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Hollyoaks star Kirsty-Leigh Porter and Myleene Klass leave viewers in tears with emotional embrace as they open up about shared experience of baby loss


Soap actress Kristy-Leigh, 35, who has played Leela Lomax on Hollyoaks since 2013, appeared on Thursday's episode of Loose Women to share the parallels between herself and her character.

Kristy-Leigh talked through the day she found out her unborn baby Penny-Leigh had passed away and explained moment doctors searched for a heartbeat, sparking a response from panellist Mylene - who has been vocal publicly about her own miscarriage. Kristy-Leigh talked through the day she found out her unborn baby Penny-Leigh had passed away and explained moment doctors searched for a heartbeat, sparking a response from panellist Mylene - who has been vocal publicly about her own miscarriage The pair reached out to hold hands and shared an emotional glance as they bonded over the pain of the moment of realisation, before Mylene, 46, stood up and ran round to give Kristy-Leigh a hug

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