Peter Andre opens up about baby plans as he insists 'I'm a cool dad'
Peter Andre has declared he's done with having more kids. The 'Mysterious Girl' singer, who just turned 51 and is a father to five – Junior, 19, Princess, 17, with ex Katie Price, and Amelia, 10, Theo, eight, and Arabella, eight months, with wife Emily MacDonagh – has decided it's time to close the chapter on expanding his family.
Chatting to Heat magazine, he shared: "I had my first child at 31, and I've had my last child at 51. And that is my last child. " He reflected on two decades of parenthood, saying, "20 years of having kids! " and admitted, "It's been an amazing experience, but I think what happened this time is that I realised this was our last one. " Peter, who once dreamed of a big family, now knows his limits: "I never had a limit before – it was always that I'd love to have five or six kids, but I know now this is it."
Age has brought new perspectives, especially regarding sleep: "At 51, the lack of sleep feels a little different than it did at 31."
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The pop star also opened up about personal growth, confessing that while he might have been "a bit arrogant" in his younger days, fatherhood has made him "getting better". Now in his 50s, he's discovered more patience and believes he's "become a much better person."
With a career spanning various ventures, including stints on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! and performing as Frankie Valli on stage, Peter still maintains a sense of humour about his dad status, admitting: "I'm a cringe dad, but I'm also a cool dad."
He said: "I get dad points when I'm doing stuff like introducing them to the 'Teletubbies' or doing something on 'Britain's Got Talent', and they get to meet Amanda Holden."
"I'm cringe in some ways with my jokes and stuff, but then I'm cool in other ways because of all the stuff they get to do, thanks to my work."
Peter's wife, Emily, who works as an NHS doctor, recently shared an update about her youngest child Arabella with her social media followers.
Taking to Instagram, she penned: "So I am very, very excited because we've reached a bit of a milestone as Belle here has cut her first tooth. So today I'm going to clean her teeth for the first time."
She continued: "Now I wanted to do this and make a quick video about it to explain how important it is that you get babies cleaning their teeth from an early age. It's just really about getting them used to it, getting used to the feel of the toothbrush and the toothpaste, and it can prevent the cavities and problems with their teeth throughout the rest of their life."
