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Emma Bunton On The Fertility Scare That Made Her Fear She Would Never Be Able To Have Kids

Emma Bunton Opens Up About Her Fertility Fears
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Emma Bunton has revealed that at the age of 25 she was told there was a 50/50 chance she wouldn't be able to have children.

"It broke my heart, it literally broke my heart and I was frightened," the 39-year-old former Spice Girl, who described herself as "very broody," explained.

Bunton was interviewed by Rochelle Humes as part of the new AOL Original series, Being Mum. She spoke candidly about her life as a mother to two boys - Beau, seven, and Tate, three.

Bunton explained that she and her fiancé, Jade Jones, were trying for a baby for over a year before she fell pregnant and that she was "absolutely ecstatic" when she first found out she was expecting, describing it as "the best feeling in the world," especially in light of her previous health scares.

As for pregnancy, Emma loved it, especially because she was used to being "spoilt rotten" throughout.

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Bunton also told Humes how different her two boys are, with Beau being into sports (especially football), while Tate, who's more theatrical and loves to sing and dance, never wants to be away from his "mummy."

"I'm just so in love with both of them," she goes on to say, looking teary.

"They're just the best."

The former Baby Spice also talked about whether or not a new baby might be on the horizon, explaining that if she's lucky enough to have another baby, that would be wonderful and she wouldn't mind whether it was a girl or a boy.

"For me to be a mother, it's been the best thing I've ever done. Ever," says Bunton.

Watch the interview in the video above to see Bunton discuss her pregnancies, what her boys think of the Spice Girls and why family time is the best part of her day.

The Being Mum series, hosted by Rochelle Humes and Tess Daly, is a beautiful and humbling series that defines what it means to be a mother today.

In each episode Rochelle or Tess will meet a well-known personality, or a mother with a remarkable story, to discuss the ups, the downs, the ins and outs of what being a mother is really like.

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The Spice Girls (from left to right) Melanie Brown (Mel B), Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham during a photocall at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London to launch Viva Forever, a musical featuring songs from the Spice Girls, which will opens at the Piccadilly Theatre on the 11th December 2012. (credit:PA)
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Spice Girls star Melanie C meets fans and signs copies of her new album at HMV in Glasgow. (credit:PA)
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The Spice Girls perform during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium. (credit:PA)
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The Spice Girls perform during the London Olympic Games 2012 Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, London. (credit:PA)
London Olympic Games - Day 16(05 of08)
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The Spice Girls Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown perform during the London Olympic Games 2012 Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, London. RESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday August 12, 2012. See PA story Olympics . Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY (credit:PA)
London Olympic Games - Day 16(06 of08)
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The Spice Girls Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown perform during the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, London. (credit:PA)
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Spice Girls star Melanie C meets fans and signs copies of her new album at HMV in Glasgow. (credit:PA)
MelC album signing(08 of08)
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Spice Girls star Melanie C meets fans and signs copies of her new album at HMV in Glasgow. (credit:PA)