Peter Andre and his partner's five-word response to having more kids
by Paige Oldfield · Manchester Evening NewsPeter Andre and his wife Emily are the picture of parental joy with their brood, which includes their youngest, eight-month-old Arabella, as well as Millie, 10, Theo, eight, and Peter's children from a previous relationship, Princess, 17, and Junior, 19.
With their 10th wedding anniversary on the horizon next year, the pair have opened up to OK! about their adoration for family life, sharing that cosy movie nights snuggled up together on the sofa are one of their favourite family pastimes.
Yet as conversations often turn when babies grow, the question arises: are there plans for more children? According to Peter, their stance is unequivocal. He humorously responded in mock despair, "Hell no! This is it!", exclaims Peter in faux horror, as he adds, laughing, "I always said I'd never be 50 and changing nappies, and yet here I am. But I'm done – we both are.."
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Mum-of-three Emily, as much as she admits she's been loving her maternity leave with baby Belle, is equally adamant on the subject. "That’s a categorical no from me!
I love them all so much, but I already feel I don’t have enough time for each one individually. I’m getting rid of baby things now. That’s how I know I’m done – I didn’t do that after having Theo. Facebook Marketplace is my friend!"
And it seems the couple are already thinking of a future in which the. kids are bigger and they can have some adventures together, just the two of them. Peter says: " Ems and I have talked and we want to travel a bit when the kids get older – and maybe one of our children will give us grandchildren. We’re happy!"
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Peter may well had previously said he never wanted to be changing nappies into his fifties, but here he is at 51, changing, well, more than a few of them - and getting stuck into all aspects of dad life with a newborn again.
And as the husband and wife team reveal, they are enjoying every moment of this precious first year of Arabella's life - as have the kids, The Mirror reports.
"They’re all very close, but Bista [Princess] is super close with Millie and really helpful with the baby, while Junior has a lovely connection with Theo", says Peter. "Ems and I aren’t “party parents” – we love being at home, cooking and hanging out with the kids.
I’m more driven than ever with work, but I feel parent guilt like never before. Then I think, I’m doing this for their future as well, and I feel better again!
And Emily clearly adores how much the youngest two still fuss over their baby sister, adding: "I thought the novelty would wear off with Millie and Theo, but it hasn’t. They fight over who can hold Belle. Their little faces when I pick them up from school with her... It’s another thing to argue over! It’s very cute."