Emily Andre on holding off letting Millie get a phone: 'There is so much scope for bullying'

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Emily Andrea has admitted that she’s holding off letting her eight year old daughter get a mobile phone. Writing exclusively in her OK!

column, the NHS doctor says that she thinks allowing Millie to have one opens up the “scope for bullying and online abuse”.The mum-of-two’s comments came as she discussed singer Pink’s recent quotes where she revealed that she isn’t allowing her 10 year old daughter Willow to have a phone yet.

Pink, 42, said: “There’s a light side and a shadow side to technology in general for adults, as well. “For kids, I’m not there yet.

I have a 10-year-old who does not have a phone, although she pointed out to me yesterday: ‘You know most of the kids in my class, fifth grade, have a phone.’ Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. “That doesn’t move my needle.