Kym Marsh, 43, opened up about joining her daughter’s boyfriend, Mikey Hoszowskyj, 28, as a birthing partner when Emilie Cunliffe, 21, welcomed son Teddy Archie David Hoszowskyj at the beginning of last month. “It was an amazing experience and I’m so glad Emilie and Mikey asked me to be involved,” the Coronation Street actress told this week’s OK! Magazine. “Mikey and I were very much a tag team.” Kym went on to say she felt the need to issue a warning to Mikey at a crucial point during her daughter’s labour.
“Mikey started getting a bit tearful at one point and I said, ‘Don’t you dare cry,’” she said. “Because it was right towards the end when Emilie was in the most pain.
“I know it’s horrible to see someone you love in pain and it’s emotional as she was bringing his child into the world, but I knew at that moment in time Emilie needed us to be strong.”
Mikey, meanwhile, praised the ITV soap star for her part in the birth, saying: “Kym was the best co-birthing partner I could have wished for — she was a massive support.”
Kym went on to commend her daughter’s attitude throughout the birth of her first grandson.
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