Overview

• Dooley said a pregnancy last year was ectopic, leading to an internal rupture that required emergency surgery.
• She shared the experience during Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over while staying with Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, a prominent supporter of commercial surrogacy whose views she does not share.
• The presenter said the loss has prompted her to consider different ways to expand her family with Kevin Clifton.
• Dooley and Clifton are parents to daughter Minnie, born in January 2023 after the pair met and later won Strictly Come Dancing.
• Coverage cites NHS guidance that ectopic pregnancies are non-viable and can be life-threatening, affecting about 1 in 90 pregnancies in the UK, and signposts support charities.