31/05/2017

Arlene Philips Reveals She Was Treated Like A 'Freak' For Giving Birth At 47

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Philips has revealed she was treated like "some kind of freak" after giving birth to her second daughter aged 47.

Speaking to Good Housekeeping magazine, she said: "[I was told] I was some kind of freak, that I would find it hard to bond with my baby when I could be the grandmother.


"I'm so vociferous if anybody says something to me that I find offensive. But I was so vulnerable. I let all these remarks go by with tears in my eyes.

"Nowadays, being an older mother is very common. When you let all those things go you see the absolute joy of having a baby when you're older. You really do feel like you've been given a gift."

(CD/LM)

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