Amanda Holden has revealed she was made to feel like a 'game show contestant' when a doctor told her she was 'going home empty handed' after her stillbirth.
The presenter, 51, - who lost son Theo at 28 weeks in 2011 - is working with the baby loss charity Aching Arms and raising money for them as part of fundraising for her 3 Peaks Challenge.
Speaking with Ross Sullivan - a user of Aching Arms - on her Heart Breakfast show on Tuesday Amanda spoke of her 'awful' experience and told of her hopes that the charity with help people to 'avoid' the kind of language that was used with her.
She said: 'I will never forget when I went through something, that I would imagine is very similar to your [experience].
'We lost our baby Theo at 28 weeks, and they very sensitively moved me into another room so I could deliver him without having to hear the lovely babies screaming on a normal ward.
'Often that's not thought about, it's little things like that. I remember the lady afterwards as well when we went for a chat also said 'I know you're going home empty handed' is what she said to me.
'So I felt like some sort of game show contestant, so it's all of that language that I know this charity will be helping people to avoid and educate them on how best to deal with something so awful. It's just awful.'
Aching Arms is one of the small charities supported by Global's Make Some Noise, which Amanda is raising funds for as part of her 3 Peaks Challenge next week.
Ross will be joining Amanda Holden on her 3 Peaks Challenge.
Amanda is set to undertake the monumental 3 Peaks Challenge' next month in aid of Heart's charity, Global's Make Some Noise.
The trek will see the star climbing the highest mountains of Wales, England and Scotland (Snowdon, Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis) within 24 hours – a trek known for its physical and mental toughness.
Amanda is taking on the challenge in aid of Global's Make Some Noise, which raises money and awareness for small charities supporting disadvantaged people across the UK.
Amanda, who hosts Heart Breakfast alongside Jamie Theakston, will be kicking off the challenge on October 6 by climbing Wales' highest mountain, Snowdon.
She will then scale England's highest peak, Scafell Pike, before tackling Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in Scotland and in the UK.
Amanda said: 'Here we go! I'm ditching my heels for hiking boots and scaling the 3 Peaks!
'All in aid of Global's Make Some Noise, I'm attempting The 3 Peaks Challenge in 24 hours next month. I'm looking forward to it but as I look at my map and compass I'm wondering just what I've signed up for!
'I'll be supported by a fantastic team on the journey and I'm totally up for giving this challenge my all.
'We're all ready to raise as much money as possible for these incredible charities to help make some noise for the work that they do!
'And yes… I will be packing a pair of heels and a pair of eyelashes for the photo finish!'
Over the course of 24 hours, Amanda will take on a gruelling trek, climbing 10,476 feet and travelling 706 miles in 24 hours, having to fight the urge to sleep as she faces an overnight ascent of Ben Nevis.
She is aiming to reach the summit of the UK's highest peak – which stands at a massive 4,413 feet above sea level - before the end of her Heart Breakfast show on October 7.
Amanda's son was tragically stillborn at seven months in 2011, and Amanda has previously spoken out about her experience in a bid to help other parents who may be struggling.
Back in 2011, Amanda was seven months pregnant with Theo when a routine scan revealed his heart had stopped.
The Britain's Got Talent judge and her husband Chris Hughes then made the devastating decision to have a caesarean following Theo's passing.
Speaking on her Heart Breakfast radio show last year to mark Nurses Day, she reflected on what it was like to lose her child.
Amanda said: 'I personally would love to thank the nurses.
'I know I talk about this a lot. And I never know whether I talk too much about it. But obviously, when we lost our son Theo to a still birth the hospital where I was looked after was unbelievable.
'Jacki Nash got me through so much, Pippa Nightingale and Natalie Carter.'
She continued: 'And when I came out of a coma there was a nurse - who I never knew the name of - who brushed my tangled, matted hair from spending so much time lying down - who fed me, washed me and put me in a dressing gown so that when my family came to see me they wouldn't be scared of me looking like Stig Of The Dump.
'So whoever that was I don't know who you are I will be forever grateful.'
Amanda married Chris in 2008 and they are also parents to daughters Alexa, 16, and Hollie, 10.
