Peter Andre has opened up on the “difficult juggle” working parents face.
Peter Andre admits “it’s a difficult juggle” balancing parenthood with his work life.
The 52-year-old star – who has Princess, 18, and Junior, 20, with ex-wife Katie Price, as well as Millie, 12, Theo, nine, and 22-month-old Arabella, with wife Emily MacDonagh – has agreed with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay after he opened up on the “guilt” he felt being away for work.
Peter wrote in his column for new! magazine: “Gordon Ramsay recently talked about the ‘guilty’ he feels because he missed out on a lot of time with his older children when he was building his career, and I totally understand where he’s coming from.
“A big part of me wants to be out there providing for my family – that’s the main reason I work.
“I also love what I do of course. But the other part of me wants to be with them all the time. It’s a difficult juggle.”
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker, who transitioned from music into reality TV in the early 2000s, noted it’s something a lot of parents deal with in their own way.
He added: “My mum and dad worked full-time, as most parents do, but you do start to feel that guilt because life is short and you want to spend time with those you love.
“I struggle with it and fully understand what Gordon feels.”
The Hell’s Kitchen star’s cooking career soared after he opened his own restaurant in Chelsea in the late 1990s, but he recently admitted the success meant he wasn’t able to spend much time at home with his wife Tana and his eldest children.
Gordon, who has Megan, 27, twins Holly and Jack, 26, Tilly, 24, Oscar, six, and Jesse, two, with Tana, said in Netflix docu-series Being Gordon Ramsay: “I absolutely adore the kids. There’s part of that love and affection that has built up through guilt.
“The older ones have made it clear and say, ‘Can we see you more?’, and, ‘Dad, we miss you.’ I feel I could have been there a bit more.”
As a result, Gordon is determined to be more present in the lives of his youngest kids.
He said: “I’ll make more time because I don’t want them to say, ‘You weren’t there for my first day at school.’
“Everyone thinks travelling is glamorous. But it’s super full-on. Being away from home is tough. I want that time to go as quickly as possible. It’s the little ones I miss. It’s hard. I miss them terribly.”
Peter Andre agrees with Gordon Ramsay over parenting ‘guilt’
