Nothing will Stop Me from Marrying Him - Mother of 9 Who Left Family for Gambian Toyboy

 

A 44-year-old mother-of-nine, Heidi Hepworth, who left her children and husband of 23-years for a toyboy who is 12 years her junior, has said that he is determined to marry him.

 

Mrs Hepworth who left her husband Andy for a 30-year-old Mamadou Jallow from Gambia after a 'mid-life crisis', had never been abroad before, but abandoned her nine children to fly out to be with him in the Gambian capital, Banjul.

 

The woman's 44-year-old husband, Mr Hepworth, who says the ordeal has been difficult for their children, as young as six, is convinced his wife's lover has brainwashed her.

 

He said: 'A caring mum wouldn't go off gallivanting around Africa with her new boyfriend. The person she has become is horrible. She was a loving, caring mum.'

 

But Mrs Hepworth defended her actions, telling The Sun: 'I don't have a single regret. I'm not a terrible parent. It was really hard for me to leave my kids, but they couldn't come with me so I had no choice.

 

The couple have six children together and Mr Hepworth has raised the three children she had from a previous marriage as his own.