‘I'd have had more if I'd started younger’: After being unsure about having children, Christine Lampard wishes she’d started a family earlier and had more
The presenter reflects on her life before children and how she would've liked to have a bigger family
It was Christine Lampard's husband, former footballer Frank Lampard, who suggested the couple start a family - at the time, the presenter was happy being step-mother to his children from a previous marriage, Luna and Isla.
However, Christine has now shared that when she had her children, Patricia, 7, and Freddie, 5, she soon started to wish she'd begun having children earlier, to give her time to have more.
The presenter, 47, made the admission during an episode of the Sort Your Life Out Unpacked podcast, with host Dilly Carter.
"We've been together 18 years, and went through years of just having a really nice life," Christine tells Dilly of the time before she became a mother.
She continues, "It was just us, we were happy doing our own thing, and then Frank said, 'We really should think about this [having children] because I know you're going to love it.'"
After thinking about it, Christine thought "maybe I would" love having children - and it turns out she really does.
"It feels like a complete blessing and that's the truth - I really love it," she says with clear adoration for her young children.
The presenter then goes on to tell Dilly, "I would've had more if I'd started younger, if I could have. I honestly really, really enjoy it."
Christine goes on to explain that storage can be an issue in her house because she keeps every card her children ever make for her.
"My little girl loves art and could paint all day long," she shares, also explaining how this presents another challenge, because she wants to keep all of her paintings and has "another boxload" of them to cherish.
The presenter also reveals that while she's loved every stage of parenting, she is really enjoying the era she currently finds herself in.
"I've got that beautiful spot at the moment where they're still quite young and baby-ish, but they're old enough to hold your hand, tell you about their day, tell you what they want - there's no guessing anymore," she says.
Continuing to share her utter joy at being a mother, Christine continues, "And we laugh - my little boy in particular, he's really funny, he's got a dry sense of humour already."
Speaking about her daughter Patricia, the presenter reveals, "She's very emotional and attentive, very sentimental - I would never be allowed to throw anything out that she's ever made."
Christine concludes, "I don't need them to be Einsteins, I don't need them to do anything - I don't really care. I just want them to be healthy, happy and kind, good people."
