Pixie Lott advises parents not to stress over having a "perfect" Christmas and emphasises family time instead. Photo / Getty Images
Pixie Lott advises parents not to stress over having a "perfect" Christmas and emphasises family time instead. Photo / Getty Images
Pixie Lott has urged new parents not to put too much “pressure” on themselves to have a “perfect” Christmas.
The 34-year-old singer and her husband, Oliver Cheshire, welcomed their second son – a brother for 2-year-old Albert – into the world in October and she thinks it is vital toremember what is important about the festive season to avoid too much stress.
She told Bang Showbiz: “I don’t think you should put too much pressure on it to be the perfect Christmas. That’s when it all goes a bit wrong because you never know when it can happen. A lot of pressure goes on Christmas.
“Christmas is meant to be about family, about joy, about spending time together, sitting around and having the meal together. That is the most important thing, as long as you have that don’t get worried about the gifts you have to get and all the people you have to please. It will drive you mad.”
Lott’s favourite festive traditions involve snuggling on the sofa with her family.
She said: “You can enjoy it with the people you love, listen to Christmas songs, watch amazing Christmas movies and get snuggly on the sofa. That’s all my favourite stuff about Christmas, those would be my traditions.”
The First Christmas singer recently spoke about how tough it can be to juggle parenting with her career.
Speaking weeks before her second child was born, she told the Daily Mail: “I try and bring Albert to everything but the juggle of everything is definitely a lot; sometimes I feel like I am splitting myself into five different people. I get baby brain, but I am so lucky because my mum and dad live close by.”
