Strictly's Kym Marsh relives painful loss of 'precious' son Archie: 'Lost a piece of us'

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Kym Marsh, 46, lost the premature son she shared with her ex-husband Jamie Lomas, who plays Warren Fox in Hollyoaks, back in 2009.

Almost a decade and a half later, the Coronation Street star has poignantly shared the pain that she still feels after losing her 21-week-old baby boy.The heartbroken Strictly star posted a photo of a candlelit shrine in honour of baby Archie, surrounded by angel wings and a yellow rose, as she marked Baby Loss Awareness Week."Today is a day to get people talking, and to remember all of our babies that were taken too soon," the Corrie legend told her 525,000 followers.She bravely admitted: "I am a mother who lost her child", before pointing out the statistic that one in every four births end in miscarriage and premature death."We are a family who lost a piece of us.

I know that pain and I also know how important it is to talk, to listen, to share," she elaborated.A post shared by Kym Marsh (@marsh_kym)Kym was so traumatised by the loss that she later opted for an operation that would prevent her having more children in the future.The star first got pregnant as a teenager, and now has four children and two grandsons.However, nothing can quite take away her pain around the fifth baby that never got to grow up.Kym announced that she would be lighting a candle at 7pm, along with others around the world, "for all of those precious babies who were taken too soon".The emotional star added: "They will never be forgotten and in their names we will continue to make change."She then pledged: "Archie, I promise to always do you proud.