Binky Felstead has revealed that she has tragically suffered a miscarriage.
The Made in Chelsea star, 30, took to her Instagram account to share the heartbreaking news on Monday, sharing that she was 12 weeks into her pregnancy when she suffered the loss.
Sharing a picture of a beautiful sunset, Binky said she would have been at the 18-week mark now but at her third ultrasound scan doctors couldn't find a heartbeat.
She is already mum to three-year-old daughter India and recently got engaged to her boyfriend Max Darnton.
Binky wrote: "I've thought long and hard about doing this post, but I felt that if I can pass on any warmth, comfort or help to anybody in the same position - well that would be great.
"It's only fair that I share some of my 'downs' as well as my 'up' moments.
"Today would have been my 18 week mark, but sadly we had an early miscarriage just before 12 weeks.
"Not only was this heartbreaking for us, but it also came as such a shock to me.
"I hadn't realised until then how blessed I was with having such a relatively straight forward pregnancy with India - I'll admit I was naive enough to assume the next one would be as straightforward, but I had two early scans as I was concerned I was bleeding.
"They found a 'very strong' heartbeat. However, on the third scan I was told 'I'm afraid there's no heartbeat.'"
Binky, whose real name is Alexandra, shared the statistic that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage.
She continued: "When speaking to a few close friends about our situation, we learned that some of them too have had miscarriages in the past.
"I asked them why they've never said anything, and they just said they felt they couldn't, or shouldn't talk about it. Almost like it's a taboo subject, which is heartbreaking.
"If you have been through this, I hope you are giving yourself time to mentally and physically heal and do what you need.
"I keep reminding myself that there was nothing I could have done, and perhaps this was nature's way of saying that for whatever reason, this little soul wasn't ready for the world. Sending so so much love."
She then pointed her followers to the Miscarriage Association, who help those affected by miscarriage.
If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity). You can call them on 0808 164 3332 or email helpline@sands.org.uk
