Lisa Snowdon has revealed she has ‘made peace’ with the fact she will never have children with her fiancé George Smart during a candid interview.
The TV presenter, 48, told Ok! magazine that she knows ‘being a mum wasn’t meant for her in this life’, as she discussed her future with George, 41.
The This Morning regular insisted that she doesn’t feel ‘childless’, due to the close nature of the relationships she has with her nieces and nephews.
Candid: Lisa Snowdon has revealed she has ‘made peace’ with the fact she will never have children with her fiancé George Smart during a candid interview
Lisa and George announced their engagement in 2017, after the entrepreneur surprised her with a ring while making her coffee one morning.
When questioned about whether she sees them having children, Lisa replied: ‘No, no, no! I’m going to be 49 in January. I can’t believe it.’
‘I’ve totally made peace with it now. Being a mum wasn’t meant for me in this life. My niece Willow is bonkers, she’s just like me. We’ve got five little nieces and nephews all under the age of eight and they’ve this little crazy bunch.’
Couple: The TV presenter, 48, told Ok! magazine that she knows ‘being a mum wasn’t meant for her in this life’, as she discussed her future with George, 41 (pictured)
Explaining that she doesn’t feel ‘childless’, the star added: ‘We get to hug them and then we get to say goodbye. We don’t feel childless because Willow is always texting me and we’ve got a lot of contact with them on a daily basis.’
George agreed that they feel ‘very lucky’ to have nieces and nephews, before sweetly admitting that Lisa has always been his ‘priority’.
Earlier this year, Lisa said she often feels ‘sad’ seeing families on Instagram after deciding to not have children – but says she enjoys the ‘freedom’ it brings her lifestyle.
Family: The This Morning regular insisted that she doesn’t feel ‘childless’, due to the close nature of the relationships she has with her nieces and nephews
The model, who is unable to conceive naturally, told Closer she discussed having children through IVF with her fiancé, shortly after they became engaged.
They ultimately chose not to go through the ‘tough process’ of fertility treatment.
While Hertfordshire-born Lisa insisted she couldn’t be happier with entrepreneur George, there are times when it’s difficult to see other people with their children on social media.
Honest: Earlier this year, Lisa said she often feels ‘sad’ seeing families on Instagram after deciding to not have children – but says she enjoys the ‘freedom’ it brings her lifestyle (pictured in 2019)
Speaking about how she decided against going down the route of IVF, she told the magazine: ‘I knew I was well into my 40s and it would be a tough process and I very much enjoyed the freedom our lifestyles gave us.
‘Although I have moments when I feel sad seeing Instagram pages with pictures of other people’s kids, I’m a realist. But I feel so blessed that I’ve met George and I really couldn’t be happier with how things are’.
The TV presenter, who had a fertility test when she was 39 which showed her chances of falling pregnant would be low, admitted she had even considered freezing her eggs.
But after thinking long and hard about children, her Yorkshire-born partner told her he ‘just wanted to be with her’.
Love: Lisa, who is unable to conceive naturally, told Closer that she discussed having children through IVF with her fiancé George shortly after they became engaged
She told the magazine: ‘We discussed alternative ways to do it and he said “Do you know what? I want to be with you. It’s about me and you”.’
Lisa has previously opened up about having children and earlier this month posted a message on Instagram revealing she sometimes craves ‘a family of my own’, despite admitting ‘it is too late’ for her to have her own children.
She told MailOnline: ‘I didn’t have kids and that decision was made for me. I wasn’t with the right people so I didn’t want to bring a child into a relationship where I wasn’t happy or would have to do it by myself.
Struggles: But Lisa says they chose not to go through the ‘tough process’, admitting she enjoys the ‘freedom’ of her relationship with entrepreneur George
‘I’m quite fortunate that I came to terms with not having my own family but that doesn’t stop me when looking at Instagram.
‘It didn’t happen for me. It’s too late for me. I’ve come to terms with that. I’m sad for people that can’t come to terms with it, my heart breaks for them. It’s the maternal instinct that will never go.’
Lisa is really close to her nephews and nieces; Filey, eight, Willow, six, Rudie and Sidney, both three, and six-month-old Stella, and loves that she can give them back to their parents at the end of the day.
‘I’m with my sister and her kids a lot. George’s brother has two gorgeous little girls aged three and six months.
Weighing it up: The TV presenter, who had a fertility test when she was 39 which showed her chances of falling pregnant would be low, admitted she had even considered freezing her eggs
‘Finley is eight, Willow is six and Ruthie is three. I don’t feel childless because I get all the fun stuff and then I can give them back.
‘They’re a nightmare to get out the house when we have a time frame. I feel very lucky I have that fix.
‘I don’t think I could love them anymore if I’d had them and birthed them. I love them so much.’
Priority: But after thinking long and hard about children, her Yorkshire-born partner told her he ‘just wanted to be with her’
She advises other women in her situation to ‘get amongst your friends’ kids’ for ‘cuddles, connection and love’.
The model and presenter first dated George years ago when they both worked for MTV, but it wasn’t until the pair were reintroduced to each other through a mutual friend four years ago that their relationship was rekindled.
In January 2017, the couple announced they were engaged after 14 months of dating.
Lisa has enjoyed a number of high profile relationships over the years – most notably her five-year, on-off romance with George Clooney.