Hamish and Zoe Foster-Blake Slammed for ‘Sharenting’ After Regularly Posting Photos of Son on Instagram

Celebrity parents Hamish Blake and Zoe Foster-Blake have been slammed for “sharenting” or posting photos of their two-year-old son, Sonny, all over social media.

The Australian golden couple have been accused of ‘sharenting’ after regularly sharing photos of their son to their hundreds of thousands of fans on Instagram.

‘Sharenting’ was recently submitted to the Collins English Dictionary as a new word describing ‘the habitual use of social media to share news and images of one’s children’.

Last month, Sonny was photographed alongside his mother, author Zoe Foster-Blake, in a specially-designed upcoming cover of Elle Magazine. Zoe captioned it: “This one is an EXCLUSIVE limited edition cover just for you guys, featuring an adorable intruder named Sonny.”

Writer Angela Mollard wrote in the Daily Telegraph that it will only take a matter of time before Sonny’s photos can lead to scary fandom.

“Before long Sonny had more than a million fans even though he was not an actor or related to Beyonce or the Royal Family or even the Trumps.

“Sonny appeared to have a happy life and his parents were talented and hardworking and they made lots of people laugh in that nice way that isn’t mean.

“Besides, it was hardly their fault that other people were fetishising their baby,” she said.

Ms Mollard said that although Sonny appeared to be a happy boy who enjoyed the attention, she said it’s hard to say how he might react when he grew older.

“We also don’t know if this first generation of social media kids are going to grow up and resent the invasion of their privacy.

“In years to come, Sonny may be really cross that his parents showed off his tummy rolls and posted videos of his mispronounced words,” she said.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk