Jorgie Porter says her miscarriage “was the hardest thing” she has ever had to go through.
Jorgie Porter has opened up about her painful experience of miscarriage
The 35-year-old actress and her fiancé Ollie Piotrowski, 32, welcomed their seven-month-old son Forest into the world in November 2022, and his birth followed a tragedy when Jorgie lost her quadruplets at 14 weeks back in 2021.
The 'Hollyoaks' star admits she had never felt a worse pain then when she got the news from doctors that her babies were gone.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: "My miscarriage was the hardest thing I’ve had to go through in my life. None of the doctors knew why it happened. I had four times the hormones, and then afterwards, the feeling of being pregnant never went away.
“Ollie and I had felt so ready to be parents. I just didn’t understand how it could be taken away.
“There is no pain like it, and it was the same for Ollie.
“Some think, ‘It’s the woman’s body’, but that’s not true. If anything, it makes the male partner feel he can’t be upset. So it’s important to talk about it.”
Jorgie will be returning to Channel 4 soap 'Hollyoaks' as her character Theresa McQueen later this year, but she admits her main focus in life now is being the best mum she can to Forest.
She said: "Being a mother is so hard. The hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s relentless. But I will always, always be thankful I am a mum, no matter how hard it is, because of what happened. It’s given me the gratitude to take each day as it comes and enjoy my family.
“When Forest was born, I just felt so excited for this new stage in my life. Although, all the late nights were good training for sleepless nights with a baby.
“I would never want to be that girl again, the one without a care beyond clothes shopping and having a good time. I loved my younger, frivolous years but that’s not me now."
Jorgie - who has appeared on reality shows 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' and 'Dancing On Ice' - intends to tell Forest about his lost siblings when he's older.
She said: “I felt very lucky to be able to speak to friends who have suffered miscarriages and got through the other side.
“I don’t think I can ever move away from what happened. It’s about progression. If I talk about Forest it’s important I don’t ignore what happened. If it had not happened, I wouldn’t be mum to Forest.
“When he’s older I’ll definitely tell him about our lost babies.”
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