Yes, my friend. It wouldn’t be a real chat without a little bit of a tear-jerker. Charlotte opened up about something she’s kept locked away for years: a secret heartbreak that hit her like a ton of bricks. She revealed that shortly after having her first son, Noah, she suffered a devastating miscarriage.
“I felt like my world stopped,” she shared, her voice cracking just a little. “I felt so alone, even with a beautiful baby in my arms. It’s a grief you don’t talk about because people think, ‘Oh, but you already have a child, be grateful.’” She’s decided to speak up because she wants other mums to know: your pain is valid, no matter what anyone says.
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She didn’t stop there. Charlotte also confessed that she and her fiancé, Matt, went through a really rough patch after their second son, Jude, was born. “We were basically two zombies fighting over the last biscuit,” she joked. “It was not romantic. It was survival mode.” But they worked through it—with a lot of takeaway pizza and honest conversations in the middle of the night.
Now, let’s talk about raising those three gorgeous kids
If you follow Charlotte on Instagram, you know her house is basically a cross between a soft-play centre and a hurricane. She’s got three little boys: Noah (who’s now six), Jude (who’s three), and baby Beau, who’s just turned one. “It’s absolute chaos,” she says, grinning. “Every day is a mess of mashed banana, Duplo blocks, and someone crying because the other one looked at them wrong.”
Her secret to surviving? Not trying to be a Pinterest-perfect parent. “I’ve given up on matching socks for the kids. They wear mismatched socks and, honestly, it adds personality.” She also admits to using the TV as a babysitter while she hides in the kitchen to eat chocolate in peace. “Don’t judge me! We all do it—I’m just brave enough to say it out loud.”
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She’s also incredibly honest about the guilt that comes with being a working mum. Charlotte runs her own clothing brand and is always filming, but she makes sure to set boundaries. “I’ll tell my producer, ‘I need ten minutes to wrestle a toddler out of a tantrum. Can you hold my coffee?’ And you know what? The world doesn’t end.”