‘How John helped me OVERCOME MY ANXIETY'

Lisa Faulkner reveals to Woman how her husband has supported her after years of IVF

- HAYLEY MINN

Lisa Faulkner seemed to have the perfect life back in the early 2000s. She was starring in various hit TV dramas at the time, including Spooks, and married her first husband, fellow actor Chris Coghill, in a beautiful ceremony in 2005.

But, in reality, Lisa desperately wanted to become a mother and was struggling with ‘lots and lots of failed IVF’ which left her feeling ‘always stressed and in this angst’ before she eventually adopted her daughter Billie, now 14, in 2008.

Lisa tells us, ‘You get to a certain age when everyone around you seems to be having babies and it becomes a very lonely place.

‘If you’re dating someone, you’re constantly asked, “When are you getting married?” Once you’re married, you’re asked, “Are you having kids?” – and even once you have kids, you’re asked if you’re having any more.

‘It’s always about the next step and it’s even worse being in the public eye.’