Cat Harding has given an insight into her ‘challenging’ blended family dynamic as she made rare comments about her children in a new interview.
Singer Cat, 34, is engaged to Arsenal star Jorginho and they share a son Jax, four, while she also has a daughter called Ada, nine, with her ex-partner Jude Law.
Cat, who competed on The Voice as Cat Cavelli in 2015, had a brief relationship with the English actor, 52, in 2014 but went their separate ways before Ada was born.
They keep their family life relatively private but Cat has made some rare comments about her daughter while promoting the second series of reality show Married To The Game, in which she stars.
Scenes on the upcoming series of the Prime Video show, set to launch on April 8, show Ada having her first acting lesson as she follows in Cat’s showbiz footsteps.
Cat revealed Ada wants to pursue a career as an actress or singer and the doting mother revealed how she feels about her daughter’s aspirations.
Cat Harding has given an insight into her ‘challenging’ blended family dynamic as she made rare comments about her children in a new interview
It’s really exciting. I come from a very working-class background. My parents didn’t finish school, and none of my family went to university,’ she shared.
‘I was always so into music and I was always entering singing compeтιтions and part of me wishes I’d got more education and had that kind of security.
‘It’s really important for me that Ada follows her dreams, she’s super creative and that’s clearly the route she’s going down, but I do get nervous because I know how the music industry is, it’s risky, so I’m a bit conflicted.
‘But it was really lovely to watch her doing the acting lesson, and she’s just had a big audition, actually, so it’s very exciting.’
Cat said she has done her best to inform Ada about the risks of acting, including dealing with rejections, as she discussed the challenging career path.
‘We’ve explained to her that she has to be super prepared for a lot of rejection, but that she should take every audition as a learning experience and not let it affect her or knock her confidence,’ she went on.
‘You just have to get back up and try again. My biggest fear is that rejection is going to affect her confidence. But we’ve said, ”If you really want to do it, and you really believe in yourself, put the work in”.’
Cat also spoke about the challenges of having a blended family, admitting it is difficult when different households have different rules for their children.
Singer Cat, 34, is engaged to Arsenal star Jorginho and they share a son Jax, four, while she also has a daughter called Ada, nine, with her ex-partner Jude Law
Jorginho – who has a son Jax with Cat – also has children from a past relationship as he shares a son and a daughter with his ex-wife Natalia Leteri.
‘It is a challenge in many ways. If anyone says they’ve got the blended family thing down perfectly, they’re lying,’ she said.
‘It’s a beautiful thing, but it’s challenging not just with schedules, but when I’ve got certain rules with my children, and then obviously their mother has certain rules with them, so sometimes when we all come together we have to be mindful of that.
‘It’s taken work for us to get to a really good place with it, but now we are, and it’s so natural.
‘From the moment the kids met, they were super, super close, so that’s always been amazing.
‘My step-daughter and my son are like twins. They look the same, they’re the same height. It’s really funny.
‘It’s very busy, very chaotic, crazy, but it’s beautiful.
Cat enjoyed a brief fling with Hollywood A-lister Jude back in 2014, but they split up shortly after she fell pregnant
‘I’ve got three brothers and sisters, so I’m from quite a big family as well, especially with my cousins and extended family, so I’ve always really loved that.
‘Everyone always says, ”Oh my God, your house is crazy, the energy is always so high,” and I really like that.’
Cat and Jorginho started dating back in 2019 after the footballer’s split from his ex-wife Natalia and they got engaged last year.
Cat also enjoyed a brief fling with Hollywood A-lister Jude back in 2014, reportedly spending time together in the Czech Republic while Jude was filming.
However, they split up shortly after Cat became pregnant and continue to co-parent Ada.