The idea was floated by a social worker in the Christmas special<\/a> after the couple encountered a charming young boy called Ryan, who made quite the impression on them, as they did on him.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve been through the mill with IVF,\u201d Kris Marshall told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd when they\u2019ve come to the end of that and had the realisation that maybe it wasn\u2019t going to happen for them in the way they\u2019d hoped, rather than pull up the drawbridge, because they\u2019re quite open people and they have a lot of love to give, they\u2019re like, \u2018Well, how else can we help?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cThere are kids out there who maybe are in transitional periods in their lives with their families and need support and help and a little bit of humour and cuddles and love.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Humphrey and Martha have those in abundance, so it\u2019s a quite a natural progression when they get their heads around it.\u201d<\/p>\n Sally Bretton echoed Marshall\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure they look at it as building their family as such, more that they have a lot of love and they can make a difference,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt comes to them and they realise that, and then they start following that and seeing what it brings.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Fostering is also a subject that Marshall has a \u201cvery third hand\u201d connection to.<\/p>\n \u201cMy late mum fostered quite a lot before I was born, so I\u2026 tapped into her experiences,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a great well of information, but I recalled and recounted her stories of her time as a foster parent.\u201d<\/p>\n Marshall also said that the Beyond Paradise producers worked with The Fostering Network<\/a> to ensure that they handled the subject matter as \u201ctruthfully and as sensitively as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was something that had to be gotten right, and I hope we\u2019ve done that \u2013 I think we have. I think it\u2019s handled really well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd hopefully it will support people who have been through this, and also continue the narrative for people who don\u2019t know much about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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