Ferne McCann reveals 'pressure' that led to her quitting reality TV show

Ferne McCann feels "sad" over the end of her reality show.

The 34-year-old star - who has daughter Sunday, six, with ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins as well as Finty, 15 months, with fiance Lorri Haines - has been fronting the series 'First Time Mum' and 'My Family and Me' for ITV since leaving 'TOWIE' but recently decided to pull the plug on the show as her eldest began to face new "pressure" in life.

She told OK! Magazine: "Every time I talk about it, I feel emotional. This was such a big decision for me but I knew it was the right one. Sunday [Ferne’s daughter who turns seven next month] went into Year 2 and my gut, intuition and heart were saying, 'Let’s press pause'.

"There were times when she’d get in from school and have the pressure of getting out of her uniform and ready for the show, which I didn’t want.

"But it is sad. It’s like breaking up with someone – the show was one of the longest relationships of my life."

But the former 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! contestant "cannot imagine" her own life not being on screen, so hasn't quit the industry altogether.

She said: "It’s been a glorious chapter and I have no regrets. As a mum, you’re always second-guessing yourself, so I have to keep saying, 'Trust yourself'. But I can never imagine my life without cameras. I love making TV."

Ferne - who will appear on 'Dancing On Ice' early next year - is now hosting a podcast with the mother brand Mum and You and explained that since talking to other parents, she has "thought twice" about how she puts her children on social media.

She said: "Yeah, I actually had a few moments while recording where I was like, 'Oh, you’ve made me think twice about that.' For example, we had one guest who felt really strongly about not posting her children on social media and I understood both sides. I think it has crossed every parent’s mind that this is a complete social experiment to be putting our kids online – we remember life without social media, but our kids won’t."