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Daily Mail
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
I'm A Celeb star is cruelly dad-shamed by online trolls for sharing picture of his four-year-old son drinking milk from a bottle
Jake Quickenden was cruelly dad-shamed on Thursday for sharing a video of his four-year-old son drinking from a bottle of milk. I'm A Celeb star Jake, 36, and his wife are parents to children Leo, four, and Kit who was born earlier this year. On Thursday evening Jake shared a sweet clip to his Instagram of Leo in his pyjamas larking around on his bed - and he was drinking from a bottle. The post divided fans as some questioned why he was still using a bottle at the age of four, while others defended Jake. The trolls penned: 'A little old to be still drinking from a bottle!!', 'Why is this kid still drinking a bottle of milk? He's way too old.', 'Why's that child still drinking from a baby bottle ???', 'What's more scary is the kids drinking from a baby bottle.' Others were more positive, saying: 'Awww this is so cute.', 'Your little son is so cute drinking his milk!!!! Adorable xxxxxxx.', 'Imagine posting a video of your child saying something so emotional and beautiful. In clean pyjamas, in a cosy bed, smiling and chatting with his daddy… only to have people pick up on the fact he's drinking from a bottle. 'The internet sucks sometimes, honestly.' Jake has previously opened up about being targeted by vicious trolls over his parenting. The star said he finds it hard not to let the cruel comments influence his mental health as he appeared on Loose Women with Leo sitting on his knee. The trolls penned: 'A little old to be still drinking from a bottle!!', 'Why is this kid still drinking a bottle of milk? He's way too old' He said that the comments affect him more because they are about his son - who he shares with Sophie Church - as he admitted that he often finds himself arguing back with the trolls. He explained: 'When you do have platform unfortunately you're always going to get it, you're going to get people question your decisions, you're going to get people questioning the way you father. 'It's quite upsetting, I'm starting to get my head around it a little bit more because I always feel like if you meet me and you know me then you wouldn't say it. So why do I let these people affect me when they don't know me? 'I argue and I let it affect my mental health and it gets me down. Trolls always pick on the things they know will hurt you, it affects you more when it's your child.' The dedicated father also said that Leo has 'changed my life' as he gushingly described him as 'the most amazing little boy'. Following Leo's birth, vicious trolls claimed the newborn 'needs Botox' and that he's 'weird looking'. Speaking to The Sun soon after, Jake said: 'Obviously the emotions I felt when he was trolled was anger and like surprise. 'I understand if someone doesn't like me, I can be a bit annoying so I get that. But to troll a baby to try and get a reaction out of me, is a little bit low.
The Irish Sun
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
I'm A Celeb star cruelly dad-shamed after sharing clip of son, four, drinking from baby bottle
AN I'm A Celeb star has been cruelly dad-shamed after sharing a clip of his four-year-old son drinking from a baby bottle. Jake Quickenden and wife Sophie are parents to children Leo and Kit, who was born at the start of the year. 4 An I'm A Celeb star has been cruelly dad-shamed after sharing a clip of his four-year-old son drinking from a baby bottle Credit: Splash 4 The adorable tot, who is four-years-old, was claiming to have seen his grandad, Jake's dad, in their home Credit: instagram/@jakequickenden 4 Some fans were more focused on the bottle that the four-year-old was drinking from Credit: instagram/@jakequickenden The star revealed his kids are his biggest inspiration, telling us: 'Everything I do is for them. But Jake's recent Instagram post has baffled some fans, as he shared a video of Leo who was in his pyjamas on the bed with a bottle of milk. The adorable tot, who is four-years-old, was claiming to have seen his grandad, Jake's dad, in their home. Jake's dad, Paul Quickenden, passed away in 2008 after battling a rare form of bone cancer. The star, in disbelief, wrote: 'I don't know whether to be totally terrified or cry my eyes out here, me and Leo was just playing in my room and he randomly just started saying this stuff, literally out the blue!! 'He then described him and everything lol he's seen a couple pics but yeah total madness. What would make him come out with that??? They say kids see.' But some fans were more focused on the bottle that the four-year-old was drinking from, questioning if he was 'too old' for it. One person wrote: 'A little old to be still drinking from a bottle!!' A second added: 'Why is this kid still drinking a bottle of milk? He's way too old.' Jake Quickenden breaks down in tears and sobs over fears for baby son A third penned: 'Why's that child still drinking from a baby bottle ???' And another added: 'What's more scary is the kids drinking from a baby bottle.' But others were quick to share positive comments about Jake's sweet post, with one person writing: 'Awww this is so cute,' a second penned: 'Wow, this is so beautiful Jake,' and a third said: 'Your little son is so cute drinking his milk!!!! Adorable xxxxxxx' Another fan defended Jake's decision to give his son a bottle, adding: 'Imagine posting a video of your child saying something so emotional and beautiful. In clean pyjamas, in a cosy bed, smiling and chatting with his daddy… only to have people pick up on the fact he's drinking from a bottle. The internet sucks sometimes, honestly. My son is 4, he has ASD and still only uses a bottle to drink from. If he chooses to drink from a bottle for the rest of his life then I will be getting us matching ones. Let's do better folks.' Jake first rose to fame on the X Factor back in 2012 and while many have faded into obscurity, Jake Quickenden has firmly cemented himself as a household name. But, recently, the 36-year-old admitted there's a dark side to it all, which rarely gets talked about but affects everyone in the industry - money. Jake told us: 'I'm always worrying about work, you see work come and go, you're wondering when your next job's coming in. 'Obviously you go on a show such as Big Brother and you're loved by some people and hated by others, and there's a lot of factors that you have to think about with reality TV. 'It can be a tough place to be sometimes.' As well as the X Factor, Jake has appeared on I'm A Celebrity, Dancing on Ice, SAS Who Dares Wins and MasterChef to name a few. He has also appeared in a number of stage roles and is making a name for himself in the theatre world. Speaking to The Sun via WhichBingo, the dad-of-three said: 'I'm obviously worried from job to job because money is the main thing that kind of keeps you ticking over. 'You want to pay your mortgage, you wanna be able to go on holiday when you choose and stuff, so I guess there's always a worry if you're not working, that you're not earning money. 'I'm not a multi-millionaire, but I've got savings in case some work doesn't come in for a year and I'm auditioning and it doesn't go my way. 'You've got to use your head and think, in the past when I was younger I'd probably just spend all my money and blow it and then not think about the consequences, but when you're a father and you've got a family and a house and a car to pay for then you do have to put a bit of money away for a rainy day or in case work's not coming in.'
Scottish Sun
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I'm A Celeb star cruelly dad-shamed after sharing clip of son, four, drinking from baby bottle
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN I'm A Celeb star has been cruelly dad-shamed after sharing a clip of his four-year-old son drinking from a baby bottle. Jake Quickenden and wife Sophie are parents to children Leo and Kit, who was born at the start of the year. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 An I'm A Celeb star has been cruelly dad-shamed after sharing a clip of his four-year-old son drinking from a baby bottle Credit: Splash 4 The adorable tot, who is four-years-old, was claiming to have seen his grandad, Jake's dad, in their home Credit: instagram/@jakequickenden 4 Some fans were more focused on the bottle that the four-year-old was drinking from Credit: instagram/@jakequickenden The star revealed his kids are his biggest inspiration, telling us: 'Everything I do is for them. But Jake's recent Instagram post has baffled some fans, as he shared a video of Leo who was in his pyjamas on the bed with a bottle of milk. The adorable tot, who is four-years-old, was claiming to have seen his grandad, Jake's dad, in their home. Jake's dad, Paul Quickenden, passed away in 2008 after battling a rare form of bone cancer. The star, in disbelief, wrote: 'I don't know whether to be totally terrified or cry my eyes out here, me and Leo was just playing in my room and he randomly just started saying this stuff, literally out the blue!! 'He then described him and everything lol he's seen a couple pics but yeah total madness. What would make him come out with that??? They say kids see.' But some fans were more focused on the bottle that the four-year-old was drinking from, questioning if he was 'too old' for it. One person wrote: 'A little old to be still drinking from a bottle!!' A second added: 'Why is this kid still drinking a bottle of milk? He's way too old.' Jake Quickenden breaks down in tears and sobs over fears for baby son A third penned: 'Why's that child still drinking from a baby bottle ???' And another added: 'What's more scary is the kids drinking from a baby bottle.' But others were quick to share positive comments about Jake's sweet post, with one person writing: 'Awww this is so cute,' a second penned: 'Wow, this is so beautiful Jake,' and a third said: 'Your little son is so cute drinking his milk!!!! Adorable xxxxxxx' Another fan defended Jake's decision to give his son a bottle, adding: 'Imagine posting a video of your child saying something so emotional and beautiful. In clean pyjamas, in a cosy bed, smiling and chatting with his daddy… only to have people pick up on the fact he's drinking from a bottle. The internet sucks sometimes, honestly. My son is 4, he has ASD and still only uses a bottle to drink from. If he chooses to drink from a bottle for the rest of his life then I will be getting us matching ones. Let's do better folks.' Jake first rose to fame on the X Factor back in 2012 and while many have faded into obscurity, Jake Quickenden has firmly cemented himself as a household name. But, recently, the 36-year-old admitted there's a dark side to it all, which rarely gets talked about but affects everyone in the industry - money. Jake told us: 'I'm always worrying about work, you see work come and go, you're wondering when your next job's coming in. 'Obviously you go on a show such as Big Brother and you're loved by some people and hated by others, and there's a lot of factors that you have to think about with reality TV. 'It can be a tough place to be sometimes.' As well as the X Factor, Jake has appeared on I'm A Celebrity, Dancing on Ice, SAS Who Dares Wins and MasterChef to name a few. He has also appeared in a number of stage roles and is making a name for himself in the theatre world. Speaking to The Sun via WhichBingo, the dad-of-three said: 'I'm obviously worried from job to job because money is the main thing that kind of keeps you ticking over. 'You want to pay your mortgage, you wanna be able to go on holiday when you choose and stuff, so I guess there's always a worry if you're not working, that you're not earning money. 'I'm not a multi-millionaire, but I've got savings in case some work doesn't come in for a year and I'm auditioning and it doesn't go my way. 'You've got to use your head and think, in the past when I was younger I'd probably just spend all my money and blow it and then not think about the consequences, but when you're a father and you've got a family and a house and a car to pay for then you do have to put a bit of money away for a rainy day or in case work's not coming in.'
The Sun
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I'm A Celeb star cruelly dad-shamed after sharing clip of son, four, drinking from baby bottle
AN I'm A Celeb star has been cruelly dad-shamed after sharing a clip of his four-year-old son drinking from a baby bottle. Jake Quickenden and wife Sophie are parents to children Leo and Kit, who was born at the start of the year. 4 The star revealed his kids are his biggest inspiration, telling us: 'Everything I do is for them. But Jake's recent Instagram post has baffled some fans, as he shared a video of Leo who was in his pyjamas on the bed with a bottle of milk. The adorable tot, who is four-years-old, was claiming to have seen his grandad, Jake's dad, in their home. Jake's dad, Paul Quickenden, passed away in 2008 after battling a rare form of bone cancer. The star, in disbelief, wrote: 'I don't know whether to be totally terrified or cry my eyes out here, me and Leo was just playing in my room and he randomly just started saying this stuff, literally out the blue!! 'He then described him and everything lol he's seen a couple pics but yeah total madness. What would make him come out with that??? They say kids see.' But some fans were more focused on the bottle that the four-year-old was drinking from, questioning if he was 'too old' for it. One person wrote: 'A little old to be still drinking from a bottle!!' A second added: 'Why is this kid still drinking a bottle of milk? He's way too old.' A third penned: 'Why's that child still drinking from a baby bottle ???' And another added: 'What's more scary is the kids drinking from a baby bottle.' But others were quick to share positive comments about Jake's sweet post, with one person writing: 'Awww this is so cute,' a second penned: 'Wow, this is so beautiful Jake,' and a third said: 'Your little son is so cute drinking his milk!!!! Adorable xxxxxxx' Another fan defended Jake's decision to give his son a bottle, adding: 'Imagine posting a video of your child saying something so emotional and beautiful. In clean pyjamas, in a cosy bed, smiling and chatting with his daddy… only to have people pick up on the fact he's drinking from a bottle. The internet sucks sometimes, honestly. My son is 4, he has ASD and still only uses a bottle to drink from. If he chooses to drink from a bottle for the rest of his life then I will be getting us matching ones. Let's do better folks.' Jake first rose to fame on the X Factor back in 2012 and while many have faded into obscurity, Jake Quickenden has firmly cemented himself as a household name. But, recently, the 36-year-old admitted there's a dark side to it all, which rarely gets talked about but affects everyone in the industry - money. Jake told us: 'I'm always worrying about work, you see work come and go, you're wondering when your next job's coming in. 'Obviously you go on a show such as Big Brother and you're loved by some people and hated by others, and there's a lot of factors that you have to think about with reality TV. 'It can be a tough place to be sometimes.' As well as the X Factor, Jake has appeared on I'm A Celebrity, Dancing on Ice, SAS Who Dares Wins and MasterChef to name a few. He has also appeared in a number of stage roles and is making a name for himself in the theatre world. Speaking to The Sun via WhichBingo, the dad-of-three said: 'I'm obviously worried from job to job because money is the main thing that kind of keeps you ticking over. 'You want to pay your mortgage, you wanna be able to go on holiday when you choose and stuff, so I guess there's always a worry if you're not working, that you're not earning money. 'I'm not a multi-millionaire, but I've got savings in case some work doesn't come in for a year and I'm auditioning and it doesn't go my way. 'You've got to use your head and think, in the past when I was younger I'd probably just spend all my money and blow it and then not think about the consequences, but when you're a father and you've got a family and a house and a car to pay for then you do have to put a bit of money away for a rainy day or in case work's not coming in.' 4
Daily Mirror
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
ITV This Morning star hospitalised after 'nightmare' accident
ITV's Jake Quickenden has been rushed to hospital after suffering an accident while taking part in the Yukon 1000 boat race, which he was forced to pull out of A favourite from This Morning has been left devastated after a 'nightmare' event landed them in hospital. The ITV morning programme has seen quite the buzz recently, with Emma Kenny celebrating the arrival of her fourth child at 52. Meanwhile, regular hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley are gearing up for their well-deserved summer hiatus. As Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary continue to helm the Friday shows, a slew of familiar faces are set to fill in for Ben and Cat. Olivia Atwood, Emma Willis, Rylan Clark, Josie Gibson, Rochelle Humes, Joel Dommett, Craig Doyle, Sian Welby, and Andi Peters are all on deck to take the reins. Jake Quickenden, an ex-X Factor star turned This Morning regular, is known for his engaging public segments across Britain, reports the Manchester Evening News. However, Jake's recent Instagram post on Saturday (July 11) shared some unfortunate news. The I'm A Celebrity star suffered an injury during the gruelling Yukon 1000 boat race, leading to him and fitness coach Matty Green pulling out of the competition. Sharing his disappointment, Jake expressed: "It was fun while it lasted, I can say was the most amazing, scary and utterly bonkers 36 hours I've had in my life. Already so p***ed off ready to try again next year. "Sometimes the universe tells you something isn't right and this time I listened and we had to get out, I wanted to get home to my kids and wife, I lost my dad young and it affects me everyday I didn't want that for my lads." Jake then recounted their initial burst of energy, which was abruptly halted when a wave knocked them into the water during their challenge. "I couldn't get my spray deck off and was under water what seemed like 3 minutes when I came up I was pretty panicked and we had to swim the boat back to the side. Luckily we wasn't in the middle or it could have been bad, got the water out, the boat got dry and managed to set off again after losing about an hour, just when we got moving the pedal of the boat snapped and we couldn't turn left." He continued: "This is when I was like is this meant to be, I believe in all that stuff and felt like we were being told to get out, we didn't listen we fixed the boat but by this time the storm had hit and we needed to camp to shelter from the wind and rain and the lake which if we hadn't have gone in we would have been off was now too dangerous to paddle on and I'm so glad we don't risk trying. "We camped bear spray in hand and woke up around 3.30am after now losing 8 hours of time. We packed up got in the boat and wanted to push on we finished the 17k of the lake and we was on the river and ready to push on and try and make the cut off time, as we was celebrating making the river, we hit a boiling eddy that pulled us under and spat us out like nothing," he recalled. Jake went on: "We came up and was about to go down the river for I don't know how long (which could have been bad) when out of nowhere again like it was meant to happen. Kyle and Mel, two American travellers who just happened to have finished fishing, jumped in the canoe and pulled us to the side. "They were honestly angels and I personally think they stopped something really bad from happening. We got dry and realised I had a pretty beat up wrist and a broken boat and after 4 bits of bad luck we should call it. "So we called it and for me and matty that's a hard thing to do, we knew we probs wouldn't make the cut off time in Dawson, not with the boat and my wrist, and like I said something felt off like it's was trying to get us off that river everytime something went good something terrible brought us back down to earth." Acknowledging that 'sometimes you fail that's life', Jake expressed gratitude to his supporters for their 'love and support', revealing he had 'learnt more over 48 hours than ever before'.
