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Christine Lampard admits has it easy with childcare and 'feels for single parents'

Christine Lampard admits she 'has it easy' with her lovely life with footy manager husband Frank Lampard.

The Loose Women star, 43, opened up about her life with husband Frank and refuses to dwell on their long distance relationship after Frank landed a job as Everton manager forcing him to spend time away from their London family home.

She told The Sun's Fabulous Magazine : "Well, you just can’t [uproot the whole family]

"Our home is here [in London], certainly at the minute anyway, because Patricia has her little classes and I’ve got my stuff.”

Christine and Frank are parents to Patricia, 3, and Freddie, 1, and also have Luna, 16, and Isla, 14, from Frank’s previous relationship with model Elen Rivas.

The couple Christine has previously uprooted herself to support Frank's 'day job' and headed Stateside when he signed for New York City FC in 2015, for almost two years.

Christine keeps her feet firmly on the ground and hasn't let her wealth change her (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

But since their return to the UK, Christine opted to stay in London and Frank is in Liverpool but the pair don't see the distance as a drama.

And she has nothing but admiration for others adding: "Oh my god, we’ve literally nothing to be moaning about compared to some people.

"I feel for single parents or anyone who works 12 hours a day and juggles childcare, because it is really difficult.”

Christine remains grounded and is anything but a stereotypical footy WAG (Getty Images for WALLIS)

Christine said Frank's daughters were only two and four when she got together with him after they met at an awards ceremony in 2009 after being introduced by Piers Morgan, which she feels made it easier.

She explained: "It’s all they’ve ever known, which is probably a really lucky thing. I know for a lot of people it can be very difficult – you’ve got to be very understanding of where the child’s coming from and how they feel about whatever the set-up is."

Christine and Frank were together nine years before welcoming daughter Patricia and she now welcomes the help from her step-daughters who dote on their younger siblings.

Frank and Christine make the distance work for their young family (PA)

“When we go home at night, we’ve got to wipe bums, get the kids to bed, get the dog walked, make sure everybody’s fed – exactly what everybody else does.”

But it could be a case of history repeating itself as Patricia is looking to show off her talents on the pitch.

Frank has faced his own challenges as he returned to his former stomping ground of Chelsea where he played for 13 years, before he was sacked last January before heading to Everton.

Christine has stayed in London so she can be close to ITV Studios to appear on Loose Women and her many friends on the show.

But asked about any off-screen disputes between panellists she swiftly dismisses it as 'nonsense'.

And the Northern Irish beauty has turned her hand to fashion as she's teamed up with retailer Wallis for a summer collection, launched this week.

The Christine Lampard X Wallis S/S ’22 Collection first drop is available now at Wallis.co.uk.

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