United Kingdom, Aug. 25 -- Leona Lewis has admitted the struggles of juggling parenthood and her career.

The 40-year-old singer has daughter Carmel, three, with husband Dennis Jauch and revealed how much she has relied on her parents in order to successfully balance her personal and professional lives.

Speaking to Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo on their Nearly Parents podcast, Leona said: "I did my tour two years ago, and she was one. What it was, it was hard. It was hard. I needed my family.

"You need to lean on your family a lot in these times, especially in that first year, family is so important.

"And you know, if you can have people around you to help you, it's really important.

"So my mum and dad have just been, the biggest bles...