Jess Wright opens up on plans for baby number two and renewing her wedding vows after parenting rows with husband
JESS Wright has revealed she wants to give son Presley a sibling and has opened up about plans to renew her wedding vows.
The former Towie star, 38, gave birth to her firstborn in 2022 just a year after tying the knot with husband William Lee-Kemp at the Basílica de Sant Francesc in Palma.
The intimate ceremony, which was attended by close family and friends including her brothers Mark and Josh Wright, had the added stress of coming amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In an exclusive interview with the Sun, in conjunction with food supplement AxisBiotix, Jess has spoken on the pressures of wanting to expand her family.
She says: “I feel quite good in myself. I’m working out a lot and my skin, hopefully, is a bit better at the minute. So I feel, okay. It’s just kind of daunting knowing that you’re you’re getting older and I might need to have another child sooner rather than later, if I’m gonna have one. So yeah, there is that pressure.
“I would love a sibling for Presley. He loves children. He’s really, really loving and I just can’t imagine not growing old with like
more children than one, but with work and stuff, and how everything’s going at the minute, I kind of don’t know how I’m gonna fit it in. So yeah, it’s that real tough balance, isn’t it?
“You have to be prepared for prioritising. I’m just at a point where I’ve got my body back and I’m loving working and things like that.
“I think there’s never a right time. I think you just have to go for it, and the the joy that Presley brings us, like he honestly is just…
you smile a thousand times more every day because of them, and that just says it all. So yeah, like he’s he’s honestly the funniest, cutest little thing in the world to to me. So I always say to my husband, I’m like, How can we not have another one of that?”
The Wright family are very close and love spending time with one another, which is helpful when Jess needs a babysitter or just some additional support.
Jess’s mum Carol often comes over with Josh’s two children – Josh and Dustin – for play dates.
She says: “Every weekend, we’ll go somewhere, and like all the kids are together, and that’s so important to us. And we’re so lucky because they’re so close in age as well. So they really are like growing up.
And yeah, Mark’s obsessed with them. Him and Michelle always seeing them. We’ve got obviously my mum and dad, it’s like loving being grandparents. So yeah, it’s been really, really nice, a very big change. But we’ve all just adjusted to it. And it’s just been lovely.”
Like any parents there are rough moments with the smooth and Jess recently told OK! that it takes work to keep the flame alive.
Realising the drawbacks of early bed times, she and William cancelled their Valentine’s plans for a night in with an M&S meal for two instead.
She said: “You find yourself going down that role, I’m not going to lie. You’re at each other’s throats and everything is about the baby. Sometimes you have to take a step back.”
Ahead of Jess and William’s wedding in Mallorca in 2001 they feared that it would be cancelled due to restrictions imposed in the pandemic.
Fortunately they were OK and the nuptials went ahead, but the resulting stress led Jess to insist they have another ceremony just years later.
She explains: “Because we got married in the pandemic, I literally said to Will ‘it’s so stressful. We’re renewing our vows in five years when all this is over [laughs].
“But no, I don’t think I’ve got the energy for that yet. Maybe 10 years.”
In recent years Jess has been using her platform to shine a light on the skin condition psoriasis, which she has suffered from since she was 16.
The condition causes itchy, flaky patches to flare up on the skin anywhere on the body.
She has now partnered with live bacteria supplement AxisBiotix after experiencing an improvement while taking the drink.
Explaining how her psoriasis has affected her day to day life, she says: “I hate it. It’s horrible. And it’s something that as a woman or a man you can find yourself getting so low because I think when your skin is first of all like covered in patches of redness it is so ugly and, not only that, but it’s really sore and it started to get so sore last year to the point where I just found myself so low.”
Jess covered up through the summer months with long sleeve tops and trousers no matter the temperature and her self esteem took a huge hit.
She continues: “Whenever I speak out about it on my social media, like the response I get is crazy. And it’s really really heart-warming, because you know then that you really aren’t alone and it’s such a common common skin disorder.”
Jess has seen numerous specialists over the years and has had three courses of focused light therapy which involves going underneath special UV rays.
In the short term Jess noticed an improvement but her psoriasis always came back.
Vegan diets failed to yield better results and instead Jess turned to holistic methods and working on improving her gut health which is when she came across AxisBiotix.
It is made up of four specially selected strains of bacteria and blended using PROBIOACT technology, AxisBiotix-Ps is designed to target the body’s inflammatory markers to positively impact biological mechanisms involved in problem skin conditions.
Jess says: “I’ve been taking it now for about six months, maybe just under, and I started noticing differences in about a month.”
As a result, and with all being well, Jess will have a better summer this time round.
Jess Wright is working with AxisBiotix-Ps, a live bacteria food supplement specifically designed to support psoriasis symptoms. Use JESS10 for £10 off a one-off box.
What is Psoriasis?
PSORIASIS is a skin condition that causes flaky patches and scales.
This can look different on different skin tones – anything from pink, red, white, silver, purple, brown or grey.
Most commonly, these skin patches appear on the elbows, knees, scalp and lower back, but they can occur anywhere on the body.
Psoriasis affects around two in 100 people in the UK.
It affects men and women equally, and usually develops between the ages of 20 and 30, and 50 and 60 – though it can start at any age.
Some people experience only mild irritation, while others find it incredibly itchy and sore.
Psoriasis is a long-lasting disease that usually comes and goes in what is known as flare-ups.
There’s no cure, but a range of treatments can improve symptoms and the appearance of skin patches.
This is often creams and ointments applied directly to the skin.
Later stage treatment can involve phototherapy or injected medicines.
If you are struggling with your psoriasis, speak to your GP.
Source: NHS