Kirsty-Lee Porter on the pain of losing her unborn daughter, the joy her rainbow baby Nala Rai brings and why she decided to play out her trauma on Hollyoaks
When Hollyoaks actress Kirsty-Leigh Porter held baby Nala Rai in her arms for the first time, she was overwhelmed with relief, joy and inescapable sadness.
“I’m not the Kirsty I was before Penny-Leigh,” she tells OK!. “My soul left for a little bit after Penny-Leigh. Everything flips upside down.” Posting on Instagram helped and Kirsty-Leigh found strength from others who were lost in grief just like her. “When I was pregnant with Nala it was just literally trying to get through each day,” she says. “I didn’t relax and enjoy it as much as I probably should have because it’s a blur. It was just trying to get through each day and just get her here safely.”
“It’s trying not to scare people, but I want to show that it’s normal to feel reduced movements – as long as you notice it and you do something about it,” says Kirsty-Leigh. “My maternity ward said, ‘No matter how small you think this matter is, if you ar worried or even if you’re not so worried, still make the phone call, still check…’ People watching this who are pregnant might instantly put their hand to their tummy.
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