Loose Women's Kaye Adams admits lying to her children about important personal information
Loose Women star Kaye Adams has admitted she has been lying about one personal fact for decades, and even deceived her own children before they found out through Google
Loose Women star Kaye Adams, 62, has confessed that she lied about her age for decades, even fooling her own children.
The presenter, recognised for her BBC Radio Scotland programme and her role on ITV's Loose Women, revealed in the Daily Mail that she had been telling fibs about how old she is for years, though not to her husband Ian.
She explained: "Since my 30s I had dodged, deflected or outright lied when the subject came up - even to my own children, Charly, now 23, and Bonnie, 18. In fact, for years they believed I was a whole decade younger than I actually was.
"I'd never given Charly a specific date of birth, but I had claimed her dad - my partner Ian - was ten years my senior, when actually we were both born in 1962.
"Fortunately, Ian, who knew full well how old I am, is incredibly laid back and just shrugged off what could easily amount to an insult in some men's eyes."
While Kaye believed her actions were innocent, her deception was uncovered when her daughter Charly discovered the reality through Google.
At that moment, Kaye acknowledged she had overstepped the mark, and has since utilised her confession as a platform to address ageism in society.
She revealed: "It felt like I'd crossed a line....I owed it to her and to myself to start being honest.
"I'd always thought of myself as strong and forthright, yet I'd fallen prey to society's negative messages around older women. And, worse, I'd perpetuated them to my own daughter."
Kaye's disclosure follows her previous concerns about her wellbeing in later life, having witnessed the effects of ageing on her parents.
During an appearance on the How To Be 60 podcast, Kaye and co-host Karen MacKenzie explored their feelings surrounding mortality.
Kaye reflected: "The actual expiring, I don't think about that. Yeah, I don't have a fear of that, but I am like you. I do have a fear of prolonged ill health in old, old age because I've seen it with both my ma and dad, and it is no fun."
Kaye heartbreakingly lost her father to dementia in 2017 and her mother 17 months afterwards.