Sue Cleaver reveals 'constant worry' as she makes rare comments about son

Sue Cleaver has reflected on life as a mother and addressed her "constant worry" with rare comments on her son after he turns 30 years old. "30 years ago, I thought I was just having a baby," the Loose Women star started. "But I didn't realise that would be 30 years of love, excruciatingly deep love and constant worry."

The former Coronation Street actress took to Instagram to share a picture of her son and a video where she marvelled at how quickly the time had passed. She added that all the worry has "been worth it" and that she feels "blessed" to have spent a lifetime with her child, despite his annoying tendencies.

"But it's all been worth it because my boy is 30 today. And I've been blessed to have a lifetime of 'What's for dinner, mum?'. I've been blessed to have a lifetime of him leaving every single cupboard door open and every single light on in the house.

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"So, it's been an honour." She finished her video by addressing any mums watching: "So, to all mums out there: How the hell did we keep these humans alive when I don't even feel like a grown-up myself?"

In the caption of her video, she also asked mums what their children did that "drives you mad" but that "secretly makes you smile".

Sue herself was raised by adoptive parents. The actress revealed on Good Morning Britain last year that she reconnected with her birth mother in her twenties, when fellow actor, Michael C. Harbour, told her she was the "double of his wife". As it turned out, Michael was married to Sue's birth mother, Lesley.

After Lesley, who was a 17-year-old single mother, gave birth to Sue in 1963, she placed her daughter up for adoption. Sue was then adopted by Fred and John Cleaver, who also had a son called Paul.

Speaking about when she first met Lesley, Sue said: “It was almost like a love story. The first two weeks were very heady; we had to be around each other, we had to call each other.

"She never ever felt like my mum. My Mum who brought me up is [my] mum. But there was a definite attachment.”

Sue added: “I’ve got two lovely half-sisters. I’m close to them and I see Kate, the youngest one, quite a bit. My Mum and Dad were so welcoming; Lesley came to my father’s funeral. It’s very much like [we’re] part of a bigger family; it’s been lovely.”

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