Ant Middleton has been through a lot of traumatic experiences after serving with the Paras, the Royal Marines and Special Forces.
And his wife has opened up on how the SAS: Who Dares Wins star blocked out the horrors of war by playing with his daughter Shyla and her Barbie dolls.
Emilie - who has been with the hardman since 2004 - explained the importance of Ant having a safe haven at home after his time serving in Afghanistan and how his time playing a doting dad was key in their home life being happy.
According to The Daily Star, she shared: "What was really important to us was that the violence and trauma from his work in the Special Forces never spilled over into the safe, happy home we’d built together." She added: “I remember one
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