TV choice tonight: Cherry has a Baby

Cherry has a Baby
Monday 13 September 9pm BBC3

“Is there ever a right age to have a baby?” asks a very pregnant Cherry Healey.

Television presenter Cherry, fronts a snappy insight into the world of pregnancy and impending motherhood.

Terrified of giving birth herself, Cherry spends the final seven weeks of her pregnancy meeting seven other mums-to-be, each with a different set of social circumstances and life plan.

It’s easier to empathise with the young teen mums who suffer shocking verbal abuse from strangers on the street than the perfectly planned pregnancy of mum-to-be Leigh, who thinks £36.50 is a reasonable amount to spend on a baby’s designer dummy. 

Gorgeous Cherry waltzes through late pregnancy and childbirth minus the puffy ankles, grinding pelvic bones and extra twenty stone of baby weight, but her friendly, non-judgemental approach to each mum-to-be is like chatting away with your best mate.