ONLY IN Woman’s Day Lauren Newton says Christmas “lost a bit of its sparkle” after her famous father Bert Newton died in 2021. “He loved it so much and he was Mr Christmas. So it does feel like there’s a piece missing without him. But we’ve done our best to carry on and still make it special and enjoy it.”
And her mum Patti, 80, says that includes spoiling Lauren’s kids, her six grandchildren – Sam, 17, Eva, 16, Lola, 13, Monty, nine, Perla, six, and Alby, five.
“I feel like she’s compensating now for Dad not being here by going even bigger,” Lauren laughs. “It’s great. We always have a wonderful day and there are always lots of surprises. It’s a happy day.”
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Lauren, 46, tells…
