Rhian Sugden reveals her adorable Cavapoo puppy Roger consoled her after two failed rounds of IVF

Rhian Sugden has revealed her new Cavapoo puppy has consoled her after two heartbreaking failed rounds of IVF. 

The model, 33, – who bought Roger the Cavapoo three weeks ago – said the pooch has been a ‘godsend’ and a ‘good distraction’ after her struggle to have a baby.  

The star is married to former Coronation Street actor Oliver Mellor, 39, and the couple revealed earlier this year they had endured gruelling IVF for 18 months. 

In a recent Instagram post of her snuggled up to her puppy she penned: ‘So in love. Feeling very content with my little family right now. 

‘So many people told me that getting a puppy after failed IVF is a godsend and a good distraction. After two failed rounds I tell you what, I’ve not been this happy in months. My heart could burst.’

Announcing the news of his arrival last month when he was just eight weeks old she said on Instagram: ‘My family has grown by four little feet.’ 

After discovering that she wouldn’t be able to conceive naturally, she and her actor husband went through two rounds of IVF.  

They were given the devastating news just before Christmas that their second round of treatment in November had failed. 

Back in June she revealed she was waiting to start her third round of the process when she responded to a fan’s question on one of her Instagram posts of her enjoying a glass of wine. 

In the comments, one fan wrote: ‘Did you give an IVF update? Any good news?’, to which Rhian replied: ‘No news… still waiting to start round 3 x’. 

Earlier this year she created a natural tanning range after medics told her to avoid cosmetics with nasty chemicals to give herself the best chance of falling pregnant. 

Rhian even hired an alternative therapies specialist and became much more conscious of her product choices.

She ditched her go-to brands in favour of more natural alternatives.   

She said: ‘Clarity is a no-nonsense self tan for product conscious people.  

‘Oliver and I have spent the past 18 months having IVF treatment and learnt so much about how the body works. 

‘I want to give myself the best possible chance of having a baby, so I took a long, hard look at all of the cosmetic products I was using and decided to cut out all of the nonsense.’