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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Camilla Foster

Dame Laura Kenny: You learn early on that nothing is perfect, no life or child is perfect

Dame Laura Kenny gave birth to her third child and first daughter Lilian in May 2025 (Ian West/PA) -

Celebrated British cyclist and five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny – one half of the beloved cycling golden couple, alongside her husband and fellow Olympian Sir Jason Kenny – recently gave birth to her third child Lilian and has revealed that motherhood has taught her that “no life or child is perfect”.

“When you have children, certainly when you’re pregnant, you have this idea in your head of what being a parent is going to be like, and then your first little one comes along, and it’s completely different to what you see as like an ideal situation,” reflects the 33-year-old, mum to Albie (7), Monty (1) and newborn Lilian. “For example, my eldest didn’t sleep through the night until he was four and that wasn’t how I imagined being a parent.

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