Peter Andre's candid discussion with Princess and Junior about Emily 'situation'
Peter Andre has revealed the emotional family discussion he had with his two oldest children regarding his now wife Emily Andre. Peter, who shares Junior, 19, and Princess, 17, with his ex-wife Katie Price, opened up on the chat he had to have with the kids.
Writing in his autobiography titled Between Us, Peter said he decided to sit his two kids down to discuss a significant development involving Emily. At the time, Peter said the kids only knew Emily as being a family friend.
However, as an emotional attachment grew, Peter thought it was wise to discuss the changing family dynamics with his kids. Speaking about his children's relationship with Emily, he shared how they had developed an 'amazing bond'.
He said: "So, as our relationship blossomed, the kids only knew her as a friend. But, what a friend. Just as Emily and I had developed this incredible closeness, so the children were creating an amazing bond with her."
Peter added: "When the time came, and I knew I was going to ask Emily to marry me, my kids had truly grown to love her, so I had no worries about sitting down with them and explaining 'the situation'."
Peter and Emily have since gone on to tie the knot and have three kids of their own together, Amelia, Theo and Arabella. The duo remain blissfully in love, but the Mysterious Girl singer, 52, has revealed one particular mistake which made their almost two decades age difference very noticeable.
Writing in his weekly New! Magazine column, earlier this week, Peter insisted the dynamic 'works' for them and joked that age is just a number. However, he did recall one incident where the gap was more prominent.
"There's one thing we do laugh about, though…, he explained. "We were at the Pride of Britain Awards one year and Jon Bon Jovi came over to chat. I've met him many times over the years and he's a lovely person.
"He introduced himself to Emily and after he walked away, she turned to me and said, 'Who was that?' I was like, 'Are you serious? It's Bon Jovi.' In the most confused but innocent voice, she said, 'What's a Bon Jovi?'
Peter added: "We laughed about that a lot afterwards! It's in those moments we may realise the age gap –usually with music and films – but in general, we love the same things. I think it's what works for you in a relationship. Who are we to judge?""
The couple were initially introduced through Emily's dad, Dr Ruaraidh MacDonagh, who is a consultant urologist. At the time, Peter was undergoing kidney stone removal surgery
He later met Emily, who was a medical student at the time, through the doctor. Two years later they began dating before tying the knot in Devon in 2015.
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