Stacey Solomon, made famous on The X Factor, was a guest on the British show Loose Women recently. According to the Mirror, Solomon changed her mind and chose life for her son during her abortion appointment at the hospital. Her son Zachary is now 8 years old, the report states.

“I was 17 when I got pregnant with Zachary and I think it’s because all of the stigmas around how old you should be when you have a child,” Solomon said. “The first thing I thought was I have to make a decision and not have a baby right now because I am 17 and I’m too young, and I can’t do it.”

On the day she went to the hospital to have an abortion, Solomon said her mother went with her. She said her family supported what ever decision she made, but ultimately it was her mother’s response that changed her mind.

She said: “… I remember laying there. They turned the monitor away from you so you can’t see what’s there. I remember seeing my mum’s face, and although she had no facial expression, she just filled up with tears. I could see all the emotion in her and at that moment I knew that I just couldn’t go through with it.”