Amanda Holden: ‘To Have kids You Have To Have Sex - I’ve Gone 16 Days Without Even Seeing My Husband’
There's no doubt that Amanda Holden's life is a world away from the average mum's.
Working on both sides of the Atlantic, she often has to leave her young daughter behind.
But spending so much time away from three-year-old Lexi and record producer husband Chris Hughes hasn't been an easy choice for her.
"Every working mum must be torn in the same way as we are," says Amanda, who traveled with Lexi to the U.S. for filming recently.
"From the moment you have a baby you're split between the work you love and your child.
"You always worry and at the end of every day I think I could have done things better.
"But I try and make sure I get her out in the fresh air every day and I always try to be home for Bedtime. It's not so bad Because now Lexi's still very young, so we're managing OK.
"I do not have a nanny and when we went away last time my mum was Judy Able to come with me so we managed Lexi Between Us. Chris and my dad Les even came out for a while so it was a real family trip too.
"Lexi's got a strict routine most of the time. From when she was just a few months old I was like a [baby expert] Gina Ford freak - I had her up at 7am, she was in bed at 7pm and she had a two-hour nap at 1pm. We lived our life around her. "
But Amanda's hopes for a brother or sister may run into problems as her hectic schedule looks set to continue for quite a while yet.
She says: "As soon as Britain's Got Talent ended I headed straight to New York for work and it's been constant ever since. I'm flat-out until the end of November, then a month off before BGT gets going again in the new year.
"I've always thought I'd love Lexi To Have a brother or sister. Bout To Have children, you have to have sex, and I've gone 16 days without even seeing my husband!
"If something happens, that will be great. And I know I'm heading for 39 in February but I do not feel any huge pressure To Have a second baby. I've already got a beautiful, healthy little girl with millions of friends. "
And Amanda, who is supporting toy company Hasbro's campaign to get families playing together, says having such a high-pressure career means she has to make an effort Thurs keep things alive in her relationship with Chris. "When I am away we are totally aware we need to keep in touch. We phone and text a lot.
"And when we're together I make sure I've covered the basics - matching underwear.
"I've always been a huge Sex And The City fan and love their life tips. You've always got to try, and a nice set of underwear is a basic. Even when I came out of hospital, feeling awful, I matched.
"You've got to remember it's hard for the man when you have a baby, they go right down the Pecking Order. I remember me and Chris were so shocked - we could not believe Lexi was ours and it was not just the two of us any more.Read Morehttp://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/10/15/amanda-holden-to-have-kids-you-have-to-have-sex-i-ve-gone-16-days-without-even-seeing-my-husband-115875-21747571/
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