Peter Andre has revealed that his two eldest children, Princess and Junior, initially 'rolled their eyes' and 'kicked off' after he introduced a strict no-phone rule at the dinner table. The 52-year-old TV personality, who is father to six children, implemented the ban after appearing in a film about the dangers of smartphone use among teenagers.
Speaking at a parliamentary screening of Fabio D'Andrea's film 'Another Way', in which Andre plays a father whose son attempts suicide after being bullied, the singer said the rule lasted just two days before his children accepted it. 'At first they rolled their eyes, they kicked off. That lasted all of two days. They never said anything since,' he told The Sun.
Andre, who shares Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, with ex-wife Katie Price, admitted he felt 'very out of his depth' when it comes to protecting his children from their phones. He called for government and school support, stating: 'You can't have a phone or just tell your kids, it's not that easy. We need backup.'
The film's director, Fabio D'Andrea, is pushing for a ban on social media for under-16s through an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. He described social media apps as 'breeding grounds for propaganda, false narratives, and online abuse'.
Andre's comments come amid growing concern over teenage mental health, highlighted by Netflix's hit series 'Adolescence', which explores the impact of online activity on young people. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has backed making the show freely available to secondary school students to encourage open conversations about communication and peer pressure.
