She branded the first day her daughter Sophia went to nursery a ‘tragedy’ and admitted she had ‘barely slept’ out of worry.
And Tamara Ecclestone seemed equally distraught as she enjoyed her first night away from her beloved three-year-old daughter.
The ‘nervous’ billionaire Formula One heiress went for dinner with her friend Victoria, but threatened to leave after fretting over the youngster’s cough – and timed the journey from her house to the restaurant in case she had to rush back.
Bag of nerves: Tamara Ecclestone seemed distraught as she enjoyed her first night away from her beloved three-year-old daughter Sophia
Talking about the milestone step, Tamara almost didn’t leave the house as she worried over Sophia’s cough, in scenes shown on her new ITVBe reality show Tamara’s World.
‘I’m so nervous,’ she said tensely. ‘She was coughing so much and I’m scared the cough is going to wake her up.’
The socialite, who admitted in the episode that she’s a ‘control freak,’ ensured she went to Chinese restaurant Mr Chow’s in Kensington so she could rush back to her £70million house if need be.
She explained, smiling guiltily ‘I did time the journey to the restaurant so I know how long I have to get back.’
Tense times: The ‘nervous’ billionaire Formula One heiress went for dinner with her friend Victoria, but threatened to leave after fretting over the youngster’s cough – and timed the journey from her house to the restaurant in case she had to rush back
Milestone: Tamara almost didn’t leave the house as she worried over Sophia’s cough, in scenes shown on her new ITVBe reality show Tamara’s World. Pictured with friend Victoria
Stressing: ‘I’m so nervous,’ she said tensely. ‘She was coughing so much and I’m scared the cough is going to wake her up’
And her daughter was still on her mind when she got to the restaurant as she chatted away to Dubai-based Victoria.
She stopped conversation when her phone rang, looking fraught, as she answered it to hear the latest on Sophia.
Sounding tense, she nodded then dropped her shoulders with relief.
Taking a moment to regroup, she gushed to Victoria: ‘She stopped coughing! Oh my God, I was so nervous! I’m literally shaking.’
Nightmare: She stopped conversation when her phone rang, looking fraught, as she answered it to hear the latest on Sophia
On tenterhooks: Sounding tense, she nodded then dropped her shoulders with relief
Relief: Taking a moment to regroup, she gushed to Victoria: ‘She stopped coughing! Oh my God, I was so nervous! I’m literally shaking’
Backlash: Viewers were left concerned by Tamara’s emotional state, saying they ‘felt sorry’ for the socialite for not being able to leave her daughter alone for a night
Viewers were left concerned by Tamara’s emotional state, saying they ‘felt sorry’ for the socialite for not being able to leave her daughter alone for a night.
‘I feel sorry for Tamara in that she is unable to live her life, this is so difficult to watch,’ one wrote.
‘Her marriage does not appear healthy & her poor daughter needs children’s company. not a good situation for any of the three.’
‘ “OMG Fifi coughed I’m so shocked” I really think this girl is as intelligent as a pea. Setting female empowerment back decades!’ another added.
Self-aware: Tamara admitted on the show that she was ‘psychotic’ when it comes to caring for Sophia – and confessed husband Jay Rutland wants to spend more one-on-one time with just her
Trouble in paradise: ‘I’m happy for me, Jay and Fifi to go for dinner, or to the park together but Jay prefers more one on one time’ she said
Hmm: ‘When Jay says he needs more alone time with me, I don’t know whether he’s just joking or if he’s 100 per cent serious or if it’s a mixture of both,’ she said
‘Wow, its a night away from your child jesus its normal,’ a third viewer penned in exasperation.
Tamara admitted on the show that she was ‘psychotic’ when it comes to caring for Sophia – and confessed husband Jay Rutland wants to spend more one-on-one time with just her.
‘When Jay says he needs more alone time with me, I don’t know whether he’s just joking or if he’s 100 per cent serious or if it’s a mixture of both,’ she said.
Pampered: Tamara treated Sophia to a pedicure in the beauty salon in their home after inviting a team of beauticians to tend to them
Proud: She revealed she and Sophia also got matching ‘sparkly’ manicures during the pampering session
‘I’m happy for me, Jay and Fifi to go for dinner, or to the park together but Jay prefers more one on one time.
‘If I had a gun to Jay’s head and asked if I was a better wife to you or better mum to Fifi I know he would say better mum to Fifi,’ she added. ‘When push comes to shove he’s actually not that selfish.’
She added that one of the ‘only things’ they argue about is whether to have a second child – something Tamara is against.
‘He really wants one and I really dont want one. I feel guilty to Fifi, that she won’t have all my love,’ she said.
‘I feel like Fifi was born to be an only child. I know Jay wants more kids. Fifi and I don’t want more right now.
Oh dear: During their pampering session, Tamara also revealed she helps Sophia to defecate. Her daughter came up to her, asking if she could go to the toilet
Hands on mum: Sophia asked: ‘Can I go alone?’ and Tamara said: ‘OK, are you sure? With a wee, it’s fine, it’s just the poos are tricky’
‘Jay said it’s so nice for them to have a sibling and a best friend but they may hate each other, there’s no guarantees.’
Tamara previously came under fire for ‘spoiling’ daughter Sophia, who has her own ice palace, personal butler and only travels by private jet.
But Tamara brushed off the critics as she treated her three-year-old tot to a pampering session at the beauty salon inside her home.
The heiress invited a team of beauticians to give her and the youngster matching sparkly manicures and pedicures.
Speaking about her beauty salon, Tamara admitted that it was ‘kind of a waste of space’ as she barely used it.
During their pampering session, Tamara also revealed she helps Sophia to defecate. Her daughter came up to her, asking if she could go to the toilet.
Sophia asked: ‘Can I go alone?’ and Tamara said: ‘OK, are you sure? With a wee, it’s fine, it’s just the poos are tricky.’