Nadia Sawalha: Loose Women star shares daughter worries over ‘huge impact’ of lockdown

Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha, 56, has spoken to Express.co.uk about how she’s found lockdown and her worries for her two daughters. The star opened up in a new chat ahead of supporting a National Rail campaign looking out for teenagers trespassing on the tracks.

Nadia Sawalha has spoken about her own lockdown experience, admitting what worried her the most.

The Loose Women presenter admitted there have been ups and downs over the last year.

She said: “You know I’ve joked in the past about how my family was almost training for lockdown for years.

“Our girls have been homeschooled for six years, my husband and I work from home and have run a business together from home for years.

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“Also in our house, we’re quite unusual, we’re more American leaning than British, I think.

“We talk about our mental health on a daily basis.”

However, for Nadia, the most important thing has been keeping an eye on her daughters’ mental health during this time.

The presenter is mum to Kiki, 13, and Maddy, 18, with her husband Mark Adderley.

“We were all turned upside down, people were just like… it was such an enormous shock.

“So people were scrambling worrying about jobs, home-schooling, death ultimately.”

She added: “Actually my husband and I from day one were very aware that this was something that was gonna creep up on people with their kid’s mental health.

“And I’m really sad to say that I think that it really has. It’s been a huge impact.”

Nadia is now supporting a National Rail and British Transport Police campaign about opening up to your children about rail safety.

This calls for parents to have a dialogue about the potentially devastating impact of trespassing on the tracks.

This is something which is close to the presenter’s own heart as she admitted she had never even considered having the chat with her daughters.

The Loose Women presenter explained: “I think even the most sensible kid can get caught up in peer pressure.

“So even if you think that your child would never do anything like that, it’s worth having a conversation with them.

“They could be in a group of other kids and somebody decides this is the most exciting, most fun thing to do.

“And if they’ve got the information they might be able to say to their friends in the group, you know, just take a moment before you do this.”

Nadia Sawalha is supporting Network Rail and British Transport Police’s campaign. Find out more and watch the campaign film at youvstrain.co.uk.

source: express.co.uk