Kym Marsh pays tribute to her son Archie 12 years after his death and says he’ll always be the ‘missing piece’ of her
KYM Marsh has paid a heartfelt tribute to her son Archie on the 12th anniversary of his death.
The actress and presenter wrote how he was her "missing piece" and listed all the things she wished he had been able to do.
Beside a picture of an A for Archie and an angel holding a candle, Kym posted: "12 years. 12 years of wishing. Wishing we had seen you open your eyes, wishing we had seen you smile, wishing we had heard you laugh, wishing we had heard your voice. Wishing I had heard you say 'I love you mummy' wishing above all wishes that you were here, where you belong. Too many wishes to write down.
"Today you should be opening gifts, laughing at silly cards people have sent, blowing out candles on the birthday cake you will eat far too much of!! Sulking at me when I tell you it’s time to stop playing that new computer game and get to bed. Arguing with your little sister because you’ve told her a million times she can’t play with your new gifts!! Telling me I can’t have a kiss anymore cos you’re now far too cool for that! I would give anything to kiss your little cheek one more time!
"Well, you may not be with us in body but we know you are ALWAYS with us, you’re everywhere around us, you’re always in our hearts. Archie you will always be the missing piece of our family. The missing piece of me forever. We miss you. We love you more than words could ever express. Happy birthday our sweet angel boy. xxx."
In a further touching tribute, Kym included a few lines from Archie's little sister Polly.
The nine-year-old said: "Dear Archie, I wasn’t there when you were born but I was told you looked exactly like me! I just wanted to also thank you for my life and how amazing it is I wish I could spend every second with you even if it was just for one day. I love you x from your little sister Polly xxx."
Archie's dad Jamie Lomas commented with a heart emoji.
Late last year Kym revealed her agony as her friends didn't attend her baby son's funeral because it was too "difficult".
The Coronation Street star tragically lost her baby son Archie in February 2009 after being born 21 weeks early.
However, Kym was faced with extra heartache as her friends refused to attend the funeral - saying it was a "difficult thing for them".
Speaking on BBC show Morning Live with co-presenter Gethin Jones, she said: "I had almost got to the point where I wasn't accepting anything yet, but equally, I found that people didn't know what to say to me or how to talk to me, so, therefore, avoided that completely.
"Some people didn't want to come to his funeral because they felt... they just couldn't cope with such a small baby's funeral.
"They felt really difficult, it was a difficult thing for them."
The Hear'Say star said she didn't want to talk about the traumatic experience because then "it would be real".
She continued: "When I lost my son, Archie, 11 years ago - and I lost him quite late in my pregnancy.
"I personally didn't want to talk about it initially, because I felt that if I talked about it, it would be real."
Kym was with her ex-husband and Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas when the devastating death happened.
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She now shares Polly with the actor.
The star has two other children, David, 25, and Emily, 23, who she shares with ex-partner Dave Cunliffe.