There’s no doubt 2020 has been a stressful year to say the least. But Frankie Bridge has found a positive side to being in lockdown. The former Saturdays singer, who has been open about her experiences of anxiety and depression, tells OK! that the slower pace of life we’ve all been forced to adopt has left her mental health in a great place.
“My therapist told me, ‘You’re one of my only clients I’ve not heard from. Everybody else’s anxiety is worse and yours is better,’” she says.
Thankfully, things started to return to some sense of normality just in time for Frankie and her husband Wayne to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary with a romantic weekend at Soho Farmhouse. The couple, who are parents to sons Parker, six, and four-year-old Carter, couldn’t wait to have a lie-in, laughs Frankie!
With Wayne tipped to be getting his skates on for this year’s Dancing On Ice, as a former Strictly Come Dancing runner-up, Frankie would be perfect to offer some tips. But for her latest project, the star has teamed up with Ella’s Kitchen to write eat-along book The Munchy Trunks.
Here, Frankie, 31, talks to OK! about being outnumbered by her boys and why she can’t decide if her family’s complete...
How have you found being at home with Wayne and the kids in lockdown?
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Savoury saviours
Get ahead with simple spicy suppers from Nadiya Hussain
RECIPES FOR SUCCESS - I want to share the way I cook and the way I eat'
Chef Nadiya Hussain on the money-saving cooking tips and vital life skills that she teaches her children.
THE WILD ONE - Nobody tried to change me that was who I am
Rock star Suzi Quatro on leading the way for women, being true to herself and her 60th anniversary tour
CELEBRITIES PUT ON THE GLITZ FOR TV'S BIGGEST NIGHT
Famous faces gathered at the National Television Awards last week to celebrate the best of Britain's TV talent
IN THE PINK - I feel like myself again now I'm back in the Strictly family'
After documenting her brutal cancer journey, Strictly favourite Amy Dowden shares her joy at returning to the dance floor
STYLE COUNSEL - My friendships are one of my greatest successes'
As stylist Gok Wan celebrates his milestone birthday, he reflects on his personal losses, biggest achievements and plans for the future
STEP BACK IN TIME - STARS ENJOY A DAY AT THE RACES
A host of celebrities attended the Goodwood Revival festival last week to see the classic cars and fabulous retro fashions
GOOD CLEAN FUN - 'I really like to organise things I find it therapeutic'
Sort Your Life Out presenter Stacey Solomon on how tidying up helps her shut out anxious thoughts, the reason she only shares happy memories on social media, and why it's husband Joe Swash who puts out the bins
SHINING BRIGHT - KATE'S MESSAGE OF HOPE
Her emotional health update video made it clear that the Princess of Wales' family comes first, says former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond.
My family will always be my main priority'
Model and actress Caprice invites OK! into her stylish home to talk about fame and why nothing beats being with her kids.
