Fitness influencer Sophie Guidolin’s 15-year-old son Kai responds to backlash after his mother shared a bikini-clad alongside him: ‘School’s going to be interesting’
Sophie Guidolin’s son Kai has responded to backlash after his fitness influencer mother shared a bikini-clad photo alongside him last week.
In an interview with Sunrise on Wednesday, the 15-year-old admitted he didn’t understand what all the fuss was about.
But when asked if his friends were ‘supportive’ of the controversial photo, he laughed and added: ‘School’s gonna be interesting.’
His side of the story: Sophie Guidolin’s son Kai has responded to the backlash after his fitness influencer mother shared a bikini-clad photo alongside him last week
Sophie, 33, attracted criticism when she shared a photo of herself hugging her teenage son while wearing a skimpy G-string bikini on Instagram on Sunday.
Speaking on Sunrise, Kai said he was ‘so confused’ by the furore and ‘didn’t even have a second thought’ when he posed for the photo.
‘It’s just normal now and I don’t get how people can’t understand that,’ he added.
Speaking out: In an interview with Sunrise on Wednesday, the 15-year-old admitted he didn’t understand what all the fuss was about
Sophie was forced to amend her Instagram caption to address the backlash after sharing the photo in honour of Kai’s 15th birthday.
‘WE LIVE IN THE GOLD COAST, Australia. Where wearing a bikini to the beach is so beyond normal, that I didn’t even consider having to place a disclaimer on this photo,’ she wrote.
‘When Kai woke up, I was in the pool and yes – in a bikini (as I am most days!!!). I wanted a photo straight away as he wanted to ride his bike and go out riding all day immediately.
Facing criticism: Sophie was forced to amend her Instagram caption to address the backlash after sharing the photo in honour of Kai’s 15th birthday
‘Do I have a problem wearing a bikini in front of my sons? NO WAY. Why? Because I’m not sexualised to him, nor have I ever been!!!
‘If you have an issue, maybe you should look into why you feel you have to sexualise a woman’s body instead of it simply being a mum and her son at the pool!!!’
She later spoke about the scandal again in a separate post on Instagram on Tuesday.
‘Do I have a problem wearing a bikini in front of my sons? NO WAY. Why? Because I’m not sexualised to him, nor have I ever been!!!’ Sophie wrote on Instagram
‘My children have seen me naked, they were there when I had my stitches removed last year, they understand I am a woman, their mum, I am human and I have skin,’ she wrote.
‘I WANT them to not be ashamed of a body. Or sexualise a woman who is perhaps wearing a bikini…
‘Do the boys have an issue with me hugging them in a bikini? Not even slightly. Why? Because it is nothing more than their mum hugging them. Nothing more.’
‘My children have seen me naked, they were there when I had my stitches removed last year, they understand I am a woman, their mum, I am human and I have skin,’ she wrote
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