Kimberley Walsh says it would be ‘horrifying’ to watch her kids on Love Island

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Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh might be a fan of reality dating show Love Island, but she insists she never wants to see any of her kids on the popular ITV2 series

Kimberley Walsh admits she’s a fan of Love Island but hopes she never has to watch one of her own kids on the hit dating series.

The Girls Aloud star, 40, is a mum to Bobby, seven, Cole, five, and Nate, one and also has a 23-year-old stepdaughter with husband Justin Scott.

And she’s confessed to The Mirror she doesn’t want to be in a similar position to former footy star Michael Owen in the future, who is currently watching his daughter Gemma’s highly publicised quest for love.

Kimberley, who confessed she has to catch up on the current series, believes watching a child on the show must be “quite horrifying”.

She said: “I’ve got a 23-year-old stepdaughter and we watch Love Island together and I’m always like, please do not even think about it.

“But I wouldn’t like to watch the boys in there either. I think it’s a really hard one, isn’t it? It’s fine watching strangers, but you don’t want to watch people you know.”

The Bradford-born star went on to say she’d be much more receptive to her children following in her footsteps if they wanted a route into showbiz, and revealed son Bobby is already showing signs of being a performer.

However, while she joked he might just be seeing it as a way to get out of his school work, the singer said she will definitely support him if it’s a career path he chooses to go down.

“For me, I was all into it,” she added. “Like, there’s no way my mum could have stopped me and I think if he gets to that stage, where I feel like he’s 100% that’s where he wants life to be, then I’ll support him, but at the moment he’s definitely just trying it out and seeing how he feels.”

She did confess though that she would find it “nerve-wracking” if he launched a bid for stardom and said she would feel more nervous watching him on stage than she ever felt performing herself.

Kimberley was speaking as she took part in the launch of the Wickes Community Programme and a nationwide competition to help a community organisation in the UK to transform their space.

Speaking of the programme, the star revealed how she benefitted from community spaces while growing up and is determined to make sure the next generation have the same standard spaces available.

She admitted many spaces are in need of TLC, especially following the Covid pandemic, and believes improving them can only work to help improve the social aspect for those who need it most.

“Research has shown that if village halls or community spaces did look a little bit more appealing, people would be more likely to visit,” Kimberley said.

“That would bring everybody together. And people that have been quite lonely over the past two years, you know, hopefully it will encourage them to get back out into the community and start socialising again.”

Enter here for a chance to win for your community. The competition closes July 13.