Chloe Madeley has revealed that she returned to work as a personal trainer just eight weeks after giving birth to Bodhi because she "needed the money".
The 35-year-old, who is the daughter of Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan and married to former professional rugby union player James Haskell, says a financial struggle forced her to cut maternity leave short.
She said: “James obviously makes a great income and he’s my partner and that’s fantastic, but we don’t have a joint account. We’ve always had separate accounts and I think that’s a bit of a pride thing with me.
“Next time, if I get pregnant again, I’m absolutely not doing it. I will swallow my pride, I will jump in on James’ account and take at least six months.”
Chole added that she was more or less back to the job seven days a week, which includes online workouts and consultations, writes The Mirror. She went on to say: “With the lack of sleep and the amount of people who are relying on you… that has been a lesson!”
“I’m lucky I haven’t had any mental health issues, but during this time when you’re very susceptible to it, take your time. If you’re self-employed it’s tough, but really take your time going back to work – that was a hard lesson for me.
“I have a very successful career, I love travelling, I’m a bit of a party girl and I have quite a fun lifestyle in London and I was like, ‘Having kids looks a bit s**t – expensive, time-consuming, boring and you have to sacrifice a lot.’
“I finally decided I really wanted to have kids and got pregnant and then in my third trimester I slightly regressed and panicked that I might have made the wrong decision.”
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