Louise Thompson and her fiancé, Ryan Libbey, became emotional while discussing death on their podcast on Wednesday. The topic holds extra weight for the pair because Made in Chelsea star Louise, 34, nearly died when giving birth to their son, Leo, after undergoing an emergency C-section.
![[Made in Chelsea star Louise, 34, has experiences multiple complications since the birth of son Leo in 2021 and was visibly moved as she asked Ryan who he would rather pass away first]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/11/94630885-14337271-image-a-37_1738148611446.jpg)
The procedure led to serious complications, including hemorrhages, and she was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Since then, Louise has undergone multiple surgeries, including a partial colon removal and the fitting of a stoma bag. During an episode of their He Said, She Said podcast, Louise was visibly moved when she asked Ryan who he would rather see pass away first.
![[Ryan responded by recalling a story he had read about an elderly man grieving his late wife]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/11/94630887-14337271-image-a-36_1738148606744.jpg)
Louise Thompson and her fiancé, Ryan Libbey, became emotional while discussing death on their podcast He Said, She Said on Wednesday. He explained: 'A therapist asked him something like, "How much pain have you spared your wife by letting her go first?"'.
![[Louise has been in and out of hospital ever since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2018 with her condition worsening after her near-fatal childbirth experience]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/11/83411331-14337271-Louise_has_been_in_and_out_of_hospital_ever_since_being_diagnose-a-38_1738148708685.jpg)
Fighting back tears, a surprised Louise asked: 'Oh, so you'd choose to die after me?'. Ryan clarified: 'So you don't have to suffer the pain - that's the point of the example.'. He then lowered his head into his hands before adding: 'That is… that's love.'.
![[In 2021, her health complications worsened when she nearly died while giving birth to son Leo. The former reality star spent a month in intensive care with 'serious complications']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/13/94635433-14337271-image-m-82_1738155615447.jpg)
Louise has been in and out of hospital ever since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2018. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic bowel condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed and small ulcers develop on the colon's lining, which can bleed. The condition has no cure, but can be effectively managed with time.
