AMANDA Holden today broke down in tears as she was reunited with the hero midwife who saved her life during her daughter’s birth.
The 53-year-old star became overwhelmed with emotion when midwife Pippa Middleton surprised her on air.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge had peviously credited the NHS for saving her life during the traumatic birth of her daughter Hollie.
Amanda died on the labour ward for 40 seconds before falling into a coma following a catastrophic haemorrhage.
The year before, Amanda gave birth to her stillborn son Theo.
“I’ll literally do anything for the National Health Service because they got me through it, they got (husband) Chris through it and I now thankfully have two healthy girls and a little boy who is still part of the family but just not here,” she previously said.
This week she is crossing the country on a mammoth cycle ride for charity and was surprised on the radio by her former midwife who held her hand through her labour.
After hearing Pippa’s name through her headphones in her hotel room, before another six hour leg on the bike, Amanda said: “That name makes me cry!”
She explained how she knew Pippa, telling listeners: “I met Pippa years ago when I was making a documentary about midwifery and we became friends from that.
“But thereafter she supported me through my very sad stillbirth that I had with my beautiful son Theo and she’s basically been there for the whole thing.”
Amanda went on to add: “And then when I had Hollie, that birth wasn’t an easy one either and she basically saved my life during the birth of my little girl Hollie who is now 12.
“She’s a friend for life and honestly any time I’ve got an emergency or anything that happens to one of the girls or me, Pippa is always the first person I call.
“She is like the light, the strength, she’s a good laugh she can drink me under the table! There’s a million other reasons I love her.
“But primarily she’s just got the answer to everything, always, she’s brilliant I love her, I love you.”
Amanda has kicked off the second-day of her gruelling 250-mile charity ride as she sets her sights on London.
The star is cycling from her mum’s house in Bude, Cornwall, to Heart HQ in London’s Leicester Square to raise funds for Make Some Noise, which raises money for small charities across the UK
To support Amanda on her challenge please donate to Global’s Make Some Noise or head to to heart.co.uk.
