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Charlotte Church has detailed the birth of her third child and how her planned holistic forestry work was interrupted in August 2020.
The 36-year-old star appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Loose Women where she got candid about her birth experience of her daughter Freda, two.
Charlotte welcomed her youngest daughter with husband Jonathan Powell, and also shares Ruby and Dexter with ex Gavin Henson.
Explanation: Charlotte Church detailed the birth of her third child and how her planned holistic forestry work was interrupted in August 2020.]
The star, who is open about her interest in spirituality, revealed she originally planned to give birth in a forest – with a birthing pool set up, surrounded by candles and nature.
However, her plans were derailed by the arrival of rainy weather and loud golfers playing on a nearby course.
Charlotte said: ‘I worked in the trees overnight, it was beautiful at the end of August.
Honest: The 36-year-old star appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Loose Women where she got candid about her birth experience of her daughter Freda, two
“It looked like a Baz Luhrmann movie set. There were candles everywhere and many of my friends had made flags.
‘Then it started to drizzle in the morning. I live near a golf course and I could hear the golfers starting, and I started getting vocal myself. So I went in and had her on the bathroom floor!’
Charlotte previously spoke about Freda’s chaotic birth on Jaime Winstone’s Greatest Night Ever podcast.
Spiritual: The star, who is open about her interest in spirituality, revealed she originally planned to give birth in a forest – with a birthing pool set up, surrounded by candles and nature
She explained, “I ended up screaming my ass off in the bathroom.”
Speaking on the podcast, she explained, “Last time I gave birth, I tried to do it in a wooded area but ended up screaming on a bathroom floor.
“I had it all mapped out, it was so beautiful, I had the birthing pool outside among the trees, had a cute garland my friends made for me. And then I slashed at me on the floor, on all fours, screaming my ass off.
“So yeah, not quite the super duper holistic, organic, and zen birth I had planned,” she joked.
interruption: However, her plans were derailed by the arrival of rainy weather and loud golfers playing at a nearby course
It’s not the first time she’s described her experience of giving birth, which came more than a decade after her first two deliveries.
Speaking on Rob Beckett and Josh Widdecomb’s Parenting Hell podcast last year, Charlotte described birth as “punching me in the face.”
She said, “I loved birth, but my third birth came and b***h hit me in the face. I was so incredibly confident because the first two times I was 21 and 22 and my body knew exactly what to do.
Proud parent: Charlotte previously explained that parenting is ‘incredibly difficult’ but she considers it ‘the pinnacle of her existence’
Charlotte first announced she was pregnant to fans in a low-key tweet in March 2020, revealing she was pulling out of a charity concert due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Holly Willoughby had slipped the same day in March that Charlotte had welcomed her third child while performing on This Morning, saying to her, “You’ve got three kids now!”
She said, “You now have the three children. How’s home schooling?” Charlotte replied, “I’ve been home schooling my own kids for a few years now.”
Charlotte said: Charlotte welcomed Freda in August 2020 with husband Jonathan Powell (pictured in 2015)
