Abbey Clancy: I still feel guilty about being a working mum

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Abbey Clancy revealed that she still “feels guilty” about balancing her career with motherhood.

The model, 33, shares four children - Sophie, eight, Liberty, four, Johnny, one, and Jack, two months - with her footballer husband Peter Crouch.

“I still struggle with time management and feeling guilty,” she told Standard Online. “I really enjoy working, I want to work, but I also enjoy being at home and being a mum so finding that balance is really hard.

“I think as a woman, you have a tendency to beat yourself up when you go to work, when [the children] are with your mum or when they’re in school, when you drop them off at nursery, you always have that kind of guilt.”

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The star has previously spoken of her decision not to employ a nanny and instead juggles work and childcare with assistance from her mother Karen.

Despite the “guilt,” the Britain’s Next Top Model runner-up said that she thinks it is “important and healthy” for her to “get out to work, show the kids and be a good role model for them.”

“I just find it really difficult picking a name because it will be forever,” she said of the couple’s decision. “I just wanted to take our time and not rush into any decision. It was Pete who called him Jack.”

The Strictly Come Dancing winner has teamed up with Sainsbury’s for the supermarket’s 150 Days of Community campaign and took part in a special Strictly-themed event.

She joined former Strictly professional Ola Jordan to lead customers in a dance lesson in a bid to strengthen community ties and combat loneliness in the elderly.

Campaign: Clancy took part in a special dance class designed to build community spirit

Clancy said that she was inspired to join the initiative because she comes from a close-knit family.

“Coming from a large family, with family being really important to be and having a lot of respect for our nans and grandads, it was quite shocking when I found out the rate of loneliness in elderly people,” she said.

“It can get forgotten about but it’s heartbreaking.”

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