The Traitors star Claudia Winkleman has said she would 'never' put her three children on her social media pages, calling the platforms 'awful' and 'absolute nonsense'.
Winkleman, 54, shares Jake, 23, Matilda, 20, and Arthur, 15, with her husband of more than 25 years, film producer Kris Thykier.
Winkleman's views on social media
In a new interview with The Mirror to promote the forthcoming series of The Piano, which she presents, Winkleman criticised social media. She said she has done her best to deter her children from it, adding: 'I have tried to explain to them how awful it is. I don't post a lot of stuff on social media. I have posted six times this year.'
Parenting lessons from her own childhood
Winkleman also reflected on how her own upbringing has influenced her parenting style. She recalled that her father, Barry Winkleman, had a rule when taking her to art galleries: they could only view one painting per visit because 'he did not want to bore me to death'.
'Now, when I take my kids, we are in for the duration. But there was no rush when my dad took me and it made me want to go back. My dad taught me so much,' she added.
Life lessons from her parents
Winkleman recounted other life lessons she learnt from her parents, including manners such as 'make the tea and be early' and 'be the last one to leave', as well as wise words about worrying about appearances: 'Don't worry what you look like. It is just a shell and that is going to go.'
Her mother, journalist Eve Pollard, was a 'brilliant feminist' who refused to buy her a Barbie doll because the doll did not represent what women should look like, Winkleman said.
'I was told to 'be interested, don't worry about being interesting, and ask questions',' Winkleman continued, adding that she felt 'grateful' that she saw her parents work 'so hard'.
Keeping family life private
Winkleman prefers to keep her family life very private and has spent much of her career carefully shielding it from public view. She added: 'I have learned everything from my kids. Life before was just waiting for them.'
