Jourdan Dunn looked flawless at the MTV EMAs this weekend

Jourdan Dunn looked flawless at the MTV EMAs this weekend

Jourdan Dunn finds it tough juggling her model career while raising her young son.

The 24-year-old catwalk star is among the most in-demand models in the industry, having fronted campaigns for H&M and Burberry, but she concedes it doesn't get any easier managing her work commitments with raising Riley, who was born with sickle cell anaemia in 2009.

Jourdan - who is an ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association - explained: "It never gets any easier raising my son. Just yesterday, when I was about to say goodbye, he said, 'But mummy, you just got here. Why are you always leaving?' And I was like, 'Oh Bubba, I'll be back I a few days.'"

Jourdan, who was only 19 when she had her son, is no longer with Riley's father and has praised her mother for being such a supportive influence in her life.

She told the Mail On Sunday newspaper: "Thank God for my mum - I couldn't ask for better support. She's amazing. I mean, it's hard, but I know that when I'm travelling, he's in great hands. I think it's important that Riley has a routine, especially as he has just started school. "

Jourdan proudly recalls her son's first day at school, saying: "I promised myself that I wasn't going to weep. But he walked off and was like, 'See ya, mum,' and I just started crying. 'My baby's all grown up now!' "


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