Sara Pascoe has revealed she is glad she waited until her 40s to have children after watching her mother miss out on the carefree experiences of young adulthood.
The comedian, 43, married to actor Steen Raskopoulos, 37, welcomed her sons Theodore, two, and Albie, 13 months, via in vitro fertilization (IVF).
And in a new candid interview with The Sunday timesthe star admitted that she wanted to wait until she was 40 before becoming a parent because she wanted a different life for herself.
“My mother just couldn’t live because she had children so young,” said Sara, whose mother was 20 years old when she had her first child and supported Sara and her two younger sisters largely alone.
She continued: ‘She had to work so hard, which meant she had no friends, no social life, she couldn’t go to the cinema… I knew I wanted a different life.’
So when Sara herself became pregnant at the age of 16, she decided to have an abortion, which she never regretted.
Sara Pascoe revealed she’s glad she waited until her 40s to have children after seeing her mother miss out on the carefree experiences of young adulthood (pictured last year)
The comedian, 43, married to comedian and actor Steen Raskopoulos, 37, welcomed her sons Theodore, two, and Albie, 13 months, via in vitro fertilization (IVF) (pictured 2023)
When she later struggled to conceive, she and her husband underwent two rounds of IVF before welcoming their son Theodore in 2022 and his brother Albie in 2023.
Discussing how she doesn’t regret waiting until she was 40 to have children, Sara added, “Even though on the other hand I had infertility and problems, I had 20 years that my mother didn’t get .’
In October 2023, Sara revealed she “couldn’t believe her luck” after welcoming her second child.
The comedian, who has been open about her fertility struggles, shared adorable first photos of her son and revealed to her followers that she and her husband Steen had welcomed a son named Albie.
On Instagram, Sara shared a slew of photos of Albie and their eldest son Theodore, writing: “I’ve been in a hormone hole for three weeks so please excuse my lateness, allow me to introduce baby Albie.”
‘As a 42-year-old infertile woman, I cannot believe my luck to have had two children (IVF). I also can’t believe how much laundry there is.’
‘I’ll see you later this year at performances when I stop crying every three minutes, lots of love ps last photo is @steenrasko. I think his face sums up the postpartum period really well.”
The news was announced earlier today on The Great British Sewing Bee’s social media page, when they tweeted: ‘Sending lots of love to Sara and her new baby!’
And in a new candid interview with The Sunday Times, the star admitted she was keen to wait until she was 40 before becoming a mother because she wanted a different life for herself (photo 2023)
“My mother just didn’t get a life for having children so young,” says Sara, whose mother was 20 years old when she had her first child and largely supported Sara and her two younger sisters alone (pictured last year)
In October 2023, Sara revealed she ‘couldn’t believe her luck’ after welcoming her second child Albie
In April 2023, Sara opened up about her fertility issues affecting her stand-up comedy and her fear of turning down work after her baby was born.
In April 2023, Sara opened up about her fertility issues affecting her stand-up comedy and her fear of turning down work after her baby was born.
Before she gave birth, she had trouble conceiving and focused much of her comedy on infertility.
After having her baby, she changed her material to reflect being a mother, admitting that she was “complex.”
Speaking to the Radio timesSara explained, “As humans, we are all inconsistent. Something may be true at one point in your life or career, but not later.’
‘When I did Out of Her Mind [the BBC2 sitcom in 2020]”I was at a stage in my life where I realized I was infertile, and I really tapped into that in the show.”
‘A year later I had a baby [via IVF]. People who felt closely connected to my story said: ‘Who are you?’ And it was like, ‘Sorry, people are very complex!’
‘When I was infertile I was very defensive and now I’m a mother and I make mother jokes. I’m an oversharer – I feel comfortable with it, and also with the discussion that follows.’