Supernanny Jo Frost now from mega-millions to why she didn't want kids of own
Jo Frost is Britain's most recognised nanny, saving the day for parents who couldn't manage their children. Her famous Supernanny show originally aired in 2005 and gained national success before having a spin off in the US. She was the stern parenting expert who helped discipline children when parents were struggling. And having worked as a nanny for 30 years, she certainly took no prisoners.
When it first launched, few likely anticipated the show's potential before finishing as a cutting edge phenomenon, or how rich it would make Jo, 53, who ducked out of the spotlight following the last series in 2020. The Channel 4 star's incredible £8million fortune is thanks to her dedication on-screen roles and its inevitable success - with Supernanny running for 135 episodes in total.
Jo Frost is best recognised for the Supernanny series (Channel 4)
Jo in her Supernanny days, in 2004 (Rex)Her expert nanny days aren't over as in September 2020, Nine Network announced Jo would front their new show The Parent Jury in Australia. She has also appeared as a panellist on ITV's popular lunchtime show Loose Women on and off from 2005.
As for her life away from our TV screens, Jo married her husband and location coordinator Darrin Jackson in 2014 after knowing each other for over a decade.
The television presenter doesn't have children, although a decade ago, she told how she was open to IVF or surrogacy.
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In 2014, she told The Mirror: "I'm definitely not opposed to adopting. I think that would be marvellous. There are lots of wonderful options out there. So whether we do it biologically or whether we don't is something we have spoken about but that's not going to happen right now."
And in an interview in 2020, Jo said she still liked the idea of being a parent, but that she'd never felt the desire to make it happen.
She told OK! Magazine: "The idea of kids seems nice but we've never been in the space where we've said, 'Let's have children.' A lot of women feel apologetic or feel the need to make excuses for not having children but women don't need to if they don't want to," she added.
Despite not having any children of her own, it's safe to say that she has the expert authority on how to raise children. She recently told WHO Magazine: “People assume I have kids or ask me when I'm going to have them. "As a woman, you get to make the decision, either on your own or with your partner. You don't need an excuse. And besides, spiritually, I have millions of children."
Supernanny star Jo hit out at parents who take their kids to the park just to take photos (Channel 4)Whilst the Queen of nannies has steered from her Supernanny days, she tends to share her expert advice, having recently issued a bleak warning to all parents with smartphones.
Jo warned that due to children's addiction to smartphones, modern day parents are potentially throwing their childhoods away.
Speaking on the Hot Mess Mums Club podcast, the reality TV suggested some children only get taken to the park once a week "because their mum already had the photos they wanted".
She explained: “Instead of just doing what you're supposed to be doing with the kids and getting them out and going to play on the swings and coming back, you know those moments of chaotic mess and just taking those natural photos, it's 'oh no we've already got that.’
"It's all planned, it's all crafted out. And look what the kids are missing out on. The swings are lonely. The slides need children. That's the harsh reality of what's happening."
Jo now uses her social media, Instagram and Twitter regularly to encourage and advise parents.
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Her most recent Twitter post was to Serena Williams where she tweeted: "You use the inner skills you have already perfected Serena as a GOAT and blend that in will all your love and you will continue to ace it in this 'parenting' arena."
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