Laura Whitmore has taken a swipe at the Beckhams as she opened up about keeping her young daughter out of the spotlight. The TV presenter, 41, who is married to comedian and Love Island narrator Iain Sterling, 38, admitted she is 'happy' she does not show their four-year-old on social media after witnessing Brooklyn Beckham's bitter feud with his famous parents earlier this year.
Boundaries and Authenticity
She said: 'The industry that we're in is a bit bizarre. That's why I've always had these weird boundaries... Like, how much of my life do I show? I feel I should show it to be authentic, but if I show this, then I can never get it back.'
'I even had that conversation with my other half: Oh god, I'm happy we don't show our daughter, because, look, Brooklyn Beckham... I'm like, no, we're not, we're not the Beckhams. But you're constantly thinking, how much do I give, or how much do I not?'
'And it's hard because I want to talk about it and be open, but then I get really scared that someone will judge me for doing something the wrong way, and mentally, I'm too sensitive for that.'
Brooklyn's Estrangement
The former Love Island host's comments come as Brooklyn, 27, remains estranged from Sir David, 51, and Victoria, 52, following a series of scathing Instagram posts earlier in January in which he claimed he had been 'consistently disrespected' by his family. Brooklyn also alleged his parents had tried 'endlessly to ruin' his relationship with wife Nicola Peltz, 31, and used him to publicise their family brand throughout his childhood.
Laura, who is currently pregnant with her second child with Iain, said the high-profile breakdown had vindicated her decision to keep daughter Stevie Ré out of the spotlight.
Protective Instincts
The Irish star admitted she had adopted a protective mindset about what she shares publicly from early on in her career. 'I thought, I'm not really going to give any more away - not that people cared about me - but the least, if you don't give too much away then they can't knock you down when it all falls apart,' she said.
Laura's protective instincts extend to her marriage, too. She revealed she initially banned Iain from mentioning her in his stand-up comedy routines. 'The unspoken rule was that you don't talk about me and we don't talk about each other at all,' she explained. 'I spent a lot of my life [having] people trying to guess who I was going out with, or if I spoke to a famous actor, I must have slept with them.'
'So I said, please don't mention me in your comedy. And then it's hard because that's all your life is. And I was like, don't mention me unless I come across well.'
The couple, who married in a secret Dublin ceremony in 2020, now co-host the BBC podcast Murder They Wrote together, though Laura admitted they 'constantly have to rethink' their boundaries. 'We constantly have these conversations going now because we do this BBC [series]. We don't talk about our relationship. It comes up sometimes, but we're talking about crime,' she said.
