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Janette Manrara has shared an adorable message for her close friend Emma Weymouth, who is today celebrating her 35th birthday. Emma, Marchioness of Bath, became friends with Janette, 37,
when she competed on the 2019 series of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing. Since then, the pair have remained friends and often enjoy spending time together, documenting their outings on their
respective social media pages. Emma, who is the first black marchioness in British history, has been flooded with compliments on her Instagram page today, with friends flocking to the site
to share picture tributes to the star as her celebrations get underway. Taking to her page which boasts 434,000 followers, Janette shared a stunning picture of Emma, taken in her stately
home, Longleat, alongside the caption: "Happy Birthday @emmaweymouth. "Sometimes people come into our lives and unexpectedly become a crucial part of it! I’m so grateful to call
you a friend!" READ MORE: ROBERT JENRICK SKIPS BBC BREAKFAST AS CHARLIE AND NAGA HOST Recently, Emma opened up about the traumatic ordeal she faced during the birth of her first son,
John Thynn, six, which saw her almost lose her life. Emma, who is married to Ceawlin, Viscount Weymouth, 46, was subjected to an emergency Caesarean-section after being diagnosed with
hypophysitis - swelling on the pituitary gland. In order to have their second child, Henry, four, the aristocrats used a surrogate after doctors informed her that she wouldn’t be able to
deliver a second child naturally. Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women in January, Emma said: "Having a baby is one of the most important things you'll ever do in your life and something
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sure I'm all good, my responsibility is for them, I need to make sure I try and stay well for my family." Speaking about her diagnosis, Emma recalled: "I started suffering
from very, very severe headaches, I went to the doctors who tested blood pressure to check everything was okay, they put it down to hormones and sent me home with pain killers." She
went on to add: "The headache got to such a severe level I couldn't leave the bed, I couldn't breathe because the pain was so intense." Emma’s pain stemmed from swelling
on her pituitary gland which eventually bled, forcing medical staff to rush to ensure that they could safely deliver John and attempt to reduce the inflammation in her body.