Charlotte braves labour with curry and Phil
Wednesday January 28 2009
Charlotte Church has revealed her tips for getting through labour - curry and Phil Collins.
The Voice of an Angel singer said her son Dexter, born on January 11, came into the world to the strains of In The Air Tonight.
And though she endured the pain of childbirth with no more than gas and air, the soft rock ballads of Bryan Adams were more than she could cope with.
Church told OK! magazine she had boyfriend Gavin Henson's iPod playing while she was in labour.
"I'm sure it was Phil Collins In The Air Tonight in the end,'' she said.
"It was funny, though, every time I had a contraction I was in so much pain then in between when I could speak I was like, 'No, no, no, not Bryan Adams. Turn Bryan Adams off!' ''
Contractions
The Welsh singer told OK! she went through two false starts in the weeks running up to the birth.
"I really didn't want to have the baby in hospital because it was so great to give birth at home last time. It started at about 5pm then I went in the birthing pool and the contractions were coming quite regularly.
"But I didn't want to tell anyone in case it was a false alarm, so we ordered an Indian takeaway."
Church, 22, said giving birth to Dexter, who weighed 7lb 5oz was harder than her first child, Ruby.
While Church was having contractions, Wales rugby player Henson (26) spent the time pacing the room and eating crisps.
The couple said they have no immediate plans to marry, but said they would like to have more children.
Church said she would love to work on The X Factor, but would not want to be based in London with two young children.
She said that the rows between her and Cheryl Cole were in the past.
"I thought she was really good [on The X Factor]," she told OK!
"She was ballsy and stood up to the others, which I liked.
"I think Cheryl's a gorgeous girl, though and Girls Aloud are really great - I like their music.''
- Damon Wake
