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Strictly star Josh Widdicombe's miscarriage heartbreak as star was afraid to speak out


Josh Widdicombe has opened up about the miscarriage he and wife Rose Hanson suffered while she was pregnant with their second child, admitting he had avoided speaking about it

On a poignant episode of Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett's podcast, Parenting Hell, the normally light-hearted show took a serious turn. Comedian Josh - who is competing on this year's Strictly Come DancingChristmas Special - revealed his family's painful experience with miscarriage during a conversation with guest Geoff Norcott. Josh is competing on Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special (Image: Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)Josh, who shares his children with spouse Rose Hanson, was inspired by Geoff's openness to unveil his own heartfelt admission: "I think it's interesting you say about, 'not wanting to talk about it', because I haven't spoke about it on here before because we were pregnant but we had a miscarriage between our two children."

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