BBC presenter and father-of-four Nicky Campbell finally snaps and posts a pic of his daughter’s messy bedroom to his Twitter followers saying – ‘you are nearly 19 years old and I am sick of it’
- Radio host shared pictured of his daughter’s room saying he is ‘bl**** sick of it’
- Twitter users have accused him of publicly shaming the 18-year-old today
- Labour MP said he had engaged in a ‘very very unfair use of power imbalance’
BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has been accused of a ‘most inappropriate’ shaming of his daughter for sharing a picture of her room and branding it ‘unacceptable’.
The radio star – who has 141,300 followers – blasted the teenager in a eviscerating Tweet alongside a photograph of the mess.
The 58-year-old said: ‘This is completely unacceptable. You are nearly 19 years old and I am bloody sick of it. I don’t care that you were going to tidy it up. It just really p***** me off.’
Pictured: The tweet from Nicky Campbell that sparked criticism online, with social media users accusing him of a ‘very unfair’ power imbalance
A photograph showed piles of crumpled clothes and makeup strewn across the bedroom floor.
It has been retweeted over 400 times and liked over 6,000 times since the snap was posted on Friday evening.
But it prompted an incredible backlash with people calling out the Radio 5 Live star for the ‘power imbalance’ of shaming her online.
Labour MP Helen Goodman criticised the star, who co-presents Long Lost Family with Davina McCall, for airing his dirty laundry on social media.
In a reply to his tweet, she said: ‘Really very very unfair use of power imbalance. Most inappropriate.’
But in a series of tweets, the TV star defended the photograph and claimed it was a joke.
Nicky Campbell (pictured) came under fire after sharing a picture of his daughter’s messy room online
He revealed that it was actually his 21-year-old daughter’s bedroom and that she agreed to have the cheeky photograph shared on Twitter.
The daughter in question is thought to be Breagha, the eldest of his four girls with his partner, the journalist Christina Ritchie.
His other daughters are called Lilla, Kirsty, and Isla. But outraged parents said that he shouldn’t have shared the photograph anyway.
Dave Glass added: ‘I couldn’t share that – none of our business.’
And Fiona Chance admonished the 58-year-old for ruining his daughter’s future career chances.
She said: ‘Wrong to tweet this Nicky. This pic will now follow her for life when she’s making friends, forming relationships, applying for jobs etc.
‘You have invaded her privacy & possibly at some cost to her future. Keep parenting private!’
Harvey Jones added: ‘No Nicky – what is unacceptable is any parent putting a picture like this on social media as a punishment. Some things are better kept private and dealt with at home.’
The BBC Radio 5 Live host was slammed earlier this month after he had a slip of the tongue yesterday and called the Foreign Secretary Jeremy ‘C***’ instead of Hunt while on air.