As well as navigating married life Mark and Nadia have also had to navigate parenting two girls—Maddy, 18, and Kiki, 14—and made the decision to homeschool their two children, before the UK lockdown forced many other families into the same situation.
Opening up to Hello! on why they opted to take the unconventional route with their children’s education, Nadia said, “They struggled in class and really thought they wouldn’t excel in anything.
But ever since I took them out of school two years ago, they’ve become more confident and passionate and are brimming with enthusiasm to learn. We only have to look at our girls’ progress to know we made the right decision.”
Although Nadia and Mark have been married for nearly 20 years, their marriage has been far from plain-sailing after Mark’s alcoholism nearly broke them. And it’s a topic they’re incredibly open about on their YouTube channel, The Sawalha-Adderley’s.