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Carrie Bickmore’s refreshingly honest confessions from the chaos of isolation

The Project host Carrie Bickmore is just like any parent trying to work from home and parent her young children. As Bickmore is self-isolating at her home with her partner Chris Walker, daughters Evie and Adelaide as well as Carrie’s son Ollie, the Bickmore residence is full to the brim.

Naturally, she’s been sharing photos and videos with her Instagram followers, showing how the family is keeping themselves entertained at home during this time.

From her youngest daughter Adelaide playing along on the keyboard with Bickmore to coming up with songs to help other children learn about COVID-19, it’s all on Bickmore’s Instagram.

Bickmore shared this snap showing off her roots as hairdressers are currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tommy Little was quick to comment, saying “Carrie Skunkmore”, whereas other female celebrities were much more supportive.

Magda Szubanki commented, "I'm thinkin it might be time to just shave it all off! Mine I mean!! 👩‍", while Patti Newton wrote, "It means I can't be a natural blonde!!!!!"

Kate Ritchie commented saying that “I can’t even show you my eyebrows…”.

Bickmore showed her and little Adelaide indulging in a bit of piano playing, as Bickmore said that her isolation goal is to learn how to play Clocks by Coldplay.

She said she was inspired by her oldest son Ollie playing, but said it was tricky when little hands want to join in (and by “little hands”, she means her youngest Adelaide.)

Bickmore’s older daughter Evie came up with a song to encourage other children to wash their hands properly and to try and stop the spread of COVID-19.

She filmed the song and posted it on Instagram, which is very sweet. The video has since clocked up 100,085 views and counting.

Bickmore also surprised fans when she was incredibly candid about how she was handling life in isolation as she shared a video of Ollie and Adelaide spinning around on a chair.

She wrote the caption below explaining her experience.

“Well.......parenting through the corona crisis is proving to be a roller coaster ride! It’s like doing normal life but without all the scaffolding. No routine, no school, no weekly activities, no extended family, no friends, no familiar faces, no distractions and not many breaks to catch our breath.

“There are moments that make your heart sing, beautiful moments that we wouldn’t normally get, and moments that are incredibly tough. So much uncertainty and stress and sometimes you just wanna cry or hide in a cupboard for 5 mins peace.

“No two lives are the same, everyone has different challenges at the moment and is being tested in different ways, but there is so much compassion and care going around.

“We all need to be kind to each other and to ourselves as well. To all our health workers putting their lives and their families lives at risk for all of us. Thank you.”

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coronavirus, carrie bickmore, family, relationships, the project