Model and businesswoman Myleene Klass shared a light-hearted moment with King Charles, admitting to him that she’s not one for name-dropping.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, the 46-year-old recalled her recent encounters with the monarch, including their last meeting only a fortnight past.
The ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ alum detailed: “The last time I saw him was only two weeks ago. And we both joked that we literally keep bumping into each other which is very nice. As I said to the King, I abhor name droppers.”
Myleene is currently focusing on a heartfelt campaign to promote paid bereavement leave for women who go through miscarriages in the UK.
The cause is close to her heart; alongside being a mother to her three kids, Ava, Hero, and Apollo, Klass has endured the pain of four miscarriages herself.
She’s openly discussed the toll this has taken and is now backing MPs from the Women and Equalities Committee, who are pushing for legal changes guaranteeing such leave, reports Lancs Live.
Speaking out on her campaign, Myleene recently appeared on Good Morning Britain, stating: “With bereavement leave, the parameters or the boundaries for both the employee and the employer are very clear. It’s integral to looking after both the women and the family’s mental health.
“How can you dismiss the loss of a child as in the same bracket or the same arena as someone having a common cold and just needing to go and see a GP. There has been a baby loss and that should be acknowledged.
“We don’t have any idea whether fertility issues or miscarriage runs in families, because we have been taught for so long as women to keep silent. It’s a deep, dark secret, even the first trimester, we keep silent in our pregnancy.
“Then what happens is you then need to go to your doctor, or you then need to go to your employer and say I was pregnant, and now I’ve lost a baby, and it’s a double whammy, and this secrecy is something that is an actual effective prison for women.”
When Myleene heard she was being made an MBE for services to women’s health, miscarriage awareness, and charity at the end of last year, she said she was “utterly shocked and surprised” to receive the honour.
Reflecting on her journey in an interview with the BBC, she said: “When I think back to how all of this started, it all came from a very dark place, and I certainly didn’t have it in mind to become a campaigner at the time. Anyone who has experienced baby loss will know how personal and difficult it is to vocalise this level of trauma.”