Frankie Bridge has admitted she is struggling with the country’s second lockdown.
But The Saturdays star looked in better spirits on Tuesday as she ran into a friend while enjoying a walk in the countryside.
The mum-of-two forgot social distancing rules in her excitement, and rushed to hug her female friend and her young child.
Happy: Frankie Bridge has admitted she is struggling with the country’s second lockdown but The Saturdays star looked in better spirits on Tuesday as she ran into a friend
Frankie dressed for the dismal weather in a black duvet coat layered over a pale blue hoodie and leggings.
She added socks and sneakers and looked fresh faced as she jumped out of her Range Rover to greet her pal.
With a huge smile on her face the star, who is mum to Parker, seven, and Carter, five, had an excited conversation with her friend before leaning in for a hug.
She was also spotted greeting another local rambler, bending down to pet the passer-by’s pet dog.
Good to see you: The mum of two forgot social distancing rules in her excitement, and rushed to hug her female friend and her young child
On Monday Frankie revealed that she had coronavirus ‘at the beginning’ of the pandemic as she admitted that she is struggling with England’s second lockdown.
The Saturdays singer, 31, said that her and her husband Wayne, 40, had planned to come out of the four-week lockdown ‘lean and healthy’ but admitted that their plans have already ‘gone out the window’.
Speaking to Geordie Shore’s Vicky Pattison on her podcast The Secret To…, Frankie expressed her annoyance at people stockpiling toilet roll for the second time this year.
Sporty: Frankie dressed for the dismal weather in a black duvet coat layered over a pale blue hoodie and leggings
Fresh air: She added socks and sneakers and looked fresh faced as she jumped out of Range Rover to greet her pal
Mingling: The star, who is mum to Parker, seven, and Carter, five, had an animated conversation with her friend before leaning in for a hug
Vicky, 33, jokingly asked whether people who suffered from coronavirus ‘got the s**ts’, in a bid to try and explain why people were still panic buying toilet roll.
But in response, Frankie revealed: ‘I had corona, right at the beginning. I did not get the s**ts let me tell you.’
She continued: ‘Yesterday I just burst out crying. I was like: It is all so rubbish, What the hell is going on – I can’t believe it!
Out and about: Frankie has been open about her struggles during lockdown and her lack of motivation but she was dressed for a workout on Tuesday
Bling: The star, who has been married to former footballer Wayne Bridge for six years, flashed her huge engagement ring as she chatted
Making friends: Frankie was also spotted greeting another local rambler, bending down to pet the passer-by’s pet dog
Animal lover: The star was smitten with the cute pooch who leaped up to greet her
‘I went shopping and everyone is aggy, everyone is buying too much of everything. Everyone is buying toilet roll again, did we learn nothing for the last time.’
The pop star went on to admit that she found the first lockdown ‘really difficult’, adding that she is trying to celebrate the ‘small wins’ during November’s stay at home plea.
But she jokingly admitted that she has already abandoned her healthy eating plan to enjoy snacking on mince pies ahead of Christmas.
Sweet: Mum Frankie spoke lovingly to her friend’s little boy during the brief encounter
Stormy skies? At one point the singer checked the weather as she stepped out into the mud
Tough year: On Monday Frankie revealed that she had coronavirus ‘at the beginning’ of the pandemic as she admitted that she is struggling with England’s second lockdown
Winter lockdown: The star said she and Wayne had planned to come out of the four-week lockdown ‘lean and healthy’ but admitted that their plans have already ‘gone out the window’
She continued: ‘Me and Wayne have already said we are going to eat really healthily for the next four weeks and we are going to come out really lean and healthy.
‘I’ve already bought mince pies – I’ve already had two. It is all going out the window already.’
Speaking before lockdown came into force, Frankie expressed her worry that the four-week lockdown would be ‘a lot harder’ due to the wintery weather.
She explained: ‘I am in the middle of writing a second book and I’ve written two paragraphs. Yes I have been good with working out but that helps me mentally to get through everything. It gives me a small win every day.’
The former S Club 8 band member continued to open up about her six year marriage with former footballer Wayne, who she shares two sons, Parker, seven, and Carter, five, with.
Goals: She continued: ‘Me and Wayne have already said we are going to eat really healthily for the next four weeks… I’ve already bought mince pies – I’ve already had two’
But she revealed their relationship ‘is not as easy as it looks’ as she told Vicky that they have had to ‘grow up together’ after meeting when they were in their early 20s.
She said: ‘It is not as easy as it looks. We have been together for nearly 10 years now.
‘I met Wayne when I had just turned 22. I have changed so much in that time. A lot has changed in that time. We have kind of grown up together.’
The TV star, who has always been open in talking about her anxiety, also explained that it was a learning curve for Wayne not to take her mental health ‘personally’.
She spoke in detail about her struggles with depression and panic attacks, describing her anxiety as a ‘constant overwhelming deep thinking’.
She continued: ‘With my mental health – Wayne has had to learn not to take that personally. To not think he has done wrong. Or that he is not making me happy.
‘And I have learnt to say: I am not feeling it today or I need you to take the kids today, I can’t handle it. Or you have really pissed me off today.
‘You just have to learn to say it. It has taken us a long time to get to that point. We don’t always get it right but it has made a massive difference.
‘He has had to learn. I am not asking him to fix anything, I am just asking him to sit and listen.’
Family: The former S Club 8 band member opened up about her six year marriage with former footballer Wayne, who she shares two sons, Parker, seven, and Carter, five, with