Kirsty Allsopp has revealed she felt “sick” after being questioned by social services about allowing her 15-year-old son to travel across Europe by train.
A social worker contacted the TV presenter to ask what “safety measures” had been put in place to allow his youngest son, Oscar, to take a three-week trip to the continent.
Her local council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, has reportedly opened a file on the case, but it may remain open “in the event that there is a further referral and we need to go to your home to investigate further”.
She told BBC Radio 4: “I'll be honest with you, I felt bad, I felt really bad.”
“I panicked for the first hour or so and called a bunch of friends, luckily some of them laughed and helped me calm down and realise it was all silly and nothing to worry about.
“There was a real, real fear.”
“But the initial feeling was one of real fear, anxiety and embarrassment.”
She continued: “All of his mates are now 16 – some are a little younger, like a lot of the kids at Reading and Leeds and the kids travelling around Europe, just because they're in his mates.”
“Self-confidence comes from trust, self-reliance and doing things yourself.
“My son is talented. This was his idea, his plan, his savings. He came to me and said, 'Can I do this?' and I had no reason to say no.
“And when I said he did it, I wanted to be impressed.”
