Kate Humble says she is sick of having to defend her choice not to have children and thinks other women should be free of judgement if they too decide not to have kids.
The 53-year-old Springwatch host has been married to TV producer Ludo Graham, 60, for thirty years and the pair are happy to be childless.
Kate first started opening up about her decision not to have kids 10 years ago after entering her 40s and after years of people demanding to know why she isn’t a mother.
But the TV star thinks it’s an outrage that women are expected to explain their life choices – but also thinks that the older she gets, the less she cares what others think anyway.
She told Good Housekeeping magazine: "I'm staggered women are still asked to justify the choice.
"The wonderful thing about being this age is that you care less about what people think.
"That empowers you to give things a go. Like it's not the end of the world if it doesn't work out. When you're 20, that matters. When you're 50 it doesn't."
Kate has previously discussed her decision not to become a mother – a choice she has said she realised when she was a teenager.
She told Saga magazine last year: "I know motherhood was not for me and, literally, it bypassed me. Not being a mum has never been an issue."
She added: "The worst thing about being famous is when you have to justify in an interview a decision or point of view you feel is incredibly personal and nobody else’s business."
Kate also said she was "missing the maternal gene", adding: "Luckily, I married someone who agreed."
Also last year, Kate explained to the Mirror why she decided to move away from London to the idyllic Welsh countryside.
She said: “I was desperate to move out. I love the countryside and I just felt it was the right time to make that move.
“Everyone dreams about being self-sufficient and living in the country, but I grew up being a bit of a tomboy – I never cared about roughing it or getting dirty.
“For me it was a dream come true and I’m proud of the way my husband has taken to rural life too. All I would say is it takes a lot of hard work and early mornings – but I love it.”
She also reflected on the fact that she no longer presenter Springwatch.
She said: “I did Springwatch for 10 years and I loved working with Chris Packham – he’s a genius.
“I’m just one of those people that, professionally, I like to challenge myself, I don’t like to be too comfortable. I wanted to do new programmes. I’m lucky because I’ve been offered such fabulous new shows.”
