Ola Jordan says she is hoping for a 'smoother' second pregnancy as she reveals plans for another baby after welcoming daughter Ella through IVF

Ola Jordan has opened up about having a second child with her husband James Jordan and predicts her next pregnancy will be smoother.

Likening the process to 'an old car', the former Strictly star, 38, said: 'As soon as you get it going the first time, it keeps going.'

The blonde beauty also gushed about her and 43-year-old James' 'perfect' daughter Ella, fourteen months, hailing the tot - who was conceived after one round of IVF.

Speaking to The Sun about her daughter and the IVF process, Ola said: 'We are very lucky it happened for us on the first attempt, and we're extremely blessed to have Ella, she's such a little character.'

She added: 'There are so many people who go through IVF and it doesn't happen for them. And there are lots of people out there who want a baby and they can't afford it.'

Despite her joy, Ola joked that she's pining for a full night of undisturbed sleep, as Ella has taken to waking up at 3am.

Ola and James - who tied the knot in 2003 - welcomed Ella in February 2019.

Last month Ola revealed her daughter has still never met her parents or another child amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Ola told how her parents, who live in Poland, have been forced to communicate with their granddaughter solely through FaceTime.

She said: 'It's unbelievable to think my mum and dad haven't met my baby girl. It was my hope that my mum would be there to help give me tips with my first baby.

'We talk on the phone - and thank God we have FaceTime - but not being able to have my parents around me when you have a little baby is really quite tough.'

It comes after doting father James shaved off his hair on Loose Women last week in honour of his father who passed away last month.

The former Strictly star got rid of his long locks with the help of Ola and explained he didn't want to cut it while his father Allan, who died from a brain tumour, was ill.

James explained that he wanted to do 'something positive' in memory of his father, and that the sadness from losing him 'comes in waves'.

He said: 'It's been a month now and I say it kind of comes in waves, it's extremely upsetting for my family.

'The funeral is going to be next week on the 20th and I just wanted to try and do something positive from the whole thing in his memory.'

The ballroom dancer added that keeping his long tresses became a 'superstition' and that he didn't want to cut it because he 'thought something bad' would happen.

Speaking to presenters Nadia Sawalha, Kaye Adams, Jane Moore and Penny Lancaster, he added: 'It became a bit of a superstition that I kept my hair long all the time he was alive and doing well.

'I didn't want to cut my hair as I thought something bad was going to happen, so now I want to do it as a positive to raise awareness for brain rumours and the charity.

'He was a great husband, dad grandfather, a daredevil unlike his son who became a dancer, he is my hero and I'm going to miss him every day.

'What he went through at the end with my family was truly horrendous. It's an experience I wouldn't want anyone else to go through.'

In March, James returned to social media following the death of his father and shared an emotional video saying he was 'totally devastated' by the loss.

He revealed he had previously tried to post a video but was 'too emotional'.

James said: 'I haven't been on social media for quite a long time now because my father unfortunately passed away on 13 March at 8.05am.

'I've been totally devastated. I did try and do this post before, but I wasn't able to because I was too upset.'

He went on: 'My dad had a stage four brain tumour - a glioblastoma. He was diagnosed approximately one year ago and myself and my family watched him slowly disappear.

'It's an absolutely horrendous horrendous disease. Cancer is awful no matter which cancer it is but brain tumour in particular takes away that person's identity a lot.

'Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer in children and adults under 40. Out of £600million raised in the UK, less than three per cent goes to brain tumour funding for treatments.

'I want to change that because I don't want any of you guys to go through what I and my family went through.'