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Kelly Brook has revealed she's made her mind up on whether she wants to have children or not, after an 'honest' admission from her grandma.
The model and actress, 45, opened up on a comment that has stuck with her and changed her views on becoming a mother.
In an interview with The Mirror, Kelly revealed that she asked her grandma if she had any regrets in life - and was shocked by her frank answer, when she responded that her biggest one was having children.
She admitted: 'I wasn't expecting it, but she definitely said it! I think she felt that having children had taken up a lot of her life.
'I thought, 'What an absolutely honest, incredible answer,' and I think I needed to hear it. I was about 36 at the time and thinking, 'God, am I ever going to have children? If so, maybe I should just get on with it now?'
'Then I thought, 'Actually, I don't think I want them,' and hearing that somebody had regrets, and that I might not regret not having children, made me feel really happy about my choice.'
Kelly Brook has revealed she's made her mind up on whether she wants to have children or not, after an 'honest' admission from her grandma
The model and actress, 45, opened up on a comment that has stuck with her and changed her views on becoming a mother
Kelly reflected on how not having children leaves her life more open to different possibilities and used being able to move between LA and the UK as an example.
It comes after the Loose Women star opened up about her 'traumatic and devastating' miscarriages in previous relationships.
She revealed that her and her husband Jeremy Parisi are 'childless by choice' as she spoke about their marriage.
Kelly revealed that she looks at her and Jeremy's 'beautiful life' and how they aren't 'burdened' by the turmoil of trying to have children.
However she got candid about her experience in previous relationships, as she revealed the trauma of going through IVF or experiencing miscarriages.
'I am actually childless by choice at the moment, it's not something that we have considered and I don't think that should be a taboo,' she told The Sun on Sunday.
'I have been through pregnancies and miscarriages and I know how traumatic and devastating they are on you and on your relationship, I have been down that road with previous partners and it is a lot.
'I look at the beautiful life we have and how we don't have the burden of that.'
Kelly said that while she sees how much happiness children bring her family, she also sees the stress that comes with.
Kelly revealed that she asked her grandma if she had any regrets in life and she responded that her biggest one was having children (Kelly pictured with husband Jeremy)
She admitted: 'I wasn't expecting it, but she definitely said it! I think she felt that having children had taken up a lot of her life'
And while her and Jeremy love family time and caring for their dog, travel is a huge part of their lives and having children is not on their list of priorities.
However at the time Kelly admitted that she wasn't completely closed off to being a mum in the future - something she was yet to discuss with her husband.
The couple revealed they want to become TV's new power couple and believe their constant bickering makes them more 'relatable.'
Kelly criticised duos who force their on-screen relationship and 'portray an unrealistic dynamic' to audiences.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, the former actress insists she and Frenchman Jeremy, who she married in 2022, aren't trying to be 'perfect', which sets them apart from existing TV partnerships.
After competing on BBC show Celebrity Race Across the World, Kelly says viewers were given an introduction to Jeremy, who spoke no English when he first moved to the UK.
Then, they starred in La Vita Italiana, a three-part mini-series filmed for ITV's This Morning, which saw Kelly adapt to life at Jeremy's family home and farm in Arpino.
And Kelly hopes the show will be commissioned for a bigger project as the couple sets their sights on a semipermanent move to rural Italy.
It comes after the Loose Women star opened up about her 'traumatic and devastating' miscarriages in previous relationships
She revealed that her and her husband Jeremy Parisi are 'childless by choice' as she spoke about their marriage
Kelly said that while she sees how much happiness children bring her family, she also sees the stress that comes with it
She said: 'We're just a normal couple. We're not trying to be the perfect couple like a lot of TV duos try and portray an unrealistic dynamic.
'But with us, we argue, and we get on and we love each other, we're normal and relatable because we're just like any other couple. It seems that during Race Across the World that's how people saw us. It's just who we are.'
Kelly fell for Jeremy after she reached out to him directly on Instagram and the pair connected over their mutual love of martial arts and fitness training.
During the early days of their romance, Jeremy spoke very little English, with French and Italian being his primary languages.
The radio host took on the role of translator and admits she can still speak on Jeremy's behalf even now he's fluent in English.
She said: 'I know people think I talk over Jeremy all the time. That's because I talk too much and when Jeremy first moved to the UK, he didn't speak any English, so I became so used to talking for him and I've just not got out the habit of it.'
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