WORDS FRANCESCA SPECTER
The quintessential Noughties cool girl, Fearne Cotton has more than enough stories to tell her children, Rex, four, and Honey, two, when they’re older. In her role as a presenter across GMTV, ITV and BBC, she’s been rubbing shoulders with everyone from Adele, Cameron Diaz and Michael Bublé since she was 15. So it’s only appropriate, at 36, that she’s grown into a cool mum, too. ‘I don’t want to preach to my kids or schedule a million things for them to do after school. Instead, she takes a lead by example, or ‘by osmosis’ approach: ‘As a parent, you are the model in your kids’ lives, they’re going to mimic what you do – and in turn they will be inspired.’