Lauren Goodger unveils tattoo in honour of late daughter Lorena: ‘For you my baby girl’-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro

Lauren Goodger has unveiled a tattoo in honour of her late daughter Lorena (Picture: REX/@laurengoodger)

Lauren Goodger has got a permanent tribute to her late daughter Lorena, who died shortly after birth.

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren, 35, lost her newborn in July despite a ‘perfect’ pregnancy, saying at the time she was ‘broken’ that her ‘angel [was] taken from me.’

Now Lauren is keeping a memento of her daughter with her wherever she goes as she inked a tattoo of her name on her skin.

Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Lauren shared a short video showing her baby’s name in cursive, with the outline of a butterfly at the end.

‘Today… for you my baby girl,’ she wrote, with Celine Dion’s A Mother’s Prayer playing in the background.

The bittersweet memento comes after Lauren faced a series of tragedies in recent weeks.

Lauren went under the needle to have a permanent memento of Lorena wherever she goes (Picture: Lauren Goodger/ Instagram)

It’s been an incredibly difficult time for the grieving mum, who was recently allegedly beaten in a vicious assault which left her with serious facial injuries.

The alleged assault reportedly took place on the day of baby Lorena’s funeral.

Lauren also faced the tragic death of her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean, who lost his life in a car accident while on holidays in Turkey.

The grieving mum has endured a series of tragedies, with her former boyfriend Jake McLean dying in a car accident in July (Picture: Instagram / Lauren Goodger)

After facing more tragedy in a few short weeks than some people suffer in a lifetime, Lauren has been staying strong for her baby daughter Larose.

In the hours before revealing her tattoo, Lauren shared cryptic messages about a lack of support and staying strong in the wake of the series of tragedies.

The reality star took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday where she shared a cryptic post in black-and-white, bearing the words: ‘No support was all the motivation I needed.’

Lauren shared a couple of cryptic posts before unveiling her new tattoo (Picture: Lauren Goodger/ Instagram)

A second post shared moments later reads: ‘What ain’t real won’t last, so I let everything play out.’

To this she added the word: ‘Always.’

Lauren has understandably been quiet since dealing with the shock death of her daughter and former boyfriend, as well as recuperating from the assault after Lorena’s funeral.

However earlier this week – after attending McLean’s funeral with a black eye – she shared a lengthy statement thanking people for their support and branding the past few weeks a ‘terrible whirlwind.’

The devastated mother announced the death of her newborn in July (Picture: Instagram/ Laurengoodger)

‘During this traumatic time i’ve lost but I’ve also gained some values in this awful heartbroken time,’ she wrote.

Lauren went on to reveal she asked her late daughter to guide her through life, writing: ‘‘l asked Lorena when I had her at home the night before her funeral “please guide me please let my life lead the path it’s meant to be & give me strength and courage.”

‘And a lot changed instantly and I trust her, she is making my new path thank you Lorena.

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‘I love you and I know [you’re] with me always and I know you’ve cleared out and made way for what’s meant to be.’

Paying tribute to McLean, who she dated for five years, Lauren asked him to ‘look after Lorena.’

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