Lorraine Kelly has opened up about her agony after suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage.
The telly presenter, 60, lost a baby 20 years ago and admitted it took her a long time to recover.
She went on to explain the tragedy not only affected her, but had a serious impact on her husband Steve Smith and their extended family.
Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, she said: "That was a really difficult time and I think, yes of course we should absolutely sympathise with the women who go through this, but nobody asked after Steve.
"Nobody ever said 'How are you?' The only people who did, funnily enough, were friends that experienced it themselves and sadly as we know, far too many people experience it.
"I think we've got to be a bit more considerate about everyone and not just partners but extended family."
Lorraine, whose daughter Rosie, now 25, was just five years old at the time, says talking about her miscarriage helped her deal with the pain.
She went on: "It was really sad but what did help me though was being open and talking about it at the time, because obviously I'm off work and you need to tell people why.
"That wasn't easy, but the response I got from viewers was unbelievable.
"I thought it was important to be honest. I felt we had to because viewers were asking what was wrong.
"We were just inundated with letters and really brave women sharing their experience with me. Really heartfelt. People took a lot of time and trouble."
Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast is available from acast.com .
