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Dame Arlene Phillips, 81, recalls how medical students wanted to study her 'dangerous' pregnancy when she gave birth at 47 and she was even told she would struggle to bond with her child
Dame Arlene Phillips has revealed how she was treated as a 'curiosity' by doctors when she gave birth at 47, with one hospital even asking if students could study her pregnancy.
The former Strictly Come Dancing judge recalled how she was repeatedly warned about the dangers of pregnancy at her age and was told at a mother and baby class that she would struggle to bond with her child. The choreographer and dancer reminisced about her pregnancy with her eldest daughter in an Instagram post in 2022, sharing a childhood photo of Alana in a ballet tutu as she marked her 43rd birthday. The choreographer and dancer reminisced about her pregnancy with her eldest daughter in an Instagram post in 2022, sharing a childhood photo of Alana in a ballet tutu
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