Ulrika Jonsson’s relief as son Malcolm, 13, is allowed to stay in UK after returning from dad in the US
ULRIKA Jonsson has shared her relief after her 13-year-old son Malcolm was allowed to stay in the UK after coming back from seeing his dad in the US.
The 53-year-old star's youngest child has been given settled status by the Home Office, which means he can remain in the UK indefinitely after he returned from America, where his dad Brian Monet is from.
She shared a photo of Malcolm with two toy lightsabres to her Instagram page last night, writing alongside the image: "Tonight I had a 27min instruction on lightsabres from the youngest Ungrateful.
"He has just returned from the States where he custom made one. Himself.
"This is important because today I was told by the @ukhomeoffice that this half-yank, half-Viking boy has been given leave to stay in this country for an indefinite period. He finally has Settled Status."
Ulrika added: "Which is a huge relief because the thought of having him adopted abroad was gonna be messy. So thank you, UK for letting me keep him by my side.
"And if anyone is interested in lightsabres, you know where to find the bugger."
Thank you, UK for letting me keep him by my side.
Ulrika
Ulrika married American advertising exec Brian in 2008, but in 2019 it was announced that they'd divorced after trying but failing to salvage their relationship.
However, she previously credited the coronavirus pandemic for bringing her and her ex closer together as she worried about him being at home alone.
She confessed at the time: "My ex moved out about 18 months ago, our marriage having been put through the wringer for many reasons - one of them being a devastating lack of intimacy…
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"We carried on co-parenting closely and well. But I think there comes a point in the breakdown of a relationship when you just need to be apart - you cannot exist alongside each other any more because it's detrimental to your sanity and, most of all, to the children…
"When coronavirus assaulted all our lives I think I was in shock, and the empathetic aspect to my personality meant I worried for others, regardless of the past or the present.
"I felt a terrible anxiety overwhelm me but my instinct was to make sure everyone else was OK - and that included my ex. For the first time in all our years together we had a frank exchange about our unease, fear and sheer terror.
"While I may worry about my own state of mind, I always have the capacity to worry more about others. The children need their father and this felt like some kind of galvanising moment between us."
Ulrika is also mum to 26-year-old Cameron, 21-year-old Bo, and 17-year-old Martha from previous relationships.
