'Charlotte is coming back with a bang'

As she emotionally opens up about her past, Charlotte Church is moving on and planning her return to the spotlight

- Samuel McManus-Maxwell

After being unveiled as Mushroom on The Masked Singer, Charlotte Church was on our screens again last week for her episode of Life Stories.

Sitting down for a candid chat with host Kate Garraway, viewers watched as Charlotte, 36, tearfully opened up about her past.

Discussing her rift with mum, Maria, she said, “I had to cut the ties. I was at an age where I thought I knew better. They were just trying to protect me, but I saw it as holding me too tight.”

She continued, “It’s only with hindsight that I know just what it meant to my mum. It felt like they had lost me and this life that we had built together.”

The singer, who is mum to children Ruby, 14, and Dexter, 13, with ex-partner Gavin Henson, and 18-month-old Freda with husband Jonathan Powell, added, “I understand now what they went through. For me, I was 16 and the world was my oyster. I don’t feel guilty as I don’t believe guilt is a worthwhile emotion. I feel sorry, particularly for my mum, as I know what it cost her.”