Matthew Wolfenden and Charley Webb would consider adopting a child.
The ‘Emmerdale’ stars – who already have eight-year-old son Buster and two-year-old son Bowie together – have previously spoken about taking on the legal guardianship of a child in need but they think it will work better when their kids are slightly older.
Speaking on ‘Loose Women’ on Friday (27.04.18), Matthew said: "We’ve talked about adoption. We’d definitely consider it when our kids are older and we’re a little bit older. It’s something we’ve talked about seriously. You never know. We’d let our kids get a little bit older first before we brought that into the mix. But Absolutely."
And he’s not the only one on the panel open to adoption as Jason Gardiner – who joined the show alongside Matthew for the male special – admitted he’d be willing to go through the process but he’d like an older child because he’s "more mature" now.
He explained: "I was adopted [at one] so obviously if I hadn’t been adopted then I wouldn’t have ended up with a family, I wouldn’t have had the life that I have.
"I would definitely consider adopting, there’s no question in my mind. I’m more mature now, I think I would definitely like to adopt an older child."
Matthew and Jason joined Andrea McLean and Linda Robson on today’s show for a ‘Loose Women and Men’ special and as well as discussing their family lives, the 37-year-old actor also opened up about his battle with depression.
He explained: "There were various things going on in my life when I was 23 and that’s why I ended up going to the doctors…
"I’d gone through quite a big operation and I’d spent a lot of time laid up in bed in a small flat in London. I got lower and lower and lower I’d had to quit my job, I was in the West End as a dancer at the time. I just went [to the doctors] and said this is how I feel; I don’t feel great. Literally I was in there five minutes and came out with a prescription for antidepressants. I was on them for eight years."
And, although he found the medication worked, he still suffered from down days.
He added: "They’re not a magic pill you do still have your very dark times."
Matthew Wolfenden would consider adoption
