Davina McCall: Why I planned 3 September babies
Davina's Desert Island Discs confession is VERY interesting indeed...
September must be an expensive month in Davina's house.
All 3 of legendary TV presenter Davina McCall’s kids were born in the same month - and not by accident.
The star told Desert Island Discs that she planned for her babies to have such close birthdays - so as not to affect her position as the host of Big Brother, which typically finishes its TV run at the end of summer.
She admitted:
"I love Big Brother so much and the idea of someone else presenting it was 'over my dead body' so I said to Matthew [her husband]: 'We are not trying for a baby until after December’ - so there we are, 3 birthdays in September."
Of course, it goes without saying that Davina’s very lucky she was able to plan her pregnancy and have that plan (seemingly) go off without a hitch or any delays.
But generally speaking, we are totally interested in her line of thinking here.
The thought of planning a pregnancy around X Y or Z in your life is something we reckon loads of us must have thought (or dreamed) about at some point or another.
Maybe you want your child to have a birthday in the summer (to avoid a Christmas birthday) – or perhaps you want them to be the oldest in their year at school.
Perhaps, like Davina, there’s a big work project you’d rather work around.
Davina - who shares kids Holly, 15, Tilly, 13, and 10-year-old Chester with husband Matthew Robertson - also opened up about her difficult childhood, and the pressure she put on herself to be a ‘perfect’ mum as a result.
"I was constantly just trying to be perfect, I was so uptight.
"I thought I was being relaxed but I was desperate not to repeat the same mistakes. I was trying to be everything and you can't. I had to let go of the reins a bit."
Speaking of her life with her mum, Florence, she said:
"My first recollection was that she would just forget me. When I was about 8 or 9 I nearly downed, I was hit on the head in the sea by a little boat.
"I choked and a woman saw it and waded out to me and lifted me out and hugged me. I remember standing on the beach and thinking, 'Should I tell Mummy?' and then thought there is no point because she won't mother me."
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What do you think?
Did you want to plan your pregnancies like Davina did - and if so, why? Or perhaps you’re more likely to go with the flow and take things as they come?
We’d love to know your thoughts either way - let us know on Facebook!
Images: Instagram/Davina McCall
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