Ulrika Jonsson is feeling relieved as her teenage son Malcolm is allowed to stay in the UK after visiting his dad Brian Monet in the US.
The presenter, 53, shared on Instagram that her youngest child, who is half American, has been given settled status by the Home Office and can remain in the UK indefinitely after returning from America, where dad Brian is from.
TV star Ulrika shared her relief with a picture of Malcolm playing with two toy lightsabres, alongside the caption: "Tonight I had a 27min instruction on lightsabres from the youngest Ungrateful.
"He has just returned from the States where he custom made one. Himself.
"This is important because today I was told by the @ukhomeoffice that this half-yank, half-Viking boy has been given leave to stay in this country for an indefinite period. He finally has Settled Status."
She continued: "Which is a huge relief because the thought of having him adopted abroad was gonna be messy. So thank you, UK for letting me keep him by my side.
"And if anyone is interested in lightsabres, you know where to find the bugger."
Ulrika and American advertising exec Brian got divorced in 2019 after 11 years of marriage.
The couple tried to save their relationship before it came to an end, but things didn't work out.
But during the coronavirus pandemic the exes were brought closer together, according to Ulrika, as she worried about Brian being at home alone.
"My ex moved out about 18 months ago, our marriage having been put through the wringer for many reasons - one of them being a devastating lack of intimacy…" she said at the time.
"We carried on co-parenting closely and well. But I think there comes a point in the breakdown of a relationship when you just need to be apart - you cannot exist alongside each other any more because it's detrimental to your sanity and, most of all, to the children…
"When coronavirus assaulted all our lives I think I was in shock, and the empathetic aspect to my personality meant I worried for others, regardless of the past or the present.
"I felt a terrible anxiety overwhelm me but my instinct was to make sure everyone else was OK - and that included my ex. For the first time in all our years together we had a frank exchange about our unease, fear and sheer terror.
"While I may worry about my own state of mind, I always have the capacity to worry more about others. The children need their father and this felt like some kind of galvanising moment between us."
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