EASTENDERS star Louisa Lytton has admitted that her relationship with her husband Ben Bhanvra ‘hit the rocks’ when they became parents.
Louisa, who plays Ruby Allen in EastEnders, says the arrival of their daughter Aura, three, meant things “changed” between them.
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The soap star says she ‘didn’t have time’ for Ben and recalls the early months as just being in “survival mode”.Louisa also revealed in a podcast chat that she and Ben’s wedding was also postponed several times before they finally tied the knot when Aura was almost one.
The actress, 36, told the Made By Mammas podcast: “It just changes doesn’t it?
“For the first few months, if I look back, I was absolutely obsessed with her. I think it affected our relationship then.
“All of a sudden, that was my sole reason and purpose.
“It is hard for men to start with. I was feeding, for example. Really, she only needed me. And he felt quite pushed out, if I am honest.”
Louisa admits their relationship issues were brushed under the carpet and not spoken about at the time.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star added: “It was, ‘Me and you against the world…’ He was like, ‘I will just make the dinner then…’ That affected it.”
Louisa went on to tell podcast hosts Zoe Hardman and Georgia Dayton that she and Ben only recently began speaking about the change to their relationship.
“I went along with, ‘This is new family life…’” Louisa admitted.
She added: “We are lucky we get to go away together and have date nights. We do things just us. But it is just not the same.
“You don’t have the freedom of, ‘Oh maybe we’ve had an argument but we’ll do something really fun on Friday and that will bring us back…’ You don’t have the freedom to do that any more.
