Gregg Wallace’s wife Anne-Marie Sterpini is set to undergo a complete hysterectomy next year.
The ‘MasterChef’ star’s wife – with whom he has seven-month-old baby Sid – will have a life-altering operation after suffering from endometriosis since the age of 16.
The 33-year-old mum will have part of her intestine removed and a complete hysterectomy – a procedure to remove the womb and cervix – due to the severity of her condition.
Anna told OK! magazine: "It causes me a lot of pain. It’s a big operation and I’ll be in hospital for about ten days with three months recovery … I’m on pain relief every day. After the operation, there’s less chance of it coming back again."
Gregg, 54, added: "I’m not looking forward to Anna having the operation, but I’m looking forward to her being out of pain."
The surgery will result in the couple – who wed three years ago after meeting on Twitter in 2013 – being unable to have any more children.
When asked if it is hard to undergo a hysterectomy at a young age, Anna replied: "It is, but thankfully I’ve got Sid. If I had to have this operation without having a child it would have been horrendous. I’ll be on HRT permanently afterwards, so that I’m not up and down with hormones."
Meanwhile, Gregg – who has son Tom, 25, and daughter Libby, 22, from his second marriage to Denise Wallace – added: "I was always happy with one, as I’m too old anyway!
"Although, if Anna could have had another then I would have entertained the idea."
However, her doctors were surprised they were able to conceive Sid.
Anna described him as "an absolute miracle", while her husband said: "Our doctor still can’t believe how Sid was conceived with the severe endometriosis Anna suffers from."
Gregg Wallace’s wife to undergo complete hysterectomy
