Rochelle Humes has told how she was forced to label herself as the ‘bad cop’ after overruling husband Marvin and refusing to allow their daughter Alaia-Mai, eight, to use TikTok.
In a new interview, the TV presenter, 32, told how she is ‘definitely tougher’ on the children than her JLS star husband, 36, is.
Rochelle, who also shares Valentina, four and eight-month-old Blake with Marvin, added that their two girls have dad wrapped around their finger and get what they want simply by flashing him a innocent look.
‘Bad cop’: Rochelle Humes has told how she was forced to label herself as the ‘bad cop’ after overruling husband Marvin and refusing to allow their daughter Alaia-Mai, eight, to use TikTok
But the star put her foot down when it came to social media and went above her husband who had already given the green light for Alai to have a TikTok account.
Opening up about the couple’s parenting, she told the Sweat, Snot and Tears podcast: ‘Alaia asked me for a Tik Tok account, and she’s eight and I’m like, “No”. She only wanted it because her cousin has it and it was like, “oh, you know they’re doing these dances” and I’m like “you can do the dances, but you don’t need a Tik Tok”.’
The former Saturdays singer went on to discuss how the girls often try to play her and Marvin off each other, resulting in Rochelle having to be the sterner parent.
Parenthood: In a new interview, the TV presenter, 32, told how she is ‘definitely tougher’ on the children than her JLS star husband, 36, is (pictured with daughters Valentina and Alaia)
She continued: ‘That’s the hardest for parents. I’m definitely tougher on the girls than he is. They literally have to just have to say “Daddy” and give him one look and they’ve already got what they wanted.
‘Then it’s like ‘Me and Daddy haven’t even caught up on this yet. I need to talk to Daddy about it. And then it’s obvious that Mummy said no but Daddy said I could. That’s where the bad cop comes in.’
And despite having previously shared clips of her dancing with Alaia on her own Instagram, Rochelle insisted that she had no plans to turn her girls into social media stars and simply wanted them to ‘live their best lives.’
Daddy’s girls: Rochelle, who also shares Valentina, four and eight-month-old Blake with Marvin, added that their two girls have dad wrapped around their finger and get what they want simply by flashing him a innocent look
Mum and dad: ‘That’s the hardest for parents. I’m definitely tougher on the girls than he is. They literally have to just have to say “Daddy” and give him one look and they’ve already got what they wanted’
She added that she and her The Hit List co-star partner have ‘worked hard’ to live in a ‘nice way’ but they don’t want their children to think that ‘that is life’, they must still have ‘goals’ in life.
It comes a month after Rochelle was left emotional as she celebrated daughter Alaia’s birthday.
The presenter took to Instagram to mark her eldest child’s milestone and revealed she had decorated their north London home with LA-themed decorations as Alaia is ‘obsessed’ with California.
Sharing a montage of pictures on both her story and grid, a teary Rochelle penned: ‘My first born baby is 8 in the morning… I’m sat here looking at pics crying.’
Emotional mama! It comes a month after Rochelle was left emotional as she celebrated daughter Alaia’s birthday
Posting a gorgeous black-and-white photo of her laughing with Alaia-Mai, the star sweetly added: ‘She’s my bestest friend in the world…’
Rochelle then added a collection of lovely photos with her daughter ranging from when Alaia-Mai was first born to posing with her sister Valentina and baby brother Blake.
The mother-of-three penned: ‘Our first baby is 8. Happy 8th Birthday to the girl that made me a Mama.
‘I’m not quite sure how I have an 8 year old? But what a gem I have. We are so lucky she’s ours.. The kindest, purest heart with the smartest mind and fearless soul.
LA baby! The presenter took to Instagram to mark her eldest child’s milestone and revealed she had decorated their north London home with LA-themed decorations as Alaia-Mai is ‘obsessed’ with California
Adorable: Sharing a montage of pictures on both her story and grid, a teary Rochelle penned: ‘My first born baby is 8 in the morning… I’m sat here looking at pics crying.’
Gorgeous: Posting a gorgeous black-and-white photo of her laughing with Alaia-Mai, the star sweetly added: ‘She’s my bestest friend in the world…’
Her girls: Rochelle then added a collection of lovely photos with her daughter ranging from when Alaia-Ma was first born to posing with her sister Valentina, four
‘I’m not sure how we got so blessed. Alaia Mai, thanks for letting me be your Mama,’ followed by heart emojis.
Rochelle also filmed the sweet moment Alaia-Mai first woke up on her birthday to find the home decorated with balloons, cake and presents.
The star revealed that her daughter is ‘obsessed’ with Los Angeles, despite having never visited the place, so she created her own ‘Alaia Hills’ as a play on Beverly Hills.
Rochelle wrote: ‘She’s OBSESSED with LA… so I tried to bring Beverly Hills to North London’ followed by a crying laughing emoji.
Way back when: One throwback photo saw Rochelle and her daughter just after her birth