Loose Women’s Lisa Riley admits she is FINALLY ready to start a family after previously vowing to never have children
LISA Riley is finally ready to be a mother - despite previously vowing to never have children.
The former Emmerdale actress appeared on Loose Women today and as talk turned to whether women over 35 should be entitled to IVF treatment, she revealed she had changed her mind about being a mum.
The 41-year-old said: "I've always said because of my mum [who died of cancer] and the cancer gene, I was very reluctant to have a child.
"But like you [Linda Robson] said, you might not have met the right person well I'm really lucky that over the last three years, I feel that I have met the right person and the person who I would want to be the father of my child.
"So I would like to think the NHS would help me should I need it."
Lisa added she had changed her opinion on where her morals lie now regarding the issue, adding: "I could be a good mother."
She continued: "You lot always tell me that don't you, maybe it is my time, but I don't want to have this lid on it that says 'no you can't have any help', I want to be able to think that I could.
"I feel like I've met the right person and should I want to try and have a baby that maybe I can."
Jane Moore pointed out that it might be more of the case that she could get the help if she needed it by paying for it rather than relying on the NHS, which Lisa agreed on.
She said: "Yes, people said that about my [skin removal] surgery and that I was lucky enough to be able to afford it, and yes, I was.
"But do I allow Mother Nature to take its course or am I too old? I'm at this real crossroads in my life where I don't know what to do.
"It makes you think, again, because it's stamping the age, it's 41. maybe 15 years ago people would say oh you're too old but now I don't think that's the case.
"I always wanted my career, I always wanted to not be thinking of having a child so early whereas I think it was expected, where I lived, all my friends had their kids so early in life.
"But now who knows, maybe it is my time.
Audience member shouts: "Go for it!" which made the star smile.
Lisa previously told the panel last year: "I’ve thought about it long and hard and I discussed it, especially with my mates at home.
'They’ve got loads of kids and I live my life vicariously through them by being a great godmother.
"But for me, I don’t want to put a child through the pain that I went through - seeing the last three years of my mum, I couldn’t do that to my child.
"So I’ve consciously made the decision that I’m not going to have a child naturally. I’m not."
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