A woman has revealed how she finally realised her dream of becoming a mother after 14 years of heartache, during which time she suffered numerous miscarriages, divorced her husband and spent £70,000 on fertility treatment.

Joanne Scollard-Kerr from Telford, Shropshire, started trying for a baby with her first husband when she was 26. It wasn't until she was 40 that she finally became mother to Pippa, now three, with her current fiance thanks to IVF.

But to her shock after further rounds of IVF she was then delighted - and slightly shocked - to conceive triplets Theo, Drew and Spencer two years later.

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Joanne Scollard-Kerr started trying for a baby with her first husband when she was 26 but it wasn't until she was 40 that she fell pregnant with her oldest child Pippa, now three, (left) with her current fiance thanks to IVF. She then feel pregnant with triplets Theo, Drew and Spencer (pictured), now nine months old

Joanne says her 'legs started shake' when she found out she was having triplets at her six-week scan. 'It was a good job I was lying down or I would have fallen over. It was a shock, after all those years of infertility,' she says of her nine-month-old triplets Theo, Drew and Spencer (pictured above as newborns)

Now aged 43, she is a mother of four with her second partner, Neil, 42.

'When I went for the scan at six weeks she told me it was triplets my legs started shaking. It was a good job I was lying down or I would have fallen over. It was a shock, after all those years of infertility and I had three on the way,' she tells Jodie Marsh on her new documentary Making Babies.

Joanne told the former glamour model how she always wanted to be a mother and was prepared to spend whatever it cost.

The former IT worker said: 'A lot of people say "I want this career, I want that career" but I always wanted to be a mum. I had that passion.'

She started trying for a baby with her first husband but after two years without success, they paid for IVF using their savings and credit card loans.

All their attempts failed and the stress of their infertility took its toll on their marriage and they separated in 2005.

In her 30s Joanne tried IVF using a sperm donor - but all attempts failed. She then met her fiance, Neil, when she was 40 and they embarked on rounds of IVF together straight away. Three years ago Joanna's dream came true and she finally had the child she had been longing for when her daughter Pippa was born

Joanne, pictured with one of her triplet sons, spent £70,000 on fertility treatment over 14 years

Single in her early 30s, Joanne was determined to still become a mother, but after she failed to meet another man, she realised she may have to go it alone.

She told Jodie: 'That's when I decided I am getting old, it might take a while to find someone I want to have children with. If I want to do it, I will have to do it on my own. So I went abroad a number of times to use sperm donors.'

Using money from the sale of her former marital home, she tried more rounds of IVF using a sperm donor - but these all failed. However, she was determined not to give up.

'My mum kept asking if I wanted to keep spending the money when the IVF wasn't working and I said I would rather live in a smaller house with children than a bigger house with none,' Joanne explained.

Her fortunes then took a turn for the better when she met her fiance, Neil, when she was 40. She explained her history and told him if they wanted a family, there was no time to waste. They embarked on rounds of IVF together and finally Joanne got the result she had longed for.

Joanne with her daughter Pippa who was conceived on her 14th attempt at IVF

Family pictures on the wall of Joanne's home after she has been able to have her four children after 14 years

'Then on my 40th birthday I met the love of my life and I told him if we are going to do it, it has to be now, and he said "okay"' she said.

'On my 13 attempt, I got pregnant with Pippa, then I had a couple more attempts with miscarriages and then had the triplets on my 17th attempt last year.'

Meeting Joanne has made me realise that actually she had the triplets at 42, suddenly I feel like there is a little bit of hope for me, all is not lost Jodie Marsh

Now £70,000 down and exhausted from being a stay-at-home mother to her four young children, Joanne says she wouldn't have it any other way.

'It was worth it,' she said.

Hearing Joanne's story made Jodie feel more hopeful about her own prospects of motherhood.

The presenter had shared her fears over leaving it to late to have a baby after putting her career first and not meeting Mr Right until she was 36.

She married James Placido earlier this year but as he is 12 years her junior and they have only recently tied the knot, they have not yet decided if they want to have a family.

Jodie said: 'Meeting Joanne has made me realise that actually she had the triplets at 42, suddenly I feel like there is a little bit of hope for me, all is not lost.