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Pregnant Michelle Doherty: 'I would’ve died if I couldn’t have had a baby'

Michelle Doherty has revealed she “worried” she wouldn’t ever become pregnant as “so many people struggle to”.

The former Xpose presenter said she “would’ve died if I couldn’t have had a baby” – making it her top priority in life.

And the 36-year-old, who is due to give birth in September, says her and partner Mark O’Shea feel blessed by the upcoming arrival.

“I’m feeling great. I’ve been so blessed, I’ve had the best pregnancy. I was never sick and only now I’m getting tired in the evenings,” she said.

“But all along it’s been amazing… I was more worried that I wouldn’t be lucky enough to get pregnant, because so many people struggle to.

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Pregnant: Michelle shows off her baby bump on the red carpet | VIPIRELAND.COM

“Some people do take it so for granted and I never was one of those because I love children so much. I would’ve died if I couldn’t have had a baby so yeah, that was my priority.

“Then once I found out, it was that initial thing of going, ‘Oh my God am I ready!?’”

But former Phantom DJ Michelle admits that she didn’t expect the family to “happen quite so soon” – and felt blessed how her Xpose contract finished at just the right time.

“I wouldn’t have been able to deal with Xposé if I had been sick. It was one of those jobs that was tough enough to get your head around anyway,” she told Tatler.

“I didn’t actually think I’d be that lucky and get pregnant straight away so you have to be thankful. They say there’s never a right time because, obviously when I got Xposé I was like ‘right this is brilliant’.

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Xpose: Michelle presenting for TV3 show | BRIAN MCEVOY

“But you can’t put your life off because of jobs. I just always wanted to be a mum and I thought: ‘Whenever it’s the right time I’ll take my blessings’.”

And Michelle found out that Xpose really isn’t the glamorous job people would expect.

“It’s not just ‘do your little piece to camera’ and that’s it, those girls work so bloody hard and I have so much respect for them,” she explained.

“But it was an amazing challenge for me to try and get my head around as well.”

Now Michelle is happy thought without any TV work coming in, as it leaves her to concentrate on loving her baby.

“I want to be able to bond with [the baby] and build the relationship,” she explained.

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DJ: Michelle spinning the decks on the dance floor | VIPIRELAND.COM

“I know that I was very fortunate growing up, my mum was a housewife so she was always there for us and I know that’s probably not realistic in this day and age.

“But I’d still like to be there a lot of the time with my child or children. Then the other side of it is you just don’t know what can come up and you can’t turn it down if it’s something you really, really wanted.”

And Michelle, who is based in London after giving up on her dream of being a film star in New York, insisted she doesn’t have any regrets.

“You’ve only one shot at this – don’t have any regrets. I’ve always wanted to live in New York and I never had the nerve to do it so London is my little New York,” she said.

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Cover star: Michelle is in latest Tatler magazine

“I just went and from that my whole life has just changed. London is tough as well, don’t get me wrong now, very tough work-wise.

“It was just a hard slog of getting to know casting directors and going from one job after another, so yeah, there was a lot of rejection again but you know what?

“If you’re in this job or in this industry, be it modelling or TV or film, it’s just rejection after rejection because you’re not suitable for everything so you have to get your head around that rather than taking it personally.”

And Michelle feels that moving to London saved her and made her “feel normal” again, after she became depressed following the axing of her Phantom show.

“I was very low, I reached a really bad place. I couldn’t deal with it,” she said.

“I’m not a morning person. I’m a real night owl. I got to the stage where I hated the sound of my own voice and didn’t want to talk to anybody and I just became a little bit of a recluse to be honest.

“Moving to London was the best decision I ever made, no job is worth making you miserable – none whatsoever, even if you’ve nothing to go to.

“It’s easier said than done and it was a really brave move on my part. It was the best thing I could’ve done because I got my life back, and I just, I just started to feel normal again. But it was tough.”

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