Strictly's Tess Daly says she 'obsessively' tracks daughter Phoebe on phone app

04 May 2023 , 10:50

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Strictly's Tess Daly says she 'obsessively' tracks daughter Phoebe on phone app

Tess Daly is no stranger when it comes to tracking her eldest daughter's movements, she has confirmed.

The Strictly Come Dancing presenter, 54, has revealed that her daughter Pheoebe's every move is monitored due to her inbuilt fear when she goes out alone.

But while Tess admits that she follows her daughter's movements, she is letting the children she shares with Vernon Kay make their own paths in life.

"When your child starts to drive, that's a whole new minefield," she explained.

While most smartphones now have an inbuilt app to track people and personal items, Tess revealed that she has a specialised app to monitor her children.

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Tess Daly has revealed that she often tracks her daughter's whereabouts (WireImage)

Tess admits that she's often a "nervous wreck" when her eldest is out on her own (S Meddle/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Speaking on Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Spinning Plates podcast, Tess said: "I've got that app LIFE360 and I track Phoebe on it obsessively until she gets to her destination.

"It's because she's a new driver and the relief when I see she's reached it, you never stop worrying.

"She's only gone for 20 minutes and I'm a nervous wreck, it's ridiculous, loosen the leash."

But despite her worries, Tess explained that she and Vernon are always on hand to help their children with anything as they have a "great relationship."

The star opened up, explaining that as their daughters get older, they need more life advice and "more mental hand-holding".

But added: "You never stop parenting, I don't know when that all-seeing eye ends."

Earlier this year, Tess explained that she was "in denial" as the family were set for a "big change" as their daughter was turning 18 and planned to leave the family home.

Tess and her husband Vernon share two daughters, Phoebe (left) and Amber (right)

"She's not ever leaving, I can't think about it," she joked during an appearance on Loose Women.

Meanwhile, Vernon has made it clear in recent years that his children need to forge their own careers, rather than become successful off the back of their famous parents.

He said their children need to "find themselves" rather than having their "life on a plate".

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"We let them be independent when it comes to them and their futures," he told MailOnline before continuing: "It's important that you allow them to find themselves, which is character building and personality development.

"Sometimes I think that the old silver spoon and life on a plate in front of them… I think that's quite contradictory to how you want them to be."

But while Vernon admits he doesn't disagree with those who help their children, he believes that his and Tess' upbringing in the north of England has helped instil different values into their lives.

Daniel Bird