Christine Lampard has given a rare insight into the blended family life she shares with husband Frank Lampard and her battle with anxiety.
In a new interview, the TV presenter, 44, spoke about being a mother to Patricia, four and Freddie, two, as well as daughters Luna, 17, and Isla, 15, whom Frank shares with his ex, Elen Rivas, 48.
Speaking to Women&Home magazine, Christine said: ‘Freddie has just turned two, so he’s a whirlwind.
‘The two of them are funny and wonderful and exhausting. I think they’ve zapped every bit of energy from me, but it’s worth it.’
The Loose Women star said of her marriage to Frank: ‘We try and prioritise each other’s and the children’s needs, but when he was still playing football, he was away at least two or three nights of the week, then training.
Wedded bliss: Christine Lampard has given a rare insight into the blended family life she shares with husband Frank Lampard
Date nights: In a new interview, the TV presenter, 44, tells how the pair try to ‘prioritise each other and their children’
Blended family: Christine Lampard has revealed life is very different to when she first met husband Frank’s children who are now 16 and almost 18 and taken their GCSEs and A levels (pictured in 2015)
‘Now, we do our best to go out for lunch or dinner, or have a night on the sofa when we can.’
The brunette beauty also explained that her life is very different now to when she first met Frank’s daughters and she can’t remember life before it. She added: ‘Being part of a blended family is lovely. I don’t remember life before it now.
‘When I first met Isla and Luna, they were two and four – now they’re 16 and almost 18 and have just taken their GCSEs and A levels.
Christine also confessed she sometimes struggles with her mental health.
She said: ‘I’m not positive all the time. I have flat days like everyone else, but I take the little wins, which is what my mum always taught me to do.
‘She also used to say, “Your health is your wealth”. We didn’t go on flashy holidays abroad like my friends did, but I look back on my early childhood as such a happy time because I was brought up feeling grateful for small things.
‘I suffered from bad anxiety as a result of growing up during the Troubles. My dad was a musician at a time when people were going into restaurants or bars and shooting around them. I couldn’t sleep until I heard Dad’s car on the stones outside.’
She added: ‘I still have that feeling at night sometimes, but now it’s children-led. Sometimes I have to talk myself down off the ledge.’
Christine, who gave birth to her second child Freddie in March 2021, also explained how she credits walking to keep her petite frame in shape.
She said: ‘I swear by walking to stay in shape. My sister lost seven stone in her late teens, purely by walking.
Full of love: Christine describes being part of a blended family as lovely and that she can’t remember her life before it
Open and honest: The TV presenter confessed that she sometimes suffers with her mental health and explained that she grew up with anxiety due to the Troubles
Looking good: The brunette beauty, who gave birth to her second child Freddie in March 2021, also explained how she credits walking to keep her petite frame in shape
Read all about it: The August issue of Woman&Home with Christine’s full interview is on sale Thursday 29th June 2023
‘I do like a gym and a class, but I can’t get motivated to go – but I can walk seven or eight kilometres with both kids in the pram and the dog by my side.
‘My hair has started to fall out and I lost a lot after having the children, so I’ve started taking vitamins for it.’
Her comments come after Loose Women, a show which Christine sometimes fronts has announced its first ever live tour.
The hit lunchtime talk show which has a weekly reach of 2.9m individuals, will swap the studio for the stage as it hits the road with an iconic panel, kicking off at Birmingham Symphony Hall this Autumn and visiting 16 venues throughout September.
The August issue of Woman&Home with Christine’s full interview is on sale Thursday 29th June 2023
