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Joss Stone and her husband sleep in separate rooms.

The pregnant singer admitted she and spouse Cody DaLuz have changed their nighttime routine because of the "rearing stage" at home with their kids Violet, three, Shackleton, two, and six-month-old Bear.

She said on her 'A Cuppa Love' podcast: "It can work - I should hope so, because I sleep with my daughter Violet now.

"Cody watches horror movies. Every now and then I'll wake up and I'll go in and give him a little cuddle.

"It's so crazy - we have so many children, I have to make sure that they stay asleep without screaming. So this is a children's scenario.

"I'm like, I'm not going to be in there, waking [Cody] up every five minutes. I go in with my baby Violet who, by the way, will not go to sleep unless I'm there - that's probably my fault, but I love that - and then I do my whole night shift. But it's crazy.

"People are like, "Oh, that's so bad!" But I'm still not going in there because he watches horror movies. I'm not doing that."

Joss, 37, believes the set-up works because she and the musician are still "romantic" towards one another.

She said: "We find time to be romantic with each other.

"It can work if you are romantic with each other - if you're not sleeping in the same room, and that's your only time for romance, then it's a problem.

"You've gotta be like, 'I love you babe but I'm going back in the other room because you're watching a slasher movie. Goodbye. I'll see ya later! I'll see you when I pop her out and get my body back.' "

The couple also bond in the gym, even if the 'Super Duper Love' hitmaker isn't there to work out.

She said: "Cody was actually saying, you know, there is this whole thing with marriage... he says things like, 'Partners that work out together, stay together.'

"So when we get the chance, instead of going on a date - he loves the gym - we go and work out. I don't even work out but I'll do it because he likes it.

"I sometimes will just get on him and he'll stand up. He gets his workout, he gets his glutes done, and I'm like, 'Great, that was fun.' It's about finding what works for you individually.

"'I think it's important to just try to nurture being in love. I know that's really hard past a certain amount of years, but there are little tips and tricks - like that six-second kiss. It's a small thing that you can do. It can start something.

"And also the hug - if you can hold onto somebody for a while, it heals a part of you... A hug is so important. If you don't have hugs it really is sad."

And Joss insisted neither she nor Cody mind the arrangements too much because their work means they are used to sleeping apart for long periods of time.

She said: "Because we tour and spend so much time in a hotel room on our own, we get that peace - we're like, oh we don't mind. Also, Cody was away for months at a time.

"It's because of his job, previously, as well. When I met him he was out in Iraq, contracting, doing security. So we were on FaceTime all the time. We're completely linked.

"So he was out for three months at a time, sleeping in a tiny little... almost like a prison room. And he had his own spot and he was cool. He's very good in his own company."