EXCLUSIVE: Adam Collard has revealed whether he and fiancée Laura Woods are having more children, as he admits the pair have a decision to make when it comes to the future of their family.
Adam Collard has revealed he and Laura Woods are already planning baby number two, but have a big decision to make on whether a third little one will be on the cards.
“I’m one of two and Laura’s one of three, so we’re arguing over whether we want two or three kids. Hopefully the next one’s a girl and we can stop there,” Adam – who already shares eight-month-old son with the sports presenter – tells Mirror. “We’ve got her family staying right now and there’s a lot of kids around the house, so I told her this is what it’ll be like if we have three,” laughs Adam.
Whatever number the decide on, Adam says Laura is a natural when it comes to parenthood: “She was born to be a mum. Laura fell pregnant quite early on in our relationship and it feels like she was meant for it in every sense. I started my own businesses at 21 and went on Love Island at 22, but it always felt like I was working hard, going on holidays, doing all these material things, with no one to share it with.” Adam’s comments come after Andy Carroll ‘splits from Lou Teasdale due to her demands’ weeks after public row.
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“Laura’s the same, we now realise why we work hard. We’ve just bought another house and it’s probably going to be the home where Leo grows up – we now realise what the point is.”
Becoming a parent is no easy feat though, something Adam has learned along the way. “[Leo] is a handful! He’s 100 miles an hour, but so funny and everything we’ve ever wanted. Being a dad is great, but it’s challenging, too, I’d never sugar coat that.
“But it’s put everything into perspective. I’ve got a purpose now, whereas for years I felt like I was in limbo. I’ve not got a lot of family members that I’m close to – unlike Laura. Both my mum and dad have been missing at different stages of my life. But I want to compensate for that and be the best I can possibly be for Leo.”
On the topic of being the best he possibly can be, Adam is currently one of the celebs battling it out on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, and has been one of this series’ strongest contenders. “[Celeb SAS] was amazing, even better than I expected. I like how it’s not ‘produced’, when we’re in there, it doesn’t feel like a TV show. It wasn’t easy, though.
“The final few days were tough – interrogation alone was harder than the full week before, they peel the layers off. I have a reputation for physical fitness, but I wanted to put myself in that situation to test myself mentally,” he said of doing the show.
But as well as testing himself, Adam also used the show to get out of a difficult place he was in, as the former Love Island star explains: “I’ve spoken about my addiction to painkillers, which saw my mental health dip. I nearly pulled out of SAS because I didn’t feel my strongest, mentally. But, I spoke with Laura and realised that when anything bad happens, the best thing is to have something to focus on.
“People will see an emotional side of me, which they’ll be surprised about because it’s not the hard exterior I had the last seven years I’ve been on TV. The show was a bit of a saving grace.”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is on Channel 4 at 9pm on Sundays and Mondays.
Source: Mirror
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