Frankie Bridge and husband Wayne ‘don’t like getting dressed up’ so never have ‘posh’ date nights

Frankie Bridge has admitted that lockdown suited her and husband Wayne because they ‘don’t like getting dressed up’ anyway.

The singer, 31, revealed to The Mirror that she and her footballer spouse, 39, never go anywhere ‘posh’ on date nights because of this, and that they spend lockdown in their pyjamas.

‘Before lockdown, we would just go to the cinema or for dinner,’ Frankie said of her and Wayne’s nights out away from sons Parker, six, and Carter, four. ‘We’re quite lazy, we don’t really go into London or do anything that posh.

Casual: Frankie Bridge has admitted that lockdown suited her and husband Wayne because they ‘don’t like getting dressed up’ anyway

‘We can’t be bothered getting dressed up!’

Former Chelsea star Wayne turns 40 this week, and Frankie admitted that it has been tough to plan the festivities with the ongoing global pandemic.

‘I’ve got a few surprises planned. It’s been stressful because of Covid. I would normally have found something ages ago, but I’ve had to hang back to see what the rules are,’ The Saturdays songstress admitted.

‘It’s stressful anyway trying to plan someone’s birthday so it has been an interesting one, but hopefully he’ll be happy!’

Comfy: 'Before lockdown, we would just go to the cinema or for dinner,' Frankie said of her and Wayne's nights out away from sons Parker, six, and Carter, four. 'We're quite lazy, we don't really go into London or do anything that posh'

Comfy: ‘Before lockdown, we would just go to the cinema or for dinner,’ Frankie said of her and Wayne’s nights out away from sons Parker, six, and Carter, four. ‘We’re quite lazy, we don’t really go into London or do anything that posh’

The pair have been married since 2014, having dated for three years prior to that.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline last week, she said: ‘We’re used to spending a lot of time together. Wayne is retired. I’m home more than I used to be.

‘When the novelty wore off, we were like, ‘this is a lot of time at home.’ But now, we’ve found our groove. You don’t have to spend all day everyday together even though you’re in the same house. 

‘It’s actually been really nice. I was so busy before lockdown, I was dreaming for a day off. It’s been nice to slow down and spend time together. We’ve really enjoyed it.’

Married life: The pair have been married since 2014, having dated for three years prior to that

Married life: The pair have been married since 2014, having dated for three years prior to that

In an interview to launch Frankie’s latest project – a partnership with Ella’s Kitchen that sees her write her first children’s book – she said: ‘By the time the kids go to bed and all that stuff, we’re shattered and ready for bed. 

‘We ended up doing TikToks and stupid things like that to keep ourselves entertained.’

Frankie has been open in the past about her experiences with depression and anxiety, previously revealing she suffered a breakdown during the height of her singing career with The Saturdays.

While she found lockdown relatively easy, the star admitted she did have anxiety about it coming to an end.  

She said: ‘It wasn’t too bad for me. It took away any of my anxieties. Not leaving the house or not stressing about any social anxieties or anything like that.

‘My anxiety was more about coming out of lockdown. Change is hard. I am someone that suffers from anxiety and there will be people who won’t suffer from it usually that will at the moment. You just have to be kind to yourself right now. 

Happy family: Frankie and Wayne are proud parents to sons Parker, six, and Carter, four

Happy family: Frankie and Wayne are proud parents to sons Parker, six, and Carter, four

‘You just have to accept the rules that are being given. If you stick to those, I think you feel safe and you have to accept that things are put in place to help you feel safe but also, be easy on yourself.’

She added: ‘It’s hard to kind of get up and have a point to each day. To be forced to slow down like that, it takes a while to ease into it.

‘I think it was hard. But after a while I just thought, this is the time to break the routine. We’ve been forced into this situation.’ 

Frankie told how trying to home school her children was ‘quite stressful’ for the first few weeks but said the kids ‘accepted’ what was happening. 

Frankie said: 'It’s actually been really nice. I was so busy before lockdown, I was dreaming for a day off. It’s been nice to slow down and spend time together. We’ve really enjoyed it'

Frankie said: ‘It’s actually been really nice. I was so busy before lockdown, I was dreaming for a day off. It’s been nice to slow down and spend time together. We’ve really enjoyed it’

She said: ‘It was quite stressful at the time but we kind of just relaxed a bit. They were alright.

‘They kind of just accept things as they happen and now they are ready to see friends and things like that. Now they really appreciate it when we take them out somewhere fun and exciting again.’ 

Frankie has co-written the world’s first ‘Eat Along Book’ with Ella’s Kitchen to encourage little ones to explore a variety of tasty finger foods through fun, sensory play at mealtimes. 

The book, titled The Munchy Trunks, is available to purchase for £2.50 at the Ella’s Kitchen website, as an eBook via Kindle for £1.50 or free as a podcast. 

Lockdown: While she found lockdown relatively easy, the star admitted she did have anxiety about it coming to an end

Lockdown: While she found lockdown relatively easy, the star admitted she did have anxiety about it coming to an end

All proceeds from the physical book and 35 per cent from the eBook sales will be donated to Flavour School, a charity delivering sensory education for nurseries in the UK. 

All proceeds from the physical book and 35 per cent from the eBook sales will be donated to Flavour School, a charity delivering sensory education for nurseries in the UK. 

Speaking about the project, she said: ‘I co-wrote with the Ella’s Kitchen team and we thought it would be a good idea to encourage little ones to have a fun and healthy meal time.  

Parenthood: Frankie admitted she had been 'dreaming' of getting to spend more time with the family before quarantine

Parenthood: Frankie admitted she had been ‘dreaming’ of getting to spend more time with the family before quarantine

‘It’s an interactive book. All of the money, when you buy the physical book, a percentage goes to our charity Flavour School and their mission is to help kids have a happy relationship with food.’

Frankie’s experiences with raising her two boys helped her when it came to putting pen to paper. 

She said: ‘I have one fussy kid and one that will eat anything. The earlier you can get in there and help them with that, it will make a big difference. Especially with the book, you can make it fun.’

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