Myleene Klass breaks down as she comforts Gladiators' Zack George over baby loss

Loose Women's Myleene Klass broke down on the ITV show as Gladiators' Zack George and his wife Samantha spoke about the tragic death of their baby son Leo. The couple lost their newborn Leo earlier this year, having been told my doctors that he would be born at 23 weeks and had a slim chance of survival.

Zack - who is known as Steel on the BBC One show - opened up last week about the death of his son Leo. He was alive for 13 days before passing away.

Speaking about the final days of baby Leo's life, Samantha opened up to Loose Women about how they were hopeful that he would survive. "They always say how much of a rocky road it is all the time and it's true," she said.

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"You have some really good days where you think, 'He's going to come out of here amazing,' and you have other days when the consultant will call you into a room and talk to you as if he only has 12 hours to live."

Loose Women panellist Myleene began holding hands with Samantha, and said through tears: "I'm so sorry. I think you're so brave. So brave."

She added: "The fact that you can even say the words four months later."

Zack revealed that he's spreading awareness for premature baby loss by taking on the challenge of a burpee mile for 13 days.

"When Leo eventually passed away, the way I deal with grief is that I have to have something positive come out of that situation," he said. "I have to try to turn it into a positive somehow and get some good out of it.

"He was with us for 13 days and one of my biggest regrets was that I was a bit too scared to hold him. He was so small and fragile, I never held him until the very last day."

Samantha added: "He did pass away when Zack was holding him." Zack became emotional as he said: "No parent should ever hold their baby until their heart stops beating."

Myleene told them: "You've turned pain into power and to be able to put those words out there for so many people who are so scared of that taboo - of miscarriage, of baby loss.

"Like you said yourself, you don't hear about it anywhere because people are so frightened of it but it's happening to so many. It shouldn't normalize it but it should make people feel less alone."

Follow Zack during his 13 Days Fighting Burpee Challenge at @zackgeorge and @leoandfriendsfoundation. For more information about the challenge, how to get involved and how to donate, visit leoandfriends.co.uk

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