TV presenter and documentary maker Stacey Dooley has opened up on her secret fertility heartbreak as she suffered an ectopic pregnancy with partner Kevin Clifton

Stacey Dooley broke down in tears as she bravely opened up on suffering an ectopic pregnancy with husband Kevin Clifton. The documentary maker, 38, is a proud mum to daughter Minnie, who she shares with the Strictly Come Dancing professional.

They welcomed Minnie in January 2023, having met each other on the BBC dance competition back in 2018. Stacey shares occasional updates on their home life together, but decided to share more in a candid admission on her latest TV series.

Her hit Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over is back on U, with the presenter staying over with Britain’s first legally recognised gay father, Barrie Drewitt-Barlow. He is an outspoken supporter of commercial surrogacy, which is banned in the UK.

Stacey and Kevin already share daughter Minnie(Image: Getty Images for SOLT)

They choose to keep their daughter Minnie out of the spotlight(Image: Instagram/sjdooley)

As Stacey got to know Barrie in his own home, she revealed she doesn’t share the same sentiments as him as he said he wants his children to be beautiful.

Speaking alone to the camera, Stacey decided to share her hidden struggle to welcome another child with Kevin. “I have experienced what it is like to struggle to have a child,” she said.

“We obviously wanted to expand our family and last year I feel pregnant and it didn’t go brilliantly. It was ectopic… I am so sorry because this is so predictable. I am sat here crying on a bed. It was ectopic and it was really f***ing difficult.

“There was an internal rupture and there had to be emergency surgery. Of course, when you go through something like that you are forced to think of alternatives. S*** happens and if you want a bigger family, you have to think how you’re going to do that.”

According to the NHS, an ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg implants itself outside of the womb, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. They say it is not possible to save the pregnancy, with 1 in 90 pregnancies being ectopic in the UK.

Stacey became emotional as she spoke of her pregnancy on her show(Image: U)

Earlier this year, Stacey candidly opened up about the challenges she’s faced since becoming a mother in 2023. During an appearance on the Parenting Hell podcast with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe, she admitted that her sex life with Kevin took a backseat as their daughter sleeps in their bed.

However, Stacey said she’s not bothered by it, as she’s completely content cuddling up to their two-year-old. Stacey admitted: “We need to start remembering how to have sex.”

She went on: “Minnie is in our bed. I am sort of not really ar**d. I know there’s such emphasis on getting kids in their own bed, but I think it’s because Kev is away so much anyway.

“What am I doing otherwise? Maybe when Kev is back on the scene, we will start remembering how you have sex. Then maybe I would think, Minnie, you’re going to have to go and hang out in your own bedroom now.”