Gemma Atkinson appeared horrified as she made an observation about her style of parenting before welcoming her second child. The Hits Radio host is now counting down the weeks until she gives birth to a baby boy with her Strictly Come Dancing star fiance Gorka Marquez.
Taking to Instagram on Monday (May 8), Gemma, 38, spoke directly to the camera in a series of videos posted to her Stories in which she admitted that she was in a "little bit of a predicament" over her daughter Mia's birthday which is in just a couple of months time.
"Fourth of July of course, Miss Independent," she said, sharing her three-year-old's birthday. She went on to explain that she didn't know what to do after Mia asked for an iPad and asked "am I being tight?" by saying no.
READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community
"She's asked for an iPad and I've said no, because obviously everyone parents differently and I'm sure when there's two I'll be like 'have what you want'," she explained.
The former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star then added: "But she's so good with her books and her colours but she's sulked about it. And I think four is too young for us. Obviously, everyone does it differently and she has one at my sister's and she has a little Nintedo Wii at my mum's. It's my stepdad's old one and I've said 'when you go there fine. But when you're with us and you come out for food and brunch or whatever it's colours, books.'"
Questioning her own opinion on the matter, she then asked: "Four's too young isn't it? I don't know what to do." Gemma later updated to say the majority had agreed with her over saying no. "Some teachers have said 'no don't,'" she said. She explained how they said it wasn't about what they're doing on it, but the 'blue light' that can disrupt the production of melatonin, the hormone that controls your sleep-wake cycle.
"It's about looking at the screen," she explained. Gemma then joked that she was a 'sergeant major mum' as she said that Mia was currently watching Paddington as she spoke but added they have restricted telly time in their home. "As if I'm a sergeant major mum. I mean, she's watching Paddington now but we do have restricted telly time. Two episodes and that's it," the mum-of-two-to-be said.
"I really am I sergeant major mum. I thought I'd be proper chilled and I'm the opposite." She then added with a bit of a sigh: "I'm only just realising it," before joking: "I'm going to walk her up at five tomorrow. Forty press ups, shot of coffee, off to pre-school."
Gemma was then left asking her followers if it was 'too far' as she tried out her blue light blocker glasses out on her toddler. As she put on the yellow-tinged specs, the former soap star claimed her daughter looked like 'Jeffrey Dahmer'. "I can't buy her blue light blockers," Gemma could be heard saying through laughter behind the camera.
She then shared a quote which read: "Parenting wouldn't be so hard if I didn't care how my kids turned out," before typing alongside it herself: "Absolutely this." Gemma has earlier shared a video of Mia pretending to wipe the bums of her teddies, saying she was practising for when her baby brother arrives with Gemma joking that she wouldn't need to do anything as her little girl would have it all in hand.
READ NEXT:
- Kerry Katona left bedbound and says body 'shuts down' amid health battle
- Emma Willis pays gushing tribute to husband Matt after admitting 'bad times' in marriage as he details depths of addiction
- Holly Willoughby strips off as she reveals new challenge that's taken a year to start to fans
- Coronation Street's Andy Whyment responds to I'm A Celebrity exit as he says he 'did the right thing'
- Stacey Solomon shows off previously unseen Pickle Cottage room as she vows to make lifestyle change and says 'who am I?'
