Harry Judd
Harry Judd, drummer of the chart-topping band McFly and winner of Strictly Come Dancing, opens up about his personal battles with anxiety, OCD, and marijuana dependency during the ...
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Who are you?
I'm Harry Judd, and I am first and foremost, I'd say I'm a dad. That'd be my most important job these days. I'm a husband, I'm a drummer in a band, and I also love to exercise. I particularly love running, so I wouldn't say I was a runner. That makes me sound like maybe I think I'm an elite, but it's definitely a big part of who I am.
What is your family life like today?
My family life. Well, I can only imagine that. Well, I can only hope that it's a bit like everyone else's. Pretty noisy. It's very chaotic. It's full of emotion, drama, love, tears, difficult times and magical times. It's possibly the most challenging experience I've had having children. I've got three of them, and I wouldn't have it any other way. It's, it's a privilege to have three beautiful, healthy children and I love it. But I do moan my way through it as well at times, because it is, yeah, it's very challenging. But yeah, I'm very lucky.
What is the most challenging part of being a dad?
I've always wanted to be a dad from a very young age. That to me, was the ultimate goal. That was the idea of success of having a family and having children. But I think what surprised me is how challenging it is. I think for some reason you have this idea that it's just going to be perfect and you're going to have this daughter or a son and you are going to take them to the park and play football and do all these things with them. But in reality, it's really challenging. And there's times where I think to myself in moments of chaos, like, is everyone else going through this? Is everyone else finding it this hard? But all of that is made worthwhile when you have special moments with your children, when you feel like you've made a difference to them, when you feel like you've inspired them. So it's everything to me, really. My children are everything. I'm sure other parents can relate. You spend a lot of time stressing and complaining to your partner, maybe about your kids, but as soon as they're out the door at school or somewhere else, all you do is let's talk about 'em and talk about how much you love them and miss them. So it's a whole range of emotions, and it is an interesting thing for me because it sits on a line of being the most challenging thing you've ever done, but also very closely the most beautiful thing you'll ever experience. So I guess that's the best way I could describe it.