Amanda Holden admits she will never try for more children after stillbirth heartbreak

AMANDA Holden has suffered the heartbreak of one miscarriage and one stillbirth.

And perhaps understandably the BGT star has sworn never to try for more children as she doesn't want to  "put my family through that again."

The 43-year-old has two daughters with her husband Chris Hughes.

But before her second birth she suffered years of heartbreak, having a miscarriage in 2010 and a stillborn son the following year.

She said she ‘came close to death’ when Hollie was born in 2012 after suffering a huge loss of blood and spending three days in intensive care.

Talking to Essentials magazine, she said: ‘Chris and I were talking about this the other day, saying how if we’d met earlier we’d have had more kids, but that you end up with the ones you’re meant to have. 

Amanda Holden says BGT has fit round her family life very well [Splash]

"We’re incredibly lucky to have our girls.’

And the talent show judge spoke highly of BGT, saying that it had been much more favourable to motherhood than her previous West-end acting career.

"Acting is pretty gruelling. You’re away for weeks, sometimes months, on end… it’s hard to balance with kids."

She added: "BGT gave me the financial freedom not to have to worry about working all the time – and I could do it around my kids."

Amanda Holden opens up about her stillbirth heartbreak [Wenn]