We let our daughter, 3, sleep with us in bed but we don’t care what trolls say, admit Strictly’s Ola and James Jordan
STRICTLY Come Dancing stars Ola and James Jordan admit they let their daughter Ella sleep in their bed and “don’t care” what trolls say.
The showbiz couple, who married in 2003, welcomed their adorable tot in February 2020 after a three-year IVF battle.
And they told The Sun they’ve received trolling online for letting Ella sleep with them in bed.
James, 45, said: “So many people have questioned us about the fact we let Ella sleep in our bed, that was always the biggest thing and people said how wrong it is.”
Ola, 40, added: “But she sleeps! And it means I get cuddles in the morning and I’ll take all the cuddles I can get so…”
The doting parents opened up on the struggles of being in the public eye and parenting.
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“You can never read the right book – you just deal with it and ask questions. No one is the same. We don’t really know what we’re doing, but no one does. Everyone has their opinions,” blonde beauty Ola added.
She continued: “You have to do what is right for you. Whether she sleeps with you or whether she doesn’t. It’s about doing what is right for you.”
The fitness enthusiasts also opened up on the potential of expanding their brood.
Ola, who says she’s the “stricter” parent of the two, explained: “We don’t know. We’ll see what happens.”
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And James added: “Obviously Ella was IVF and it’s not as easy as people perhaps think it is. People say ‘oh now you’ve had Ella the next one will just happen naturally’ but that’s not always the case.”
The Strictly couple, who’ve recently moved into a new home, often give their legion of fans a look inside their family life with their adorable daughter.
Ella recently celebrated turning three-years-old with an epic Frozen-themed birthday party, but despite loving playful experiences with their daughter, the couple do say they’re “very homely” people too.
That said, they recently headed for a day out at – based on DreamWorks Animation’s hit TV series Gabby’s Dollhouse, Gabby on the Go!
The couple were joined by Rachel Riley and her Strictly star Pasha Kovalev and their tots.
“Ella was so excited to go,” James said, adding: “She watches it on Netflix and loves it and obviously the fact it’s free is so good what with everything being so expensive nowadays. To be able to go and see Gabby in the flesh was amazing.”
The fun experience is packed full of unboxing surprises, fun activities and all her kitty friends – plus it’s free.
will be travelling to six cities in six weeks, with Cardiff, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow and Newcastle still to go.
