Ant Anstead‘s secret to a successful blending of families? Putting the kids first.
TheAnt Anstead Master Mechanicstar, 40, spoke withEntertainment Tonightahead of his new show about his newborn son, 4-week-oldHudson London, with wifeChristina Ansteadand their kids from previous relationships.
For Ant, that’s 13-year-old sonArchieand 16-year-old daughterAmelie Rosewith his ex Louise, while Christina, 36, shares sonBrayden James, 4, and daughterTaylor Reese, 9, with ex-husbandTarek El Moussa.
“I think everybody has to be on the same page,” Ant told the outlet of his “golden rule” to blend households. “Everybody has to be present and pulling in the same direction. That includes Tarek, it includes my ex.”
“If everybody wants the same thing,and that has to be kids first. If you prioritize kids first, it actually kind of falls into place and the rest of it makes sense,” he continues. “If you ever make a decision that doesn’t put the kids first, it is the wrong decision.”
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“I think a lot of burden isput on someone’s middle name, but the reality is that you never use it,” Ant says. “So the middle name, for me, represents something memorable.”
“A middle name is an opportunity to represent you, and what better name for an Anglo-American child than London?” adds the British star.
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Ant calls newborn Hudson “a real cutie” in hisconversation withET, praising their household’s seventh member for having a “really cool vibe” and making their family “complete.”
“You know when you just get around someone and they just vibrate at a really good level? You can’t put your finger on it but you meet these people in your life, they walk into the room as a stranger and you just go, ‘Whoa. They’ve got it,’ ” the father of three raves. “And he’s justgot this vibe about him that’s amazing.”
Ant Anstead: Master Mechanicpremieres Thursday on the MotorTrend app.
source: people.com
