Emily Andre said she has developed a "new respect" for single parents after going through a "difficult" period last year whilst her husband Peter Andre was away on tour.
The 32-year-old has seven-year-old Amelia and five-year-old Theodore with her husband, 48 - whom she married in 2015.
She is also step-mum to his two teenage children - Junior, 16, and Princess, 14 - who are from his previous marriage to Katie Price, 43.
And following a challenging period recently, Emily has now revealed that she has a newfound respect for parents who are raising children on their own.
The NHS doctor opened up about her busy family life in her latest column with OK! magazine - in which she detailed the "difficult" period that she faced towards the end of 2021.
Emily said that she had hoped to get back into exercising in the last few months of the year but explained that she "had so much on [her] plate" that it wasn't possible.
She said that this included two of the children starting new schools, adding: "Pete was away six days a week with Grease the Musical and I was having to do everything by myself."
Reflecting on recent months, she revealed in her column that September and October "especially were difficult".
She explained that the "transition" of her husband being away and the "new routine" for the kids meant that there was "so much going on" in their lives at the time.
Emily said that squeezing exercising twice a week into her schedule would have made her "more stressed."
She then commented: "It's important to recognise when things are too much and not push yourself too hard."
The mum-of-two said that she felt "proud" of herself for "making it all work" and that the experience had given her a "whole new respect for single parents."
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She said that although her husband was away, she was still able to talk to him for emotional support - so she "couldn't help but think" of parents who are "doing it totally alone."
The family are now "in a much better routine" though and Peter has been "around a lot more" lately. And she said the experience has even given her a "new appreciation" for him.
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