It's hard to believe that Sam Quek's life isn't all about Olympic medals and sparkly ballroom dresses.The former Olympian and TV presenter has found it challenging to score more than 30 during her Strictly journey so far, landing in the bottom four last week for her Quickstep to Natasha Bedingfield's Unwritten.
But away from the cameras, the ex-hockey player, 36, has faced much more heartache than a stern look from the judges.The former Question of Sport star is married to entrepreneur Tom Mairs, who runs a student property business in Liverpool and appeared on Channel 4's Secret Millionaire.
The couple have two children, Molly, three, and Isaac, two, who were born just over a year apart. But it was before Sam became pregnant with Molly that the couple suffered a devastating tragedy that deeply affected them.
In January 2020, when she was 10 weeks pregnant, Sam had a miscarriage.They conceived again just a few months later, but their anxiety about something going wrong again stopped them from sharing the news until they were six months into the pregnancy, reports the Mirror.
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