Loved-up couple share top tips to keep spark alive and how to avoid 'passion killers'

Celebrity mates Martin and Shirlie Kemp person revealed their apical tips to assistance couples support the spark live erstwhile they person kids

Martin and Shirlie Kemp person shared their secrets for keeping the romance burning bright, adjacent with kids successful the picture. The duo sermon the value of fun, ditching gadgets, and ne'er taking each different for granted.

The Kemps, who recovered fame successful their 20s arsenic portion of iconic bands Spandau Ballet and Wham! person since nurtured 2 children, Harley Moon, 34, a instrumentalist and singer, and broadcaster Roman, 31.

Despite occasionally causing their offspring to cringe with nationalist displays of affection, the star-studded brace are connected a ngo to assistance others reignite their romanticist flames.

Martin quipped: "It's truthful casual to fto the romance fizzle, particularly erstwhile your big children are calling you each 5 minutes for proposal connected however to crook connected the oven oregon you're trying to support connected apical of aft schoolhouse activities, playdates, and the never-ending heap of washing up."

The brace person joined forces with easyJet Holidays for the debut of its 'Rekindle the Romance' package, aft a canvass of astir implicit 1700 couples revealed that the apical 'passion killers' for couples with children see a deficiency of sleep, messy homes and never-ending repast planning.

Shirlie chimed in: "We spell connected aggregate trips a twelvemonth to enactment connected, truthful we've loved this run and sharing however we've kept the passionateness live for implicit 36 years."

Endless to-do lists including housework, entertaining children and DIY jobs were recovered to person an interaction connected romance. While it besides emerged that connected mean parents walk 3 hours a period watching kids shows, 2 hours clearing up toys. Even parents with older children can't flight fielding calls.

Just 1 successful 5 (20%) spell connected day nights with their partner. Despite an overwhelming 91% agreeing that 'couple time' is indispensable for their relationship.

With that said, the survey recovered galore are keen to reignite the spark, with two-thirds (62%) readying to publication a prime mini interruption together. The astir fashionable destinations for a romanticist getaway are Sorrento, Santorini, Nice, Madeira and the Algarve.

Half of couples (49%) admit they are the champion versions of themselves connected holidays, with 48% taking the clip to bask a bully repast retired together. Four successful 10 clasp hands much often connected vacation and 28% instrumentality much clip to person in-depth conversations with their partner.

Matt Callaghan, COO astatine easyJet Holidays, commented: "Parents are multitaskers and thin to enactment the kids archetypal which leaves small country for romance. We're excited to connection parents the accidental to reconnect and reinvigorate their relationships with our Autumn getaways, truthful couples tin genuinely unwind without the accustomed distractions of regular life."

THE TOP 10 'PASSION KILLERS' IN BRITISH RELATIONSHIPS:

1. Lack of sleep.
2. Work/Life balance.
3. Housework.
4. Children sleeping successful your bed.
5. Messy home.
6. Entertaining children.
7. Laundry.
8. Meal readying and preparation.
9. Increased finances owed to household days out.
10. Lack of clip for big TV.