Lydia Bright says her parents are the "most inspirational people" in her life because they have dedicated their lives to fostering children.
Lydia Bright and her daughter Loretta at Disneyland Paris
'The Only Way Is Essex' star's mum and dad, Debbie and Dave, have been opening up their home to kids in need for decades and Lydia strives to be as selfless as them in her own life, especially when it comes to raising her three-year-old daughter Loretta.
She said: "The most inspirational people in my life and in my world are my parents because they have dedicated 30 years of their life to helping children and helping families and they're just very selfless in their ways and they are just amazing all-round people. We've just got an amazing family, a great group of friends, they're just incredible people so I just always try to mirror my life slightly on them and try and do them proud."
Lydia also revealed that Loretta - whose dad is Lee Cronin - shares many personality traits with her family and is a real "extrovert".
She added: "Loretta is very much like my family – all my family are extremely loud, I mean surprisingly because as you can tell I'm not like a shy and retiring type, but I'm actually probably the quietest member in my family and Loretta is right up there with like the top three – she is so loud! She's such an extrovert too, she loves being around people, she’s so sociable and I love that about her as I’ll never have to really worry, I know that she’ll always fit in. I love her for who she is, and I wouldn’t change it for the world."
Lydia took some time out of her busy schedule to spend some quality family time with her daughter and sister Georgia last weekend as they visited Disneyland Paris to enjoy the incredible range of attractions and entertainment on offer as the destination kicked off its Grand Finale of its 30th Anniversary, running until 30th September 2023.
Having first visited Disneyland Paris with her parents when she was aged eight, Lydia, 32, was keen for three-year-old Loretta to follow in her footsteps and to have her first experience of Disney Parks magic. Mother and daughter enjoyed fun meet-and-greets with the Disney were among the first visitors to experience the epic new night-time drone show 'Avengers: Power the Night'. Dedicated to the Marvel Super Heroes, the show combines music, lights, pyrotechnic effects, video projections and up to 500 drones that form an awe-inspiring series of icons representing the powers of iconic Super Heroes, including Captain America, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch and for the first time at Disneyland Paris, Shang-Chi.
Reflecting on the visit, Lydia shared: "Me and my sister said that as soon as you walk into Disneyland Paris it's almost like you feel like you're floating, it's so happy, it's so magical, and I just think sometimes you need that, you need to just escape from the everyday and be your inner child again. It's just nice to re-live our childhood sometimes isn't it, so yes, I love it, I'm feeling very magical right now.
"My earliest memory of Disneyland Paris was when I was about eight and we came for a family holiday, and we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. And at eight I was Disney Princess-mad, and I honestly just felt like Cinderella, it was just so beautiful, so picturesque, so magical – so for me I just felt like I was in a dream at that age. So to come again now with my daughter Loretta and show her the magic is even better as I get to relive my childhood all over again through her eyes, which I think is really special. With every month that passes Loretta learns more words and makes me laugh even more, she's just like growing up into my little best friend which is amazing because I get to do life with my best friend.”
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