Jane McDonald is famous for her incredible work ethic, so we can only imagine how itchy her feet are getting after three months spent in lockdown.
The self-confessed ‘workaholic’ rarely spends longer than a few days at home, so the last few months will have been something of an adjustment for the Wakefield-born star, who is used to life being ‘100 miles per hour’.
With lockdown proving difficult for even the strongest of couples, Jane, 57, jokes that she’s not sure whether marriage is still on the cards for her and fiancé-of-12-years, Eddie. ‘It’s been so long that I’ll have to ask him and see whether he still wants to do it,’ she said.
Is Jane’s admission a sign that the couple – who are renowned for their long-distance romance – are facing the ultimate test in lockdown?
Long-distance love
An average year in Jane’s life involves spending at least half of it away from home. ‘I spent six months of the year on cruises,’ she muses – and that doesn’t include travelling up and down the country for her UK tour.
While some relationships might not survive the distance, Jane previously reassured fans that it works for her and Eddie – who she rekindled her teenage romance with six years after her divorce from ex-husband Henrik Brixen. ‘I’m never at home,’ she admitted. ‘I’m only back for a few days at a time.
This story is from the July 06, 2020 edition of WOMAN - UK.
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