'I wanted to curl up in a ball and shut the world out'

Singer Sinitta on the pain of miscarriage, the joys of motherhood and her return to musical theatre

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Pop star Sinitta, currently playing the formidable Mama Morton in Chicago The Musical, shot to fame as part of Stock Aitken Waterman's hit factory in the 80s. Becoming a household name with hits like So Macho, Toy Boy and GTO - she was Simon Cowell's first recording star.

In 2002, she married Andy Willner, later suffering multiple miscarriages followed by three failed attempts of IVF. In 2007, she adopted her two children, Zac and Magdalena, now 18.