3amCelebrity NewsLauren GoodgerTOWIE star Lauren Goodger’s second child tragically passed away four years ago11:22, 07 Jul 2026Updated 14:19, 07 Jul 2026Lauren Goodger has revealed why she hasn’t told her daughter about her baby sister’s death.‌The TOWIE star gave birth to her second child, Lorena, with ex-boyfriend Charles Drury in 2022 but the infant tragically passed mere minutes post-birth due to her umbilical cord being wrapped around her neck, leaving the former TOWIE star, aged 37, still grappling with grief.‌Lauren also has a daughter, Larose, four, with builder Charles. And on Tuesday (July) Lauren took part in a This Morning interview ahead of what would have been Lorena’s fourth birthday.‌During her appearance on the show, Lauren spoke about her book Mum Of Two: Love, Loss and My Life and also opened up about why she hasn’t told daughter Larose about Lorena’s passing.Talking about her daughter Larose, Lauren told hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard: “She has kept me going.” Lauren then said: “She doesn’t know [about Lorena’s death] she has no idea what’s happened.”‌Lauren explained: “Just because she’s still young and I don’t want her to feel any pain, she doesn’t need to, I’ll explain when she’s older but in a more positive way.” The reality star then shared: “We do celebrate her [Lorena] anniversary with Larose, we let off balloons and she thinks it's for her.”While on This Morning, Lauren also made a sad admission about how life has changed for her following the loss of Lorena. She said: “It was the worst thing I have ever been through. I’m still not over it. It’s completely changed me as a person.‌“I’m still healing and getting my confidence back and loads of things in my personal life have changed. Little things like I go to bed really early, I don’t drink alcohol. I really find it really hard to socialise.”Lauren went on: “I’m coming out of that now. But even today’s the first day where I got in a taxi on my own because I can’t. I just have this severe anxiety.”Article continues belowMeanwhile, previously speaking about her final 24 hours with Lorena, she revealed to OK!: "I just spent the night looking at her and touching her. I held her hands and her little feet. I spoke to her and told her I loved her and all about Larose."She just looked so perfect and beautiful and I couldn’t stop taking photos of her. For those 24 hours it was just beautiful to be with her. I didn’t want to let her go."This Morning airs Monday to Friday at 10am on ITV1Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Lauren Goodger