A guest on This Morning told how she unexpectedly gave birth having not known she was pregnant - after suffering what she believed were period pains.

Katie Brown, a dancer, appeared on the ITV show on Thursday (April 2), along with her mother.

Prior to giving birth to newborn son William, Katie, 27, had no idea she had been pregnant - having continued to menstruate normally.

She told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary: 'I woke up and I thought, "Oh, I'm having period pains", so I went and got some paracetamol and then I couldn't sit down.'

Katie continued: 'It got to about seven o'clock, and I thought, 'I can't do this anymore, I'm going to have to go to A&E'. 

'So, I told my mum, and then my mum came in and thought it was appendicitis.'

Given she was unaware of the pregnancy, Katie had not considered the pains were contractions.

From there, she got in touch with emergency services, who informed her they wouldn't be able to reach her for another four hours.

Although upon hearing her distress, they managed a fast turnaround to arrive by 9.30am that morning.

Katie added: 'They walked me out on the street and then I dropped to my hands and knees and he was born at twenty to 10. I'm on the street.'

Meanwhile, Katie's mother revealed how she had caught her grandson's head as he emerged.

Addressing whether she had realised she was going in labour, Katie said: 'No, I genuinely thought I was just having a massive poo, I thought something had happened to my bowels.'

The baby, William - named after her father - is Katie's second child, meaning she is familiar with the experiences associated with pregnancy and childbirth.

And when previously pregnant with her daughter, she had experienced all the normal symptoms.

Dr. Zoe Williams, who also appeared on the sofa, clarified what Katie experienced is known as a cryptic pregnancy.

She elaborated: 'It actually happens, for every 2,500 pregnancies, you get a cryptic pregnancy.

'I wouldn't call it common - [but] common enough to be quite well researched and understood.

'There are a number of reasons and Katie actually had multiple of them.'

Dr. Zoe went on: 'Think about how you find out you're pregnant. Your periods stop.

'Well, Katie was taking the combined oral contraceptive pill, so every time she had the pill free window - the seven days - she had a withdrawal bleed. 

'So she thought she was still having periods.'

It comes as This Morning star Josie Gibson landed another huge TV job amid rumours that she is set to take part in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. 

The This Morning presenter, 41, will be the face of a brand new ITV show called How To Clean Up For Cash. 

The six-part series, which is set to hit our screens on April 13 2026, will follow families who want to clear out their loved-one's homes and then go on to get their items valued without them knowing. 

The former Big Brother star will be teaming up with collectable expert Dan Hatfield and declutter expert Jacqueline McLeod on the new show. 

Josie said of her new role: 'How To Clean Up For Cash is a show with so much heart. It isn’t just about decluttering, it’s about bringing people together. 

'We’re on the ground, in homes across the country, showing viewers how much their everyday items might be worth.' 

This Morning airs on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.