Former X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson has revealed the "devastating" heartbreak behind the birth of her third child, Arabella, three weeks ago.
The singer told Hello! that Arabella's father broke up with her when she told him that she was pregnant - and she also admitted that he already had a girlfriend.
"On the outside everyone must have thought everything was rosy at home," she said. "I kept a smile on my face and kept all my feelings inside because I had this awful feeling of shame, but I was heartbroken. "I was fuming when I found out, I was so angry," Rebecca added. "The way I was treated was wrong. I think some people think you're devastated because you want the man, but it's not that. It's devastating for a woman because it's a normal thing for your child to be wanted."
But she was keen to add that she is not bitter about the split, and still thanks him for giving her a "gift from God". "I don't hold any hate towards him," she said. "He wasn't ready to be a dad and that's up to him. I'm not in his shoes and I can't force him. I'm happy with his decision now and I wish him and his partner well."
And despite being a busy mum juggling a singer career, Rebecca still had the time to set up a website for fellow single mums to talk during her pregnancy, revealing that she thrived from that support.
"Imagine being a woman who has to go home, she has no support from her man financially, she's trying to scrape a life together and as well as that she's being shunned," Rebecca said. "That's all I kept on thinking. 'If this is hard for me, imagine if I didn't have people to lean on and a career to look forward to?'"
However, despite the tough time Rebecca had during her pregnancy, she has leaned on her friend Karl Dures, the father of her first two children, for support. The couple are no longer together, but Karl has offered to raise Arabella as if she was his own daughter. "Karl has been a huge support, we're really good friends. He was there for the birth and he has offered to adopt her and be her dad too. He has given her his name, which is lovely, so she will be the same as the other kids."
We're glad Rebecca has good friends to rely on after such a tough few months.
SOURCE: Hello!
On Monday 27 October 2014, we wrote...Former X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson has had her third child - a bouncing baby girl named Arabella.
The baby was born at the end of last week, after the singer updated her fans about her "slow labour". She then tweeted about her new arrival on Saturday night, calling her new baby a "beautiful little doll".
"I don't want to sleep I just want to look at hr", she tweeted. "Thank you for all the love and support will update you all tomorrow my angel is here".
"She is so perfect my Arabella is like a beautiful little doll" she continued. "Cant put her down she is ruined already...such a happy mum".
The singer was gifted with a gorgeous pair of personalised new booties for her little girl, which she also shared on Twitter.
Rebecca already has two children from a previous relationship, Lillie May and Karl, and now is dating a longstanding friend, who prefers to stay out of the limelight.
On 14 April 2014, we wrote...Congratulations to Rebecca Ferguson - the X Factor contestant revealed on Twitter this weekend that she is expecting her third child.
The 27-year-old confirmed the news with her fans on Sunday evening, saying: "Yes I am having a new lovely baby. Children are such a blessing and I'm grateful to God for my new little gift xx"
Rebecca also posted a picture of two swans with the caption: "There's a little heart beating next to mine."
And this chatty one...
Ah, we'll let her off being super cheesy - she has a bun in the oven!
Rebecca Ferguson, who dated One Direction's Zayn Malik many moons ago, already has two children Lillie May,9, and Karl,7, from a previous relationship (NOT with Zayn Malik - phew).
The star is thought to be pregnant with her current boyfriend's child; her partner has chosen to stay out of the limelight.
Congrats!
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