Molly and sarah in 2016, the year Molly’s mental health battles began
Watching her daughter Molly win The Voice in 2019 was a hugely emotional moment for Sarah Hocking. They reveal here how behind the cheers and confetti lay a heart-wrenching story of pain and perseverance
SARAH’S STORY
Sarah Hocking, 48, is a boutique owner and lives in St Ives, Cornwall, with her husband Paul, 56. They have three children: Molly, 20, Harry, 18, and Ted, 14
Call it maternal instinct but, as I stood in the audience of The Voice in April 2019, as Emma Willis prepared to announce the winner, I just knew it was going to be Molly. Finally, she was going to have the recognition she’d fought so hard for. Watching her jump with joy as confetti rained down on her, I felt every emotion. Only a few people knew what a journey Molly had been on.