Kelly Brook has admitted that the most ‘difficult’ thing about her choice to not have children is the fact that she’s lost friendships due to their ‘different lifestyles.’
The model, 45, has openly declared that she and husband Jeremy Parisi, 39, are ‘childless by choice’ and has expressed her relief that they are not ‘burdened’ by the turmoil of trying to have children.
However, while she is happy with her decision, Kelly has told her having a kid-free life has come at the sacrifice of some of her relationships, with the star admitting how ‘sad’ this is.
In a new interview with Prima magazine, the TV personality opened up on the downsides of her situation, especially when she’s tried to socialise with pals who are parents.
She explained: ‘The most difficult thing for me not having children over the last 20 years has been losing friends because your lives are so different. It’s sad in a way. I miss a lot of my old friends who have kids.
‘To be honest, when I go for lunch and I’m watching them mother their children, I get a bit like, “I want the attention, you’re my friends.” I don’t want to sit there watching people parent.’
Kelly Brook has admitted that the most ‘difficult’ thing about her choice to not have children is the fact that she’s lost friendships due to their ‘different lifestyles’
While she is happy with her decision, Kelly has told her having a kid-free life has come at the sacrifice of some of her relationships, with the star admitting how ‘sad’ this is
The model, 45, has openly declared that she and husband Jeremy Parisi , 39, are ‘childless by choice’ and are not ‘burdened’ by the turmoil of trying to have children
Meanwhile, Kelly spoke further about her much-publicised decision to be child-free, revealing that traumas from her past made her feel like a ‘failure’, resulting in a negative experience of her previous pursuit of children.
She said: ‘In my 20s and 30s, I had miscarriages and past relationships that took their toll on me, physically and emotionally. It affected my life, my career and how I looked at myself; it made me feel like a bit of a failure. It made me judge my partners negatively, by how they responded to it.’
She added that all of that culminated in her never really having a ‘positive experience’ of either pregnancies or trying for children.
The actress went on to remark that she got ‘so sick’ of being questioned about not having children and noted that her bluntly declaring her decision ‘closes off this conversation’.
Kelly was quick to add that having children is not a ‘bad thing’, but she knows she’s ‘not alone’ in her decision as she’s had plenty of women reach out to her since discussing her situation on Loose Women recently.
It comes after Kelly revealed she made her mind up on whether she wants to have children or not, after an ‘honest’ admission from her grandma.
The actress opened up on a comment that has stuck with her and changed her views on becoming a mother.
In an interview with The Mirror, Kelly revealed that she asked her grandma if she had any regrets in life – and was shocked by her frank answer, when she responded that her biggest one was having children.
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In a new interview with Prima magazine , the TV personality opened up on the downsides of her situation, especially when she’s tried to socialise with pals who are parents
‘The most difficult thing for me not having children over the last 20 years has been losing friends because your lives are so different. It’s sad in a way’
‘To be honest, when I go for lunch and I’m watching them mother their children, I get a bit like, “I want the attention, you’re my friends.” I don’t want to sit there watching people parent’
She admitted: ‘I wasn’t expecting it, but she definitely said it! I think she felt that having children had taken up a lot of her life.
‘I thought, ‘What an absolutely honest, incredible answer,’ and I think I needed to hear it. I was about 36 at the time and thinking, ‘God, am I ever going to have children? If so, maybe I should just get on with it now?’
‘Then I thought, ‘Actually, I don’t think I want them,’ and hearing that somebody had regrets, and that I might not regret not having children, made me feel really happy about my choice.’
Kelly reflected on how not having children leaves her life more open to different possibilities and used being able to move between LA and the UK as an example.
It comes after the Loose Women star opened up about her ‘traumatic and devastating’ miscarriages in previous relationships.
She revealed that her and her husband Jeremy are ‘childless by choice’ as she spoke about their marriage.
Kelly revealed that she looks at her and Jeremy’s ‘beautiful life’ and how they aren’t ‘burdened’ by the turmoil of trying to have children.
It comes after Kelly revealed that she asked her grandma if she had any regrets in life and she responded that her biggest one was having children (Kelly pictured with husband Jeremy)
It comes after the Loose Women star opened up about her ‘traumatic and devastating’ miscarriages in previous relationships
However she got candid about her experience in previous relationships, as she revealed the trauma of going through IVF or experiencing miscarriages.
‘I am actually childless by choice at the moment, it’s not something that we have considered and I don’t think that should be a taboo,’ she told The Sun on Sunday.
‘I have been through pregnancies and miscarriages and I know how traumatic and devastating they are on you and on your relationship, I have been down that road with previous partners and it is a lot.
‘I look at the beautiful life we have and how we don’t have the burden of that.’
Kelly said that while she sees how much happiness children bring her family, she also sees the stress that comes with.
And while her and Jeremy love family time and caring for their dog, travel is a huge part of their lives and having children is not on their list of priorities.
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