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Mollie Kings C-Section for Fathers Last Wish

Mollie King has said that she booked a C-section for her daughter's birth so that her dying father would be able to meet his granddaughter.The BBC Radio 1 prese...

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May 26, 2026

has said that she booked a C-section for her daughter's birth so that her dying father would be able to meet his granddaughter.

The Radio 1 presenter said that she wanted to take the unpredictability out of her birth because her dad Stephen had a brain tumour and only had a couple of weeks to live.

The 38-year-old said that she found it difficult to tell the hospital staff why she wanted the C-section, but when she did, they booked her in straight away.

singer said that her dad saw her daughter, Annabella, once and then passed away 10 days later.

She gave birth to Annabella in November 2022 and her second daughter, Liliana, in January 2025. She shares her daughters with cricketer partner .

Talking on the Happy Mum podcast this week, she said: 'So I was about six months pregnant. So I, so yeah, it happened in August. And I had seen my dad that morning.

Mollie King has said that she booked a C-section for her daughter's birth so that her dying father would be able to meet his granddaughter

The Saturdays singer has said that her dad saw her daughter, Annabella, once and then passed away 10 days later

'We had gone out for a walk with my dog and with Stuart as well. And everything seemed pretty fine, pretty normal.

'And then that evening, I had a call from my sister to say, Dad's not been very well at all.

'He's gone into hospital. I was like, Oh my gosh. Basically, over the next few days, we got the news that he had a brain tumour, which is obviously shocking because there was nothing.

'There were no signs. And you just don't know how to process it.

'And I think that I was trying to really get my head around it and come to terms with it. But also, I'm in this stage of like I'm pregnant. This is meant to be such a magical happy time.

'And I was really worried that he wasn't going to meet Annabella. I was like, I can't have him not meet my kids.

'He's been such a present granddad, especially, and dad obviously, but like he was with my nephews, with my sisters all the time, like such a present granddad.

'And I was like, I just can't have him not meet my little girl. It can't be like that.

'And so I had, because of that, I'd booked in to have a c-section. I was like, I just need to know that she is going to come out at a safe time, but I need her to meet dad.

She gave birth to Annabella in November 2022 and her second daughter, Liliana, in January 2025. She shares her daughters with cricketer partner Stuart Broad

'I didn't want to talk about it. I was like, oh, you know, just, I think it would be nice to know when she's coming and all of this.

'And then eventually I said, look, my dad is dying and I've, we've only got a few weeks.

'I just need her out now. And they're like, totally get it. Completely understand.

'Let's book you in for this date. And it was amazing.

'He met her once, and he passed away 10 days later, which was really difficult.'

Mollie recently revealed the heartbreaking reason why she and Stuart haven't got married - because she can't bear to have a wedding without her dad there.

Mollie and Stuart, first started dating in 2012 and split soon after, before getting back together in 2019.

In an interview with The Times Mollie recently said: 'We do need to get married - it's high up my priorities list. We want to do it soon, but it can take a while to prepare. I've dreamt of my wedding day since I was five.'

Detailing the tragic loss of her father, Mollie said: 'It happened so quickly, out of nowhere. I was in the final stage of the pregnancy so it was incredibly tough. I'm so grateful Dad was able to meet my daughter and see me in this phase of my life.

'I can't bear to think about my wedding without Dad being there. Elements like walking down the aisle without him I still struggle with. There needs to be a gap so I can process it all.'

Mollie spent seven years in the Saturdays, who sold five million records in the UK and she's been at Radio 1 for eight years.

Mollie Kings C-Section for Fathers Last Wish

'I didn't want to talk about it. I was like, oh, you know, just, I think it would be nice to know when she's coming and all of this.

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