Katie Piper reveals if she hadn't met her husband Richard Sutton she would have had kids on her own

She shares daughters Belle, seven, and Penelope, three, with husband Richard Sutton.

However Katie Piper spoke candidly on the Loose Women panel on Monday revealing if he hadn’t met her husband at the right time, she would have considered other options to become a mother.

In a debate over whether contraceptions should come with a ‘fertility warning’, the TV presenter, 38, said: ‘I was at a point in my life where I knew that I wanted children before I met the right person.’ 

Honest: Katie Piper spoke candidly on the Loose Women panel on Monday revealing if he hadn’t met her husband at the right time, she would have considered other options to become a mother

Elaborating on her point Katie said that the idea feels a bit ‘backwards’ as it suggests that women merely only engage in sexual activity to get pregnant and give birth.

She made the point that some women have sex as part of their job, however most  women have sex for pleasure and not just to get pregnant, therefore a fertility warning on contraception seems condescending.   

Katie said: ‘Firstly, this makes the assumption that women only have sex to have babies, which obviously isn’t true.

‘Women have sex for pleasure and some women have sex for their job – they are sex workers – and lots of women who are having casual sex with the desire to start a family but haven’t met the right person.

The TV presenter, 38, said: ‘I was at a point in my life where I knew that I wanted children before I met the right person’ (pictured with her husband Richard Sutton on 2019) 

‘This can only highlight to them what is actually a painful thing to them in their life.’ 

Using her own motherhood journey as an example Katie – who met Richard in 2013- admitted that she knew she wanted children before she met him. 

And the beauty revealed if they had not met when they did she would have had children by herself. 

‘It took me a long time to meet my husband. But had I not of met him, I still would have proceeded ahead and had children in some kind of way.

Good Point: Elaborating on her point Katie said that the idea feels a bit ‘backwards’ as it suggests that women merely only engage in sexual activity to get pregnant and give birth

Important: She made the point that some women have sex as part of their job, however most women have sex for pleasure and not just to get pregnant, therefore a fertility warning on contraception seems condescending

‘I didn’t need a condom to tell me that my time is running out. If you have that intention, you don’t forget it.’ 

It comes after Katie wowed on the red carpet of the National Television Awards at London’s O2 Arena last week.

She looked stunning in a baby pink, off-the-shoulder gown which featured silver embellishments and a daring split that allowed her to flash plenty of leg. 

Katie oozed elegance in the floaty number as she smiled for the cameras at the star-studded event.

Looking good: Katie posed up a storm on the red carpet of the National Television Awards at London’s O2 Arena last week 

The star accessorised her look with an embellished silver handbag and towering silver platform heels. 

She swept her blonde locks up into an elegant up ‘do, while she finished off her glam look with a dewy palette of make-up. 

Ant and Dec scooped the Best Presenter gong for an epic 20th time in a row at the National Television Awards, with a visibly emotional Ant seen clutching his new wife Anne-Marie as the news was delivered.

The great and the good of British television gathered at London’s 02 Arena for the star-studded awards show, which also saw Kate Garraway choke back tears as her Finding Derek documentary bagged the inaugural authored documentary award.

Meanwhile, This Morning triumphed once again in the Best Daytime category as they led the other big winners on the night including Line Of Duty, Gogglebox and It’s A Sin.

Ant and Dec looked both elated and stunned as their names were read out amid huge cheers from the audience, with Ant’s new bride Anne-Marie showing him support by taking his hand before applauding the pair.