Lacey plays Stacey Slater on the BBC One soap and has opened up about her parenting style(Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)

EastEnders' Lacey Turner says she isn't 'ashamed' of parenting style in honest admission

by · PlymouthLive

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has spoken out about the importance of frugality in parenting, stating there is 'nothing to be ashamed of'.

The star, who plays Stacey Slater on the popular soap, is a mother to two daughters, Dusty and Gipsy, and son Trilby with her husband Matt Kay. The couple tied the knot in 2017.

After welcoming Gipsy into the world in January, Lacey was back at work just a month later for EastEnders' 40th anniversary live episode.

Lacey often shares insights into her parenting journey on social media and has voiced her belief that people shouldn't have to 'save up to be parents'. Addressing those who overspend on their children, Lacey challenged the notion of purchasing luxury items, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Lacey often posts online about her family life with her husband and three kids(Image: Lacey Turner Instagram)

"The world today leads you to believe that the most expensive option is the best option, but that's not the case. I want people to know that being frugal is nothing to be ashamed of, it's a skill," she told The Sun.

"We don't dress our children in designer clothes, it's perfectly okay to dress your children in high street clothes. It's crazy in the world we're living that people are saving up to be parents.

"Being a parent is one of the most amazing things that can happen that are lucky enough to be parents, it's natural thing for most people to want to be a parent, so why aren't we making it normal, easy and open and honest as possible."

She also revealed that she often turns to her grandmother for advice, emphasising that parents always 'want what's best' for their children. Lacey said: "You want them to have the best nutrients they can have, you want them to watch the programmes they are going to learn from and not a load of rubbish.

Lacey returned to the square one month after giving birth for the 40th anniversary of the live episode(Image: BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes)

"My nan always used to say to me, she's very old school ... she used to say 'as long as they have a full belly, clean clothes and they're loved, that's all that matters', as long as you're doing your best, then that's good enough."

Lacey also shared her thoughts on parenthood during a recent chat on Giovanna Fletcher's Happy mum Happy Baby podcast, explaining her preference for working up until childbirth. "I think it is actually harder being at home! If you are at home I have to bend down and pick all the dolls up off the floor and the Lego.

"[At work] you sit down, your tea is hot, you can go to the toilet on your own, so actually, it is easier. Someone gets you a chair, at home they don't even look at you, they don't care. 'Muuum, muuum.' So I just thought I will stay there as long as possible," she confessed.