Ruth Davidson opens her heart on the race against time for a family
Tory leader talks about wedding plans and her Fife upbringing
Ruth Davidson has said she is “painfully aware” that time is moving on when it comes to her desire to have children.
In a candid online interview, the Scottish Conservative leader has opened her heart about her wish to have a family with her fiancée Jen Wilson.
Ms Davidson, 38, has often spoken of the secure and loving family upbringing she enjoyed with her parents Douglas and Liz in Lundin Links, Fife.
As an ardent campaigner for equal marriage, the Tory leader argued that same sex couples should not be denied the recognition and stability that she saw in her parents’ relationship.
Her own thoughts on parenthood came to light when she was asked about her forthcoming wedding to Ms Wilson, 35, a marketing professional from Ireland.
Their wedding was postponed when their pet spaniel was knocked over by a car – an accident that cost £10,000 in vet bills.
The couple are now discussing dates.
“It will be a small, private wedding. I hope to at some point have kids. Although I am painfully aware that I am running out of time,” Ms Davidson told the Sun.
“But my partner is younger than me so there are options.” Ms Davidson also discussed how she reconciled her sexuality with her Christian faith.
She said she did not realise she was gay until “probably quite late on”.
“I didn’t come out until my mid-twenties,” she said.
“There are times in your life when you feel closer to God and times when you feel further away. I found the period of coming out very difficult to align with my faith but I have found my way back to God.”
Confronted with the question that led to Prime Minister Theresa May admitting that she ran through fields of wheat as a child, Ms Davidson affected coyness. “My mother would not like to see it in print,” she said, when asked what was the naugh-
“I found the period of coming out very difficult to align with my faith but I have found my way back to God”