Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock froze her eggs aged 28 after worrying fertility discovery
19.10.2023 - 20:19
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock has opened up on her decision to freeze her eggs when she was only 28 years old, as she discovered that her chances of conceiving may not have been as sure as she'd initially thought. The former Little Mix star shared all on her journey from being a singer, winning The X Factor, meeting her now-husband Andre Gray to having twins in a new interview.
The 32 year old explained that she'd been at the top of her career when she got pregnant, so as a result it wouldn't necessarily have been her choice to have children at that particular point in her life. But the pop star decided to undergo some tests to find out the state of her fertility and if she needed to take precautions.
Unfortunately, Leigh-Anne was told some worrying news during one appointment, and it made her reevaluate her priorities. "We were at the height of our career and everyone knew I wanted children, but I remember thinking to myself, 'I can’t have children now'," the singer said at the Glamour Woman of the Year cover shoot.
The star also won the musician gong at the awards Tuesday night, 17 October.
"They told me I had a low egg count, which totally freaked me out," the star went on. "So, I started the process of freezing my eggs, just to be safe." The process was tough both emotionally and physically, so Leigh-Anne decided to try for a family straight away instead.
Not long after, the star became pregnant with her twins, and the couple were over the moon. Leigh-Anne and Andre now share two children aged two, but have decided to keep their privacy paramount.
The couple are keeping the toddlers' names and genders a secret until their older, when Leigh-Anne says they both feel the children can make their own decisions whether they want to be
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