Siân Welby on mum guilt, dream wed & Elton's loo

Siân Welby on mum guilt, dream wed & Elton's loo

Siân Welby has made a career out of warmth, quick wit and an enviable ability to make live television feel like a chat with a friend.  But away from the studio lights, the broadcaster says she’s learned that life’s biggest moments are often the messiest – and the most meaningful. Over coffee, Siân is thoughtful and disarmingly honest as she talks about juggling ambition, love and the pressure to “get it right”, especially when it comes to family. On mum guilt and learning to be kinder to herself “ Mum guilt is such a loaded phrase, isn’t it?” she says.  “It implies you’re doing something wrong just by existing as a woman with interests, a job, or a life beyond being a mum.” Siân admits that even someone who’s confident on screen can feel that familiar pull of self-doubt.  “You can be having a great day and then suddenly think, Should I be somewhere else? Should I be doing more? It creeps up on you.” What’s helped, she says, is perspective – and conversations with other women.  “The biggest comf…