Nick Knowles is making a "greater effort" with his youngest son after "missing out" with his older kids.
Nick Knowles on being a dad at 60
The 60-year-old TV star is dad to eight-year-old Eddie with ex-wife Jessica Moor but also has three grown-up children from previous relationships and explained that balancing work and family is the "most difficult" thing to find.
He said: "It’s the most difficult thing in modern life to weigh up the amount you work to improve their lifestyles versus missing your children grow up. I’m not sure I got that right with my older children, I was probably away too much. So I’m making a greater effort now with my eight-year-old."
The 'DIY: SOS' presenter - who is now in a relationship with Katie Dadzie - went on to explain that although he has been away filming since August, he enjoyed regular Zoom calls with the little one before adding that his elder children are all "doing well" but admitted that none of them want to follow in his footsteps.
He told The Daily Mirror newspaper: "I’ve been away filming since August, but all the time I was away we had Zoom calls, saying hi, telling him where I was, sending pictures, him sending me messages as well, and seeing him as soon as I could, even though I’ve only had a few days back between each trip. Having said that, my older children are all doing great and are very happy. None of them want to go into TV, which is very sensible of them. Having an eight-year-old son at the age of 60 is the most wonderful thing in the world. It keeps you young, makes you see the world through new eyes. Having an eight-year-old son at the age of 60 is the most wonderful thing in the world. It keeps you young, makes you see the world through new eyes."
Tagged in Nick Knowles