“I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe finally something was happening. Obviously I was early, I wasn't overdue or anything, I just felt ready”.

“I WhatsApp called Samantha and Mum straight away so we were on a three-way call and I was like, ‘My waters have just broken’”.

The 33-year-old continued her story by explaining how she wanted to get as close to giving birth as she could at home before heading into the labour ward. “My plan was to stay at home for as long as I could before going into hospital because I was no longer doing a home birth”.

Billie’s mum and sister then came over for the night, expecting the baby to be born that evening or early the next morning, but there were no signs of Margot for another day.

 

 

 

 

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The mum-of-three then had to go into hospital to be induced as her waters had been broken for over 24 hours, meaning she could be more prone to getting an infection.

“Not everything goes to plan obviously but I was gutted because I knew being induced meant I couldn't go in the birthing pool and I actually really wanted to try for a waterbirth this time”.

After two days of no sleep and no contractions starting, Billie was given a pessary to no avail so she was then put on an oxytocin drip which made her contractions start quickly. “It literally went from zero to 100”, Billie revealed as she started contracting strongly. 

 

 

 

 

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“Margot’s head was there… but my cervix wasn't open so it wasn't dilated”, Billie added before sharing that Sam couldn’t stay in the room while she gave birth and ended up on the motorway home when their mum called to say Margot was on the way.

Luckily, Sam was on FaceTime when her new niece made her arrival into the world.

After three days of being in labour, Margot was born and as Billie didn’t find out the gender before she was born, she counted on her partner Greg to announce that they had a little girl. 

The couple, who tied the knot in 2019, are already proud parents to eight-year-old Nelly and five-year-old Arthur.

The royal family is growing once again!

Princess Eugenie has announced that she is expecting her second child with her husband Jack Brooksbank. The pair are already parents to a one-year-old son named August.

Eugenie, who is eleventh in line to the throne and is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, took to Instagram earlier this afternoon to share the wonderful news. 

 

 

 

 

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The princess posted an adorable image of August kissing his mother’s growing baby bump. The sweet snap was captured by her husband Jack. 

“We’re so excited to share that there will be a new addition to our family this summer,” the 32-year-old royal gushed.

In a statement issued by Buckingham Palace, the royals said: “Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are pleased to announce they are expecting their second child this summer.”

 

 

 

 

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“The family are delighted and August is very much looking forward to being a big brother,” the palace added.

Eugenie and Jack have yet to reveal whether or not they are expecting a boy or a girl.

The pair first entered into a relationship in 2010, after meeting at a ski resort in Switzerland.

 

 

 

 

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After eight years of dating and a spell of long-distance, the couple finally tied the knot in October 2018 at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Eugenie and Jack welcomed their firstborn, August, into the world in February 2021, at the Portland Hospital in London. At the time, the new parents broke with royal tradition by sharing a black-and-white snap of the little one’s hand on social media, shortly after his birth.

Congratulations to Eugenie and Jack!

Amy Childs’ bump is growing!

The former star of The Only Way Is Essex is currently expecting twins, a boy and a girl, with her boyfriend Billy Delbosq.

To celebrate her incoming arrivals, the mum-of-two has shared a magnificent pregnancy photoshoot.

Taking to Instagram earlier today, the 32-year-old revealed three stunning bare snaps from the photoshoot, with all of them accentuating her growing bump. Amy also captioned each image with a simple heart.

 

 

 

 

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Since sharing the breathtaking photos, Amy has received a ton of glowing compliments from both her family and her fellow The Only Way Is Essex co-stars.

“my favourite picture”, commented her partner Billy, referring to a portrait of Amy posing upright with a loose, flowing dress billowing behind her.

“Beautiful,” replied Yazmin Oukhellou, with the addition of a red heart emoji.

“Amazing!”, wrote Harry Derbidge.

 

 

 

 

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“Beautiful,” agreed Georgia Kousoulou.

Amy and Billy surprised their fans in October of last year when they announced that they are expecting twins. 

“THE NEWS IS FINALLY OUT” When 4 become 6!!”, the couple exclaimed on social media at the time. “We’re both over the moon to announce we’re having.. ‘NOT 1… BUT 2’… WE’RE HAVING TWINS!!”

“Our family is so complete and we’re so excited for the next chapter,” Amy and Billy added.

 

 

 

 

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Then, the couple received even further congratulations almost a month later, when they revealed with popping balloons that they would be having a baby boy and a baby girl. 

Amy and Billy have been together since July 2021. Amy is already a mother to two children – five-year-old daughter Polly and four-year-old son Ritchie – from two previous relationships.

We couldn’t be more excited for the happy couple, and Amy looks stunning in her new photoshoot!

Kimberly Wyatt has opened up about her labour story and revealed she was ‘gutted’ she had to have a C-section. 

The Pussycat Dolls band member is mum to three children- seven-year-old Willow, five-year-old Maple and three-year-old Senna. She welcomed all of her children into the world via C-section.

While speaking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast Happy Mum, Happy Baby, Kimberly shared her honest experience with having to have caesareans which she hadn’t planned for during her first two labours, only her last one.

 

 

 

 

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As she was speaking about being pregnant with her first child and not knowing much information about birth apart from what she saw in movies, the 40-year-old explained, “It wasn't until I became pregnant that I started reading about hypnobirthing and all these different styles of going through it”.

“When I had to do the caesarean I was gutted. I felt like that moment and that feeling was taken away from me”.

The mum-of-three continued, “Of course, get over it, ultimately you want to have safe mum, safe baby but I do feel like it's incredibly fascinating what our bodies do”.

Kimberly then added that it took her a while to process that she would have to have a C-section, “Yeah I was really gutted about that”.

 

 

 

 

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“It almost feels like a right of passage as a woman to be able to do that and when you no longer have that choice it takes some time to get your head around that”.

The Buttons singer agreed with Giovanna that there are often negative feelings and judgements towards caesareans that are unnecessary. 

“Everybody’s got their own journey. That’s one thing I learnt a lot through having three kids is that the headspace of the mum is so important, almost more important than everything because we have to provide all of those vital things for that baby”.

Kimberly and her husband Max Rogers tied the knot in a private ceremony in February 2014 and went on to have their first daughter in December of that year. They then welcomed Maple into the world in 2017 and Senna in 2019, before Kimberly decided to have her tubes tied.

Khloé Kardashian has spoken out about the death of Tristan Thompson’s mother.

Andrea Cooper passed away on January 6 following a sudden heart attack. Although Khloé later attended her funeral, she had refrained from speaking publicly about the loss of her children’s grandmother.

However, last night, Khloé decided to break her silence by posting an emotional tribute to Andrea.

 

 

 

 

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Taking to Instagram, the 38-year-old shared numerous photos and videos of herself and Andrea together, as well as snaps of Andrea with her granddaughter True.

“I have been avoiding this…. Avoiding accepting this is real. I have so much to say but nothing at all…. I have so many emotions and still I feel numb,” Khloé began in her lengthy caption. 

“Life can be brutally unfair at times and This has been one of the toughest times in so many of our lives. But at the same time, I feel blessed that I am lucky to have had someone that makes saying goodbye so incredibly difficult,” the mother-of-two continued.

“I know you are rejoicing up there. Dancing and singing and probably yelling ‘who does that!!’ because we are crying at your loss,” Khloé penned.

The Kardashians star then went on to reference her ex boyfriend and Andrea’s son Tristan. “At the same time, I know you never wanted to leave your boys. They are your entire world,” she continued. “They will learn to live with the hole in their hearts because they are warriors just like their warrior mommy.”

Khloé also promised the late Andrea that her son Amari, who suffers from epilepsy, will be looked after. “Just know, I promise you, Amari will be perfectly ok. We will all look after him, help him and protect him,” she insisted. “Your boys will be ok because they have their guardian Angel by their side.”

As well as Tristan and Amari, Andrea is also survived by the two children that Khloé and Tristan share together – four-year-old True and a six-month-old baby boy, whose name has yet to be revealed.

Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson has been very open about her journey with PTSD, depression and crippling anxiety since having her son Leo, and has now shared an update on her health amid getting back into her exercise regime. 

Louise welcomed Leo into the world in November 2021 and has been transparent about her recovery ever since.

Now that she is recovering from another procedure and drug-induced lupus, Thompson has revealed that her ‘body doesn’t feel like her own’ as she tries to exercise after not having worked out due to fears it would affect her mental health. 

 

 

 

 

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Sharing videos of herself at the gym, the mum-of-one revealed, “Finally really enjoying getting back into it and I've just remembered why exercise is so important and why I always preached about it”.

“For so long I was not feeling mentally well enough. Weirdly, my kind of obsessive analysing of everything in health told me not to exercise because I thought it affected the chemicals in my brain and also the way that my body responded to the mental health medication”.

“I said to the doctor earlier that I feel like I'm living in someone else's body. I feel like I died and then came back in someone else's bod”.

Louise added, “It's been a nightmare. I feel exhausted after 10 hours sleep. My body aches and I feel like an 80-year old peeling myself off the floor”.

“I've never known anything but pure 100% health until Leo. Now I can't even cross my legs without agonising pain. I get numbness and terrible pins and needles”.

The 32-year-old revealed she is trying to work more on her physical health as she tried to improve her mental health. 

Rita Simons has been undergoing huge changes regarding her health.

The former EastEnders star recently underwent a hysterectomy, in order to help combat relentless premenstrual emotions that she had been experiencing for years. Rita received a total radical hysterectomy, meaning that her womb, cervix and both ovaries were removed.

However, she has admitted that choosing to have surgery was an upsetting one, as she knew that it would mean that she would not be able to get pregnant again.

 

 

 

 

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The 45-year-old already shares two daughters – 16-year-old twins Jaimee and Maiya – with her ex husband Theo Silveston, and had previously swore that she did not want any more kids. 

Ultimately, it was when Rita began to date her partner Ben Harlow in 2020 that she realised that by having the hysterectomy, she would be giving up the possibility of getting pregnant again. 

 

 

 

 

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“It’s a really strange thing because you don’t think you’d be that bothered until you’re in that situation, and then suddenly you’re like, ‘What if I do want kids in five years?’”, Rita noted in an interview with OK!.

“As a woman, we often take for granted that you can get pregnant and then when you are not able to and the choice is taken away…”, the actress pondered further. 

Rita – who is best known for playing Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap – noted that her premenstrual emotions began to escalate to the point where it was affecting her work. “I was in panto and I got to the point where I was telling my agent not to book me on dates where I knew I’d be on my period, because it was so difficult to work,” she admitted.

 

 

 

 

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“It was debilitating and I knew I couldn’t go through that every month," she added.

Although the surgery has been a lot for Rita to wrap her head around, she doesn’t regret it. “Health comes first,” she stated. “I feel like it’s all been an attack on my femininity but my good mental health is good for my kids, it’s good for Ben. They have felt my wrath when I’m premenstrual and they don’t deserve it.”

Well done to Rita for putting her health first!