Greg James opened up about fatherhood and revealed he and his wife Bella Mackie were in no hurry to have children.
The Radio 1 DJ and author tied the knot in September 2018 but have since admitted watching their friends navigate parenthood had put them off for now as they made it ‘look hard’.
At 37 years old, the broadcaster said he and his wife, 38, ‘have a nice life’ and are in no rush to change their circumstances ‘at the moment’.
He recently unveiled his thoughts on being a dad to Men’s Health and said: ‘We’re just monitoring it.
‘But basically we’re both on “no” to kids at the moment… It’s where we are at the moment. We’ve having a nice time.
‘Bella is enjoying her success as a writer and we can take a view later. Ask ourselves: what does our life look like in 10, 15, 20 years? We’re fine without it’.
He went on to note: ‘I guess there are consequences for later in life, when we’re two sad old people rocking away in our rocking chairs. But to be honest, all of our friends make having kids look hard.
‘None of them look like they’re having a nice time [laughs]. We’re not short of babies and kids in our families.
‘I would also like to go and live abroad for a year some time, somewhere hotter and with good wine. So maybe France or Italy.’
In the same chat, the star also spoke candidly about his wife’s mental health struggles which she has documented in her 2018 book Jog On: How Running Saved My Life.
Greg said of Bella’s anxiety: ‘For a lot of anxious people, they worry about being in danger. So danger happened with Covid and they go: “I told you!”
‘We had talked about her mental health before and, of course, I was aware because she had written about it in her book.
‘It was severe anxiety hand-in-hand with OCD and it can be crippling… I’ve learnt so much about mental health through her. We’re very open about it, which is so much better.’
The couple first met via Twitter and were married in an intimate setting just two months after announcing their engagement.
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