Lydia Bright: former TOWIE star will consider ‘non-conventional way’ of expanding family if she remains single

Lydia Bright has revealed that she is willing to expand her family using a sperm donor, if she doesn’t meet the right person within the next few years.

The former star of The Only Way is Essex, 31, who is from London, has been enjoying life as a single mother to her two-year-old daughter Loretta. She and Loretta’s father Lee Cronin split when she was 11 weeks pregnant, having had a series of reconcilations and break-ups.

“I really want more children, probably three, whether that be by meeting someone or doing it by myself,” Lydia told Closer.

“If it got to a point where love didn’t happen, I’d consider the non-conventional way, like adoption or the sperm donor route. For me, the number-one goal is to have more children.”

Lydia explained that she wants to recreate the “busyness and chaos” of her childhood home, which had two adopted children and foster kids in addition to her parent’s four biological children.

She admitted to not currently focusing on dating, while hoping that she will meet someone within the next five years who she can continue to expland her famiy with. However, the former reality TV star said she doesn’t want to put “pressure” on a relationship to work for the sake of having children.

Lydia rose to fame in 2010 when she starred in the first series of ITV2’s hit reality show TOWIE.

She starred alongside her on/off boyfriend James Argent and good friends Mark Wright, Jess Wright and Lauren Goodger.

The mother-of-one said she has remained friends with many of her co-stars, 10-years after leaving the series.

She added that her daughter now plays with the kids of her co-stars Georgia Kousoilou and Chloe Lewis.

Lydia said: “Whoever I was friends with on the show, that was 100% authentic. Mark, James, Jess, Lauren – we all grew up together.

“I’m always with Lucy Mecklenburgh. We met on the show but we became such close friends.”