Lauren Goodger has reconnected with her dad since getting pregnant.
Lauren Goodger
The 34-year-old reality star has previously told how she has no contact with several members of her family, including her father Steve, but since she announced she and boyfriend Charles Drury are expecting their first child together, they are back in touch and ready to rebuild their relationships with her.
Speaking to New! magazine, she said: “Everybody [has reached out]. I can’t think of one person who hasn’t…
“My family have - even people I haven’t spoken to for years. My dad.
“They’ve all been lovely and kept in touch and got me a card and a £100 voucher for the baby.”
Lauren admitted being back in contact with her family has made her feel “loved”.
She said: “It’s his first grandchild on my dad’s side and I’m the eldest. This is the first baby on their side in 18 years.
“We’ve got a group chat that my sister’s made and they can’t wait.
“They said they can’t wait to do babysitting duties.
“My dad hates the fame side, he’s not interested in it, but they are very happy and they really like Charlie.
“With my step-mum, there’s a lot of history there of me growing up and it was really hard growing up with her, but she’s been lovely and is really keen to have us over and wants to make us dinner.
“They really want to be part of it and it makes me feel loved, which I haven’t always felt.”
The former ‘TOWIE’ star – who has been dating Charles since last September – thinks her family “respect” the life choices she’s made of late.
She continued: “I’ve always been quite strong and independent and didn’t know where I stood with them.
“But something like this, they look at me as a mum now, as an adult, and I’m not a little girl any more.
“I feel like now they respect me for having a baby and not doing it young.
“I know I’ve rushed this time and I have done it this way, but I’m a little bit older and this is my decision.”
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