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Vicky Pattison’s ‘Maybe Baby?’ Debuts on E4

She calls for less stigma in fertility care, including over egg freezing.

Overview

  • The two-part documentary on E4 follows Pattison and husband Ercan Ramadan as they weigh adoption, surrogacy, IVF, egg freezing or remaining child-free, with the first episode scheduled at 9pm.
  • Pattison said she faced online abuse after sharing her decision to freeze eggs at 35, noting that much of the backlash came from women.
  • She criticised clinicians for describing her eggs as “geriatric” and said that language fuels fear and shame around infertility.
  • The presenter revealed she filmed the series while competing on Strictly Come Dancing, describing days that ran from early morning to late evening and left her exhausted.
  • She urged wider access and lower costs for egg freezing, acknowledged her financial privilege, and said her past PMDD helps explain why she is taking time to explore options before deciding on parenthood.