Catherine Tyldesley has opened up on an illness which made her feel like she had given birth.
The former Coronation Street star said s he felt like she had "given birth without having a baby" after experiencing a hormonal imbalance in her body.
Cath, 37, told Hello! magazine she put on a stone in weight and had morning sickness as a result of the illness.
"My body seemed to think it was pregnant," the Walked actress told the magazine.
"I took so many tests as I was convinced I was actually pregnant and even had morning sickness, but in fact my body was just mimicking a pregnancy.
"My endocrinologist said she’d never seen such a reaction."
The mum-of-one added: "It felt like I’d given birth without having a baby. I put on a stone in weight even though I was eating well and training hard.
"It is only now that I feel I’ve got my body back."
Cath, who has son Alfie with her husband Tom Pitfield – who she married in 2016, also told the magazine she would like to have another child.
"We are so happy as a three and we don’t ever feel like there is anything missing, but would I like another child?
"Yes, I think I would, so if it happens, then that’s wonderful.
"If it doesn't, then I am blessed to have Alfie."
Cath and Tom are celebrating their five-year wedding anniversary.
Wedding guests on the day included many of her Corrie co-stars after she played Eva Price in the ITV soap for seven years.
"I've never lost touch with my Corrie family," Cath said. "Whatever I'm doing I have always had so much support from them."
Read the full story in Hello! magazine, out now.
