Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has revealed that she turned to therapy after the trauma she suffered during two of her pregnancies.
The 46-year-old said she wasn’t coping after she lost her baby boy Theo, who was stillborn at seven months, in 2011.
The TV presenter then suffered medical complications when giving birth to her daughter, Hollie, in 2012.
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Amanda gave birth to her son in 2011 and then suffered a haemorrhage while carrying Hollie, who was in a “critical condition” for three days.
In a candid interview with You Magazine, Amanda opened up about how she struggled with her grief, recalling how she had to seek help from a therapist.
“I had therapy for one month.
“It was like grief counselling. I wasn’t coping. I had to do something.”
She added: “I’m not a believer in taking anti-depressants if you can find a way to avoid doing so.”
The star opened up about how having a therapist helped her:
“I went to see a woman and she talked to me about changing the way I thought, looking at my anxieties in a different way.
“It worked and then I stopped the therapy because it had served its purpose. For me it was about being given a new set of tools and moving on.”
Amanda and her hubby Chris Hughes also have a 11-year-old daughter, Alexa – Lexie – together.
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Amanda is currently filming the new series of BGT with fellow judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon.
But it seems the actress has her eyes set on a slightly different job!
She recently revealed that she would love to replace Holly Willoughby on ITV show This Morning, if her pal ever got tired of the presenting duties.
Amanda told the Daily Mirror: “The main reason I was thrilled to stand in for Holly Willoughby during her maternity leave from This Morning was that I’d be able to show a different side to myself.
“I loved every minute. Holly is incredible but if she ever does finally hang up her stilettos, that’s the job I’d really want to be considered for.”