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December 9th, 2011 by Sarah. No comments There are sad times ahead for Tracy Barlow when she loses her unborn twins, but as ever, she’ll try to turn the situation to her own advantage to make sure Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) gets the blame! Tracy is of course played by Kate Ford , who’s been telling Soaplife that the storyline begins when Tracy – who’s in a fit of rage thinking that Steve (Simon Gregson) is seeing Becky behind her back – develops stomach cramps. The pain becomes so intense, she has to be rushed to hospital, and along with her mum Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) Tracy will learn that she’s miscarried her twins… Devastated, Tracy sobs to her mum that now she’s no longer pregnant with his babies, Steve won’t want to know her, but despite assurances from Deirdre that Steve wouldn’t be so callous, Tracy swears her mum to secrecy over the miscarriage. When she leaves the hospital, Tracy sets out to find Becky, and provokes her into a row. So that then, when Tracy falls down...

TLC »     by Andy Dehnart / December 8, 2011, 5:10 PM The pregnancy that would have produced the 19 Kids and Counting stars’ 20th child has ended in a miscarriage. TLC released a statement from Jim Bob Duggar that said, “Earlier today at a routine doctor’s appointment, Michelle and I received the sad news that we lost the baby. Michelle is resting comfortably at home with the support of the entire family. We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, but ask for privacy during this difficult time.” The couple talked to People, and the magazine reports that “[t]his was their second miscarriage; Michelle lost her baby during her second pregnancy. She was taking oral birth control at the time and cites this as one reason the couple together decided to leave the number of children they have ‘up to God.’” When the Duggars announced they were pregnant in early November on national television, reports noted how fraught with problems her 19th pregnancy was, which led to the child being...