Katie Blackmer and her ex-husband Stephen Shepard once hated each other so much they barely spoke unless it was to do with their children.
Even then, relations were incredibly difficult and any interaction ended in terrible rows and bad feelings.
Yet incredibly, the pair have put aside their differences and they have taken co-parenting to a whole new level. Katie, 32, shares her home with her husband Ben, 41, as well as Stephen, 32, and his girlfriend Brandy Henderson, 31.
Together, the two couples raise Katie and Stephen’s kids Gracelyn, 11, Kaylynn, 10, and Colston, five, plus Ben’s son Hunter, 19, and Brandy’s kids Kayleigh, nine, and Jaxson, seven. ‘We call ourselves the ‘blended 10!’ Katie, an accounts manager, exclusively tells New Idea. ‘It might sound crazy but we love…
