Paloma Faith has candidly discussed the moment she feared her second child was not hers.
The 43-year-old pop singer is the mother of two young daughters who she shares with former partner Leyman Lahcine.
While the Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer has kept details of her children, like their names, a close-guarded secret, she has been much of an open book about her pregnancy experience and her IVF journey.
In an interview with The Sun, Paloma explained her surprise over the fair appearance of her second daughter, saying, “My hair colour is naturally dark, and my ex-partner is fully Algerian, but this baby was blonde, and it was really freaking me out. I went a bit psychotic, because after being in the clinic, I was thinking ‘Whose baby is this?'”
She continued, “I was really worried, and I rang the clinic and asked, ‘Is there a chance…’ I was worried that my actual child might be living in Hampstead with a family and having horse-riding lessons.”
She went on to explain she experienced “disassociation” after falling pregnant through fertility treatment, then undergoing a caesarean, and having her second baby taken away for emergency treatment soo after birth – but was given full assurance from her clinic.
She added, “Apparently, they pre-made all the pots first, so it has your name on it before whatever goes into it. Who knows? It might not be my child, but I really love her, so I’m keeping her!”
