Ex-Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has been defended after being mum-shamed for supporting a ban that will help “protect” her daughters.
The singer, 34, has spoken out in support of a pledge to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media sites in the UK.
Jesy Nelson backs under-16 social media ban
In a conversation with BBC Newsbeat, Jesy expressed support for the proposed ban. The star has been subject to cruel trolling since shooting to fame on The X-Factor back in 2011.
“I’m all for kids being kids for as long as possible. But I also understand that there’s obviously a point when, if your child is the one that doesn’t have social media or doesn’t have the latest thing, are they then going to get bullied?” she said.
She added that when she thinks of her baby daughters, Ocean and Story, she wants to be “open and honest and protective” of them. She added that she hopes they can feel they can do the same.
Jesy Nelson slammed and mum-shamed
However, some people on social media took the opportunity to do troll the singer, with some going so far as to mum-shame the star.
“How does she have time to look after her children when she is on social media all the time? It is relentless publicity seeking,” one fumed.
“‘[Bleep] parent needs government to do her job.” There, I fixed the headline for you,” another wrote.
“What happened to parenting ???” a third asked, in reference to Jesy’s support of the ban.
However, there was also some support for Jesy. “”
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