Kym Marsh admits her pregnancy has been 'a nightmare', with the constant worry she and fiancé Jamie Lomas will lose a second child.
Coronation Street actress Kym and Jamie's premature son Archie died in 2009, moments after he was born at 21 weeks.
Now 26 weeks pregnant with a baby girl, the couple have been 'on eggshells'.
'We were [so scared we'd lose our baby],' says Kym, 34.
'It's been really difficult.
'I have been diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, which is when your cervix is too weak to stay closed during pregnancy due to the extra weight of the baby.
'It can cause premature birth or late miscarriage.
'This time around I was a high risk patient and I've been monitored closely.'
Kym was 'stitched' at 17 weeks to stop the cervix from opening and took early maternity leave from Coronation Street, a decision she's sure saved her unborn child.
'She's been a right little wriggler since 17 weeks,' says Kym, whose little girl is due in May.
'And she's a Marsh-Lomas.
'I know she's a little fighter and I know she'll be causing us havoc before long!'
