Frankie Bridge talks about family life and her plans for vow renewal *affiliates
Frankie Bridge jokes she’d love to know where that elusive work/life balance is hiding. With a busy career and two young children, she has yet to find it.
They share their Surrey mansion with his parents, Wendy and Mick, who are also on hand to help with sons Parker, nine, and seven-year-old Carter. “It was daunting. I came off the last tour and went straight into Strictly, which was scary. It took me a while to find what I wanted to do and to realise that I did have a voice outside of the band. I’d never felt like I was very clever. I’d meet people who were really intelligent and good with words and it made me scared to speak because I haven’t got that.”
Perhaps her biggest achievement has been her mental health advocacy. She first spoke about her depression in 2012 after a period in a psychiatric hospital and has since written two books about her experiences, Open and Grow. Putting herself forward has not been easy, but she thinks having honest conversations is important. “There have been times where [talking publicly] has affected my mental health. You take on a lot of other people’s issues and it opens up old wounds.
“When I put them to bed, I ask them what made them feel happy today and what made them feel sad. It’s a way of getting them to think about their emotions – and a cheeky way for me to know what’s going on.” Since they got together in 2011, Wayne has supported Frankie through all her ups and downs. They married in 2014 and she says their relationship is so strong because they communicate. “I’ve learnt to ask when I need help rather than expecting him to figure it out, and he’s learnt that I don’t want him to fix everything. Sometimes I just want him to be there,” she says.
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