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\n\t\tKate Lawler said she was happy being a \u2018dog mum\u2019 and not welcoming children (Picture: NurPhoto\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tKate Lawler said she was happy being a \u2018dog mum\u2019 and not welcoming children (Picture: NurPhoto\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Kate Lawler<\/a> has said that if she hadn\u2019t met her husband, she wouldn\u2019t have had children.<\/p>\n The Big Brother<\/a> winner, 45, married Martin Bojtos in 2022<\/a> after they began dating in 2020.<\/p>\n At age 40, Kate welcomed her first child, Noa<\/a>, previously stating that she and Martin only wanted one child.<\/p>\n Speaking to the i Paper<\/a>, the radio DJ revealed that if she hadn\u2019t met Martin, she wouldn\u2019t have had children.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019d be a dog mum,\u2019 she continued. \u2018He was instrumental in my decision; he really wanted it.\u2019<\/p>\n She went on to say that when she and Martin met in 2013, she was upfront in that she did not want to get married or have children.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t The TV presenter said that her husband asked about the prospect of having a child a few years later.<\/p>\n \u2018I told him, \u201cIt\u2019s not for me, babes, but I\u2019d happily get another dog,\u201d she recalled. <\/p>\n \u2018So we got another dog, and I was such a loving dog mama that all my maternal joy was radiating towards my two dogs: I treated them like babies.\u2019<\/p>\n She said that Martin \u2018just kept on\u2019 and asked her to \u2018give him some kind of hope\u2019 when it came to having children, and at 40, she changed her mind.<\/p>\n \u2018We went to a fertility clinic the year before, and [the doctor] said I was really close to perimenopause,\u2019 she said. <\/p>\n \u2018My egg reserve was very low. Getting the results made me cry. And I thought: \u201cWhy am I upset? Maybe I do want children\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t She announced her pregnancy with Noa in 2021<\/a>, telling Hello! magazine she had \u2018never felt more ready\u2019 to have a baby.<\/p>\n \u2018For a lot of my life I did feel pressurised and I wasn\u2019t ready,\u2019 she told the publication. \u2018You have to do what\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n \u2018I think I am going to be a much happier person knowing that I did this when I wanted to.\u2019<\/p>\n Last year, Kate opened up about her marriage to Martin, sharing that they had attended couples therapy after the \u2018toughest time in their relationship.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n After giving birth to Noa, she worried that Martin \u2018wanted to break up\u2019 with her, as he suggested having couples therapy.<\/p>\n \u2018Martin was the one to suggest it, around a year after I had Noa,\u2019 she told New Magazine.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018I wasn\u2019t in the best place, and it was having a huge impact on our relationship.\u2019<\/p>\n She went on: \u2018Plus we were getting married six months later<\/a> and Martin just wanted to start our marriage on the right foot, which was totally the right thing.<\/p>\n \u2018When he brought it up, though, I panicked and thought he wanted to break up with me.<\/p>\n \u2018It was the toughest part of our relationship.\u2019<\/p>\n She added that the therapy turned out to be \u2018invaluable\u2019 and they \u2018still do it every few months.\u2019<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"LONDON,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270567783-4b1d.jpg\")
\n\t\tKate and her husband, Martin Bojtos, welcomed their daughter Noa in 2021 (Picture: Max Cisotti\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images for Hamleys)<\/p>\n![\"LONDON,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_269515076-d30a.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe Big Brother winner said that when she met Martin, she told him she did not want to get married or have children (Picture: Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Kate](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270567939-8a31.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe radio DJ said that when she was 40, she changed her mind and decided she wanted a baby (Picture: Instagram\/Kate Lawler)<\/p>\n![\"LONDON,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_265514500-e720.jpg\")
\n\t\tKate previously opened up on attending couples therapy with Martin following Noa\u2019s birth (Picture: Joe Maher\/Getty Images for the NTA\u2019s)<\/p>\n
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