Olly Murs has revealed he thought he would miss the birth of his newborn daughter due to work commitments.
The Troublemaker singer 39, and his wife Amelia Tank, 31, announced the arrival of their baby girl Maddison in April.
As they adjust to their new life as a family of three, the superstar has opened up about the struggles of juggling fatherhood and his busy career.
Speaking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast Happy Mum Happy Baby, Olly admitted that his wife’s unplanned c-section actually turned into a positive for him.
‘We was almost of the opinion that I might not be there, so your mum’s going to be there because I need her to be with someone,’ he said. ‘I’m going into it like, right, I need someone there with Amelia. And I said, ‘do you know what? We’ve got time now to prepare and get ready for that.’
Olly Murs has opened up about his struggles balancing his career with becoming a dad in a new interview with Giovanna Fletcher on his podcast Happy Mum Happy Baby
Olly and the bodybuilder, 31, who married in July last year, announced the arrival of their baby girl, Maddison in April
Just 48 hours after the birth of his baby girl Olly left to perform with Take That at the First Direct Arena in Leeds
The singer explained that it gave them time to ‘prepare this a little bit better, because if it’s a natural birth, it could be two weeks late. It could be two weeks early’.
But despite being there for the birth of his first child, Olly had leave his wife and newborn just minutes after he became a father to perform as he was supporting Take That on their UK tour.
‘Yeah, that was hard. That was,’ he said. ‘I knew that Mila’s mum was there, which always gave me comfort. I knew Amelia was on her own.
‘I think again, I just went, ‘I’m going to work’. And if I overthink this, I’m going to cry my eyes out all the way up to the gig. So, I was kind of like, ‘I’m really sorry, babe, but I’ve got to go’.’
Getting emotional, Olly explained that he felt ‘awful’ leaving Amelia in hospital and said said he felt guilty for not bonding with Madison.
‘There was definitely that… I haven’t really had a chance to bond with Maddie yet, and I don’t really know who she is. So, there was a really big… like I’m gonna get emotional about it. I don’t want to get emotional. But yeah, it just felt a bit like…’ he said as he held back tears.
‘It was hard to get that connection. Yeah. That relationship. And obviously Amelia obviously was amazing, and I had to leave.’
Despite feeling guilty about the situation, Olly had to remind himself that he had to ‘go provide’ for his family.
The couple announced they were expecting in December last year
The pair tied the knot 13 months after former The X Factor star proposed
The Essex star and Amelia announced they were expecting their first child last December when they shared the exciting announcement to Instagram.
Dressed in Christmas jumpers, an excited Olly proudly held up a photo from their ultrasound scan while pointing at Amelia’s blossoming baby bump.
He wrote: ‘Baby Murs due 2024’ as Amelia posed in unbuttoned jeans and a white crop top.
When the couple got married in July, Olly shared his hopes of becoming a father one day.
The X Factor star told Hello! Magazine : ‘We’re ready to have our own little Murs running around.
‘It’s so special that we’ll be able to take our kids to Osea Island one day and say, ‘This is where we got married”.
In a different interview with OK! Magazine, he said: ‘I’m not sure I’m going to go for six kids, but of course I’d love to have children.’
The couple tied the knot in a three-day festival-themed wedding 13 months after former The X Factor star proposed.
