Sheridan Smith says she has 'a second chance at life' since becoming a mum.
The TV and theatre actress gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Billy, back in May in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
And during that time Sheridan, 39, and fiancé Jamie Horn let cameras into their lives to follow their journey to parenthood as well Sheridan opening up on her mental health struggles, past and present.
The ITV documentary, titled Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, follows Sheridan as she attends her first scans, pre-natal classes and sessions with a specialist therapist.
She and her partner, Jamie, are filmed at their countryside home as they talk openly of their excitement and nerves about becoming parents.
While preparing for her new arrival, Sheridan talks extensively about her own mental health and explores what help is available for other pregnant women and new mums.
"The bigger jobs that you get, if you doubt yourself internally, then you constantly think that you are not as good as they think you are," Sheridan says in the documetary.
"And then my dad died and I think maybe things that I hadn't dealt with caused the big explosion, mentally...It was like a bomb went off in my head…
"Now I feel like I've got a second chance at life.
"It's such a huge thing to have a baby. It's the biggest worry - if you've had mental health issues in the past - will it rear its ugly head again? I would hate for the wheels to come off during pregnancy or post pregnancy.
"There are so many women out there who feel the same as me, who are just as scared as me, and we need to go and get some answers."
Sheridan also tells the programme that she now feels "calm" and "contentment" since welcoming her little boy.
