Kym Marsh has shared an emotional message for her daughter Polly to celebrate her birthday.
The Coronation Street actress said her eight-year-old little girl “saved” her following the stillbirth of her son, Archie.
She shared a string of photos of Polly, alongside a heartfelt message.
Read more: Kym Marsh honours late son Archie 10 years after his death
She wrote: “8 years ago today I was blessed with the most amazing gift I could have ever wished for. My beautiful Polly was born.
“My little girl doesn’t even know how very special she is. She saved me. She brought me light through such darkness, my sunshine, my absolute world.
“We didn’t have an easy ride getting her here.”
She continued: “It was a rough ride, not just my pregnancy, but her first few weeks of life were scary and tough for her but she is one hell of a fighter and she fought and overcame every obstacle she was faced with.
“Polly, I am so very proud of you. I am so very grateful for you and I feel so lucky that I was given the chance to be your mummy. You are a gift.
“A gift from above. A gift from your big brother I believe. I believe he sent you to us. I am so thankful for that. So on this day my sweetheart.
“Know how very much you are loved and cherished.”
The star added: “You beautiful, funny, kind, caring, wonderful little girl. Happy birthday darling. I love you to the moon and back. Always and forever xxx.”
Kym is also a mum to son David, 23, and daughter Emilie, 22.
The star is set to become a grandmother very soon as her daughter Emilie is expecting her first child.
Speaking about Emilie’s food cravings since becoming pregnant, Kym wrote in her OK! Magazine column last month: “Her appetite has also increased, which is good as I was a bit concerned because at some stages during pregnancy you can feel like you can’t really stomach food.
Read more: Kym Marsh reveals daughter Emilie’s pregnancy cravings
“She’s making up for that now! She’ll fixate on a certain food for a week and then move on to something else. At the moment it’s fruit and yoghurt and I think the baby loves it as he’s been kicking loads.
“The other week it was Curly Wurlys and she’s actually just started eating donuts too!”
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