We really did need a village to raise kids

Enders' Jac on her hectic home life

- BY MITYA UNDERWOOD

SOAP star Jacqueline Jossa knows all about the power of community when it comes to raising a family.

The EastEnders actress has daughters Ella, 10, and Mia, seven, with her ex-Towie star husband Dan Osborne and says she would find it a struggle without her trusted network of close friends and family.

Jac, 32, who plays Lauren Branning in the soap, says: "It really takes a village to raise a family, and I have a village around me. My husband is incredible... he also works and is very busy, so when we're juggling, we're juggling together. Luckily, my mum is incredible too, and so is Dan's dad, so we have a lot of support."