Charlotte Crosby admits she is having a ‘really hard time’ after welcoming second child

'It's difficult for everyone'

The Geordie Shore star and her fiancé Jake Ankers (both 34) welcomed their second daughter, Pixi, back in February and are already parents to their little two-year-old girl, Alba.

Charlotte opened up about the emotional and financial hardships she has faced since.

She told The Sun: "We had a really hard time in the beginning with our second child, like thousands of people will relate to."

The Geordie Shore star went on to say that the couple are both working and don't have the financial means to afford a nanny.

"I don't really have a lot of money, let me tell you.

"I've just moved house and I'm renovating, so I'm literally on the bones of my a**e, so listen, it's difficult for everyone," she revealed.

Charlotte explained that although their relationship has experienced its fair share of ups and downs, they will always love each other, as she insisted they are no different from most couples.

It is understood that Charlotte and Jake went through 'a really hard stage' while filming Aussie Shore, of which Charlotte is the host.

In hopes of repairing their relationships after a series of reported rows, Jake flew across the world to surprise his fiancée in Australia.

However, instead of feeling flattered, Charlotte deemed his unannounced arrival as 'selfish' as she recalled feeling 'overwhelmed' trying to balance work and her two daughters.

Upon reflection, she did later sing Jake's praises on Instagram.

She wrote: "OK, can we take a minute to appreciate Jake, he flew the whole way around the world to surprise us in Australia and tonight after weeks of broken time together, we are having a well deserved bit of quality time.

"Relationships aren't always easy. It's about how you get through the tough times that count."

Charlotte rose to fame on the hit MTV reality show Geordie Shore and has since built a brand for herself on social media as fashion guru and 'mumfluencer'.

However, Charlotte revealed she had been left £300,000 in debt after investing in her clothing brand Pepper Girls Club.

According to Charlotte, she is still waiting for her business to bring in more money to pay off what she initially invested.

In a video posted to her Instagram, Charlotte said of owning the business: "The hardest thing with Pepper Girls Club is I have literally put so much money into this business, and that is no word of a lie.

"I've put about £300k into this business over the last eight years, and I haven't received a penny of that back.

"The company is only in debt to me, which is fine. I would love to get it to the point where I can start to get some of that money back, but it's just not there yet.

"A lot of people who start businesses have the opportunity to get investment from people, but honestly, I have tried so hard, and I get the door slammed in my face.

"I remember, I went to a meeting with someone who was going to invest, and their accountant told me that Pepper Girls Club would do well the day that pigs would fly."

Charlotte left her longstanding management company for another in hopes of ditching her reality TV persona and focusing more on her career as a 'mumfluencer'.

Additionally, she launched a new personal brand, which included changing her Instagram handle from CharlotteGShore to TheCharlotteCrosby. 

"This truly is the end of an era," she told her followers.

"CharlotteGShore has been my identity for the past 15 years, since I was 20 years old.

"The truth is, since entering my 30s and becoming a mother, I've felt more and more detached from that title.

"I'm not that young girl from Geordie Shore any more, and I haven't been for a long time."