Charlene White was overcome with emotion as she reflected on the loss of her mother during Thursday's episode of Loose Women.
As the panel recalled their own experiences of grief in light of the one year anniversary of the passing of Paul O'Grady, Charlene was left in tears as her fellow hosts rushed to comfort her.
The broadcaster lost her mum Dorrett when she was 20-years-old after she passed away aged 47 from bowel cancer.
Recalling her passing, the mother-of-two explained that her pregnancy with her son Alfie was particularly difficult as she faced motherhood without her own mother to support her.
She first explained that, upon finding out she was pregnant, Charlene 'was fine' but grief caught up with her unexpectedly.
Loose Women stars rushed to comfort Charlene White as she broke down in tears over the loss of her mother during Thursday's episode
Her mother Dorrett (right) was diagnosed at 42 years old and survived for four years with the diagnosis before dying when Charlene was just 20-years-old
'I was fine about it, I took the test, I was completely fine with it. But there was a moment, when I started showing and I was in the bath', she remembered, 'I was looking at bump in my belly and it hit me that I was going to have to learn to be a mother when I was motherless.
'The one person that I needed to guide through this really massive moment in my life wasn't there. That's the one moment where I completely lost it and I just cried and cried.
'I couldn't stop because grief presents itself when you least expect it and when I gave birth to Alfie, it's that realisation that your mum is the only person you'll physically connect to.'
Charlene explained that while other women in her life tried to fill the void left by her mum, she was unable to accept their support and 'pushed them away.'
'No one knows me like my mum so if I needed help, my mum would just know', she insisted. 'I need to know how to do this by myself and as hard as that it is, I have no choice.'
Charlene finally was unable to hold back her tears any longer as she began to cry and admitted she felt jealous of those who have their children while their mother's are still with them.
As Linda Robson offered Charlene a tissue, Judi Love came rushing around to offer her a supportive hug as she discussed the sensitive topic.
She then managed to continue: 'I would feel jealous, because their mum's would know when they needed them.'
Recalling her passing, the mother-of-two explained that her pregnancy with her son Alfie was particularly difficult as she faced motherhood without her own mother to support her
As Linda Robson offered Charlene a tissue, Judi Love came rushing around the offer her a supportive hug as she discussed the sensitive topic
Charlene was unable to hold back her tears any longer as she began to cry and admitted she felt jealous of those who have their children while their mother's are still with them
Charlene revealed last year that she was now the same age as her mother Dorrett was when she was diagnosed with cancer and she sadly passed away four years later
Bowel cancer can cause you to have blood in your poo, a change in bowel habit, a lump inside your bowel which can cause an obstructions. Some people also suffer with weight loss a s a result of these symptoms
Charlene previously opened up about her mother's death during an appearance on Lorraine last April as she joined the host to discuss her personal connection to the No Butts campaign which supports raising the awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, the UK's second biggest cancer killer.
Charlene revealed at the time that she was the same age as her mother was when she was diagnosed with cancer, and she sadly passed away four years later.
She said: 'It feels weird to know that I'm the same age as she was when she found out.
'I was 16 and my younger brother was only three when she was diagnosed and she died before she hit 50.
'And I am now at that sweet spot from when she was diagnosed when she was 43, which is what I am now or will be this year, and she died when she was 47.
'Part of the reason my mum didn't go to that appointment was because she got caught up with parenting. If she went for that early blood test it could of saved her life.'
Charlene went onto stress the importance of early diagnosis urging people to 'check before they flush.'
The No Butts campaign was set up by Dame Deborah James to raise money for cancer research.
