‘THERE WERE MOMENTS WE THOUGHT WE'D NEVER HAVE A CHILD'

AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE WITH THREE CHILDREN, MCFLY DRUMMER HARRY JUDD AND HIS WIFE IZZY OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR TOUGH ROAD TO PARENTHOOD

- ELLIE KIRWIN-JONES

FAMILY FORTUNES

Harry Judd and his wife Izzy have always been open about their conception struggles and IVF journey. After she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome in her twenties, violinist Izzy, now 38, and McFly drummer Harry, 36, believed that starting a family without fertility treatment would be almost impossible.

Izzy suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage after their first round of IVF, before joyfully welcoming daughter Lola, who is now six. Less than a year later, against all odds, Izzy became pregnant naturally with their son Kit, now four.

Last year, after six months of trying to conceive a third child, Izzy discovered she was expecting once again with their son Lockie, who they welcomed in October.

When the couple sit down for a chat with us, it's clear to see they're thriving as a family of five - and they certainly don't take their good fortune for granted.

"There were moments we thought we wouldn't even be able to have one child, so to have three, I feel as though we're very lucky," Izzy tells us.

But despite being in a positive place now, the couple – who first met in 2005 at a McFly rehearsal in a church hall in Bristol and tied the knot in 2012 - reveal that trying for a family was one of the most emotionally testing periods of their marriage.

"It took us to a place where we had to try to learn patience," Harry says. "I kept myself busy doing other things that I enjoyed, which made it slightly easier for me, but it involved a lot of emotional responsibility."