Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon, 44, opens up on miracle baby joy after heartbreaking IVF journey
ATOMIC Kitten songstress Liz McClarnon admitted she felt “broken” and in a “dark hole” prior to her IVF success.
The Eternal Flame vocalist, 44, revealed the happy news of her pregnancy last month after spending two decades trying to conceive.
Liz, 44, shared her baby news in a sweet video on Instagram.
The mum-to-be – who is expecting a baby with husband Peter Cho – looked glowing in the short clip.
Yet while the scenes showed the Atomic Kitten alum beaming with happiness, she has now revealed the toll the couple’s IVF attempts had taken.
Liz said of their three failed embryo transfer attempts in 2022: “The first time we did it, I thought, ‘This will be it.
“But by my third cycle, it was obviously very different.
“When that one didn’t work, I was really quite sick and I was in a dark hole.”
She added to MirrorOnline: “I’d put on so much weight but I didn’t want to tell anyone why, because I didn’t want the IVF to become my identity, my whole personality.
“I was still doing shows and I’d see the comments online talking about me.
“I remember one said, ‘She’s getting really thick,’ and others were like, ‘She’s unrecognisable.’
“I tried to remember that those people didn’t know what was happening, but it was hard.
“I just felt broken after the third time, so we took a break before the wedding.”
Liz and her husband Peter got married two years ago in the Lake District.
Yet towards the end of last year they suffered two tragic miscarriages.
Happily, the couple are now on the road to being parents, with Liz taking precautions due to her age classifying it as a “high risk” pregnancy.
BABY REVEAL
She looked glowing in the clip posted to social media last month.
The captions over the video read: “I’ve been keeping a secret from you, and I’ve mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile.
“But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF and dark times, I’m pregnant!
“We feel like we’ve been given the world.”
Liz also wrote a heartwarming message next to the video, which read: “I started to record a video of me just telling you but I got too emotional so I thought I’d just hide behind this little announcement instead.
“I just can’t believe we’re here.
“So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse.
“I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with IVF and loss after so much hope.
“I’ve been a part of some beautifully supportive communities. I’m so grateful. I am so grateful!”