Nadia Sawalha fought back tears as she opened up about her husband’s addiction issues on Thursday’s instalment of Loose Women.
She was joined in the ITV studio by host Kaye Adams and fellow panellists Oti Mabuse and Judi Love.
Talk turned to Wayne Rooney‘s recent comments that he ‘needs to be managed’ and has been ‘saved’ from darkness by his wife Colleen.
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The pro footballer claimed he would be dead if it weren’t for his partner, and opened up about his struggles with substance abuse and addiction issues.
Sharing their personal stories, it emerged that Nadia, 60, related strongly to the experience of guiding a loved one through periods of ill mental health.
She said of her husband Mark: ‘Mark does have mental health issues and I support him through that from a position of “I’m so lucky that I don’t go through that”.
‘When he’s low, it can be very hard but it’s not as hard as what he’s going through.
‘I help him see pinholes of light when it’s very dark,’ she continued.
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Nadia Sawalha fought back tears as she opened up about her husband’s addiction issues on Thursday’s instalment of Loose Women
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Sharing their personal stories, it emerged that Nadia, 60, related strongly to the experience of guiding a loved one through periods of ill mental health
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Nadia has been married to Mark for 23 years, and the couple (pictured) share two daughters
The actress then became emotional, and her voice broke as she fought back tears.
She said: ‘Sorry I don’t know why I just got overwhelmed there, sorry.’
Nadia has been married to Mark for 23 years, and the couple share two daughters.
Speaking candidly, she continued: ‘I am a rescuer, and he’s co-dependent and I’m co-dependent.
‘When I met him, he was everything that I love about him, and it took me a while to realise that he had addiction problems, and him as well, he didn’t know.
‘I had already seen his heart and his soul and his beautiful brain. So, if you talk about rescuing – there was no choice, I was already there.’
Her heartfelt admission moved the studio audience, who clapped in support, but host Kaye was more sceptical, saying bluntly: ‘I don’t want to be anyone’s Mummy.’
‘But is that always the case?’ Nadia retorted, adding: ‘Mark supports me – but in different ways.’
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Her heartfelt admission moved the studio audience, who clapped in support, but host Kaye was more sceptical, saying bluntly: ‘I don’t want to be anyone’s Mummy’
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Judy then claimed that issues at the very outset of a relationship have a different flavour to issues that develop throughout
Judy then claimed that issues at the very outset of a relationship have a different flavour to issues that develop throughout.
It comes after panellist Kelly Brook admitted she would be devastated if her husband Jeremy Parisi went on to have children with someone else should their marriage not last.
The model and actress, 46, joined the Loose Women on Wednesday, where the discussion turned to family planning and how couples approach the subject of children.
Kelly, who married French model Jeremy in 2022, revealed that the couple made a conscious decision not to have children together, but admitted the reality still weighs on her mind.
‘The time has probably run out, I don’t know, I just have to get my head around it,’ she reflected.
She continued: ‘If our marriage doesn’t end up successful in the long term, how would I feel seeing him go on and have children with other people?
‘We made the decision early on that we wouldn’t have children, but I can’t say I wouldn’t be heartbroken.’
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