Ferne McCann reveals fears she wouldn’t bond with newborn daughter

"What if I don't feel a connection?"

Ferne McCann has told of her fears that she wouldn't be able to bond with her newborn daughter, Sunday. But the former The Only Way is Essex star, who welcomed her first child on November 2, admitted her fears were unfounded - and she feels more maternal now than ever. She said on This Morning:

"I felt like, imagine if my baby arrives and I don’t feel that connection, because everyone speaks about this unconditional gush of love. Imagine if I didn’t have that.

"I think it’s like a natural concern, I don’t know, maybe it’s just me. But as soon as she arrived, and every minute that I spend with her, the love just grows so much."

She said:

"This year it wasn't the plan to have a baby but you can't plan life so it just happened. "I wasn't the most maternal person but now I feel so maternal and I'm so in love with her. "And I think that's the thing for me - there was always light at the end of the tunnel. "You know, I can't lie - it has been a turbulent seven months for me but I had something to look forward to so that was my focus. "I could always focus on the fact that I'm pregnant and I'm going to welcome Sunday into my life ."

The 27-year-old told how she was inspired by some unusual sources when it came time to pick her daughter's name. She said:

"Basically whatever I was gonna call her I think people are going to inevitably have their opinion, but I wasn’t gonna go with a traditional name, was I? Let’s have it right. "And I just loved the name from the beginning, I loved Sunday. There’s a face cleanser than I love called Sunday. Named her after a face cleanser! "I just love the tone to it. I was obsessed with Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies and I started Googling her and saw that she had a daughter called Sunday…I just love it."