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21st Feb 2018

Lauren Goodger criticises mums who hire childminders and people are not happy

Jade Hayden

Lauren Goodger has criticised mums who hire childminders while they go to work.

The TV personality said that after reading a story about a hired nanny who pinched and beat the baby she was looking after, she would never choose to go to work over looking after her child.

In a string of tweets, Goodger also said that it was “heartbreaking” to see that some mums opt to leave their children with “strangers.”

She wrote:

“This is why parents should NOT go to work and leave with a nanny! I don’t care what people say.

“No amount of money or career is worth leaving my baby with a stranger! NEVER. It’s heartbreaking to think mums would still do this even after seeing this.”

The former TOWIE star received a lot of criticism from working mums who said that she was “out of touch” with those who had no choice but to hire childminders while they go to work.

One user replied to Goodger saying that the reality TV personality had a “lack of understanding about real life.”

The woman, named Joyce Orr, wrote:

Another made the point that teachers are technically strangers too, and yet, parents need to send their children to school no matter what.

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Another user accused Goodger of “trying to be controversial on purpose” and said that she would never understand the sacrifices working mums have to make.

Goodger has since taken her argument to Snapchat, so if you’re at all inclined to see what else she has to say on the matter, you can catch her there.