Girlie chats: Christine
Bleakley is stepmum to Frank Lampard's daughters
TV presenter Christine Bleakley has opened up abut
her four-year engagement to footballer Frank Lampard and admits they still
haven’t set a date.
The 36-year-old has
also confessed that “no one ever grows up thinking they want to be a step-mum”,
referring to Frank’s daughters Luna, nine and Isla, seven, from his
relationship with Spanish model Elen Rivas.
Speaking about her
step-mum role, Christine said: “It’s got a bad reputation thanks to Disney.
“I was talking about
this the other night with my friends, and we were saying no one grows up
thinking ‘I want to be a stepmum.'
“It’s a role you find
yourself in and I’m very aware of trying to do it as brilliantly as I can.”
But she says her and
Frank waited a year into their relationship before she even met his daughters
and describes them now as her “little mates.”
“We have girlie chats.
I’m not their mum, nor do I want to be.”
And she
says despite the fact she and Frank are still very happy together they still haven t’managed to set wedding
date, four years after he presented her with a reported £120,000 engagement
ring.
In an interview in Weekend magazine she
said: “When I tell the truth it sounds like I’m trying to hide something.
“Honestly, everything is up in the air.
We know what we want, a small family affair. We’re not stressed about it at
all. I’ve had the most enjoyable engagement.”
Christine says
it is impossible to set a date this year now as Frank, who plays for Manchester
City, may still be going to play in New York.
The wedding delay means Christine, whose
new TV show Wild Ireland is on Monday night, will also have to put her own baby
plans on hold.
She admits she does want children of her
own with Frank but only after they are married.
“I'm not a planner,” she says “which is
just as well given Frank’s situation.”
* Christine is presenting the
documentary series Wild Ireland which starts on ITV1 on April 13
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