Niki Taylor: Life in the fast lane left this supermodel divorced with twins at the age of 21, amid a few other personal struggles.
Now with her NASCAR- driver husband, 1-year-old baby girl, and two teenage boys, Niki’s loving life at a much slower pace.
What’s it like to have teenagers and a baby?
Everybody gets along wonderfully, and the boys [Jake and Hunter] are great with Ciel [SEE-el]. She just digs ’em. She always says, “Oh, there’s my brudders!” We’ve been talking about having another baby. It would be nice to give her a little brother or sister pretty soon. Plus I’m not a spring chicken anymore.
What were the benefits of having kids when you were so young?
I had them at 19, but I knew when I was 16 that I wanted to have kids early. I had more energy then. I never really thought about having to run after two of ’em and having to change double diapers. I feel bad for people who are my age having twins. It’s a lot of work!
Hot Moms Club sat down with beautiful actress Garcelle Beauvais on screen she plays a beautiful sophisticated women, off-screen she’s a down to earth and hands-on mom who prefers sweats and slippers to strapless dresses and heels…
Garcelle with sons Jaid (left) and Jax
The best compliment I’ve received recently… the other day at the park, someone told me, “Gosh, I see you here all the time.” That made me feel so good, because that’s who I want to be—a hands-on mom. I really pride myself in being present. I’m very involved with my children [Oliver, 19; Jax and Jaid, age 2], and I put so much time, effort, and love into them. My kids are more important to me than my career.
Raising twins…isn’t always easy. They often want to be held at the same time, so while I’m holding one, the other is tugging on me to pick him up. Nighttime feedings with twins…can also be pretty challenging. I’d have both of them up and I would just look at my husband and be like, “There’s a poopy diaper and there’s a feeding. Who do you want?”
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