Mollie King, a presenter on BBC Radio 1 and former member of The Saturdays, revealed that she scheduled a C-section for the birth of her daughter, Annabella, to ensure her terminally ill father, Stephen, could meet her. Stephen had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and had only weeks to live. King shared that the decision was emotionally challenging, as she struggled to explain her reasons to the hospital staff. Ultimately, they understood her need for certainty regarding the timing of the birth. Stephen met Annabella just once before he passed away ten days later. In a recent podcast appearance, King reflected on the rapid decline of her father's health and her difficulty in processing the loss. She also mentioned her reluctance to marry her partner, cricketer Stuart Broad, without her father's presence, highlighting the emotional weight of planning a wedding without him. King has been in a relationship with Broad since 2012 and has another daughter, Liliana, born in January 2025.