Ulrika Jonsson solves Xmas dilemma as she juggles four kids with different dads

Ulrika Jonsson has explained how she's solved a long-running Christmas dilemma as she juggles four kids with different dads.

The telly presenter, 52, is mum to two sons and two daughters daughter all with different fathers which makes the festive season a logistical nightmare.

In a piece written for the Daily Mail , Ulrika admitted there were times when she felt devastated at having to let her kids spend the big day with their dads.

She explained: "Last Christmas had been something to get through: a time for gritting teeth and putting on brave faces as Brian and I placed our mutual love for the children above our insurmountable relationship problems to keep it special for their sakes.

"Boy, what a stressful time of year this can be! Even seemingly uncomplicated relationships come under a spotlight that can feel harsh and unforgiving as families come together under huge pressure to get on.

"Throw a divorce, separation and children into the mix and the festivities can so easily end in disaster…

"But actually, if anyone knows it's possible to put aside heartache and recrimination in order to allow your children — and yourself — some peace and joy, it's surely me.

After all, I've been making broken family Christmases work all my life…"

However, over the years, she's managed to strike the right balance and even managed to sort out spending this Christmas Day with her ex Brian Monet, who she split from earlier this year.

The pair were brought back together for the sake of their son Malcolm, 11, and Ulrika says she's pleased to achieved peace despite rocky Christmases of the past.

She wrote: "You might imagine, post-divorce, an enjoyable family Christmas would have been more difficult to achieve.

"But I'm not the angry person I was last year. This year I didn't have any hold over Brian or him over me. And actually, with nothing left to try to fix, it ended up one of the nicest we've ever shared.

"Brian was brilliant, slipping into the role he always played before things went awry between us: flitting between helping our son, Malcolm, who's 11 now, set up his new games console, and washing-up around Cameron and me as we cooked the lunch.

"When we sat down to eat at 2.30pm, Bo and Martha at the table, too, along with Cameron's girlfriend, Lily, the atmosphere felt lovely, special, hopeful even. The laughing and the non-stop chatter felt like testament to the true bond Brian and I share: our love for the family we created together."

The mother-of-four previously wed cameraman John Turnbull aged 23, and had son Cameron, 24, but admits the marriage ended when she was unfaithful.

Daughter Bo, 18, came along after a romance with former hotel manager Markus Kempen, and when he walked out, she married Mr Right contestant Lance Gerrard-Wright the following year and had daughter Martha.

Then in 2006 she met Brian, and the pair wed two years later before renewing their vows in Barbados in 2012.

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