Former The Saturdays singer Mollie King opened up about what it’s really like juggling fame while being a mother of two
Mollie King has swapped the red carpet for sleeping on the nursery carpet now she is a mum of two. The former The Saturdays singer gave birth to second daughter Liliana in December – and returned last month to her afternoon Radio 1 presenting slot.
Mollie, 38 – engaged to ex-England cricketer Stuart Broad – revealed: “Life’s a lot less glamorous when you’re a mum of two. “I was laughing with Stuart after [last month’s] Baftas. I went from walking the red carpet, to sleeping on my daughter’s carpet. I missed the afterparty and came home. She couldn’t sleep so I was sleeping on the floor in her bedroom while she was in her cot.
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“I’d managed to get out of my dress but my hair and make-up was still glammed up. You don’t realise how much your parents did for you until you’re a parent yourself.”
Mollie and Stuart, 38, had Liliana just before Christmas, giving a sister to Annabella, two.
Mollie, who has hosted Radio 1’s Monday to Thursday early afternoon slot with Matt Edmondson for the past year, said of her return to work: “It’s such a tough one because I adore being at home with the girls.
“But I also love being on the radio doing a job I love with Matt, who’s one of my best friends. The hardest thing is missing the girls and coping being away from them.
“But Stuart and I juggle it between us. We’re a bit of a tag team – he works most weekends and I work Monday to Thursday, so it’s a bit ‘one in, one out’.”
Mollie added: “But Annabella is brilliant, which makes things easier. I was worried she’d feel pushed aside but she’s been amazing. She’s very affectionate and protective over her already.”
Mollie had 13 top 10 hits with girl group The Saturdays, who went on hiatus in 2014 after a seven-year run.
Last year she raised more than £1.3million for Red Nose Day with her 310-mile Pedal Power bike ride.
She cycled in memory of her dad Stephen, who died of a brain tumour 10 days after Annabella was born.
Mollie said of working through her grief: “I don’t think you ever get over it. It’s been hard knowing he’s missed out on another granddaughter.
“When I had my little one, I felt such mixed feelings. I wish he’d known her. But I also know he’s still with me.”
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