'Own your problem' Katie Hopkins takes swipe at David Beckham over dummy row
OUTSPOKEN Katie Hopkins has lashed out at David Beckham after he blasted criticism that his daughter Harper was still using a dummy at the age of four.
After the adorable tot was pictured suckling a dummy during an outing with her proud father earlier this week, Victoria and David were hit with articles criticising their parenting skills.
In a courageous rant, the 40-year-old former football ace defended his parenting skills.
But now opinionated TV personality Katie, 40, has weighed in on the battle and implored David to take onus of the issue.
The controversial journalist posited that he should expect such scrutiny as he lives his life in the public eye, but at the same time she wondered why he let himself get angered by other people's opinions.
Mother-of-three Katie slammed the doting dad for "not reacting well" to the criticism.
"Becks, you inked bundle of loveliness, you make your living out of the world watching you. You can’t dictate a soft filter for the lens as well," Katie wrote in her column for the Sun.
"As I often lecture businesses, it is not the email you send which matters, but how people feel when they read it. Therein lies the truth of your words.
"To that end, it is not the dummy in your daughter's face which matters, or the opinions of the sofa-sitting masses.
"You have to question why you are letting their opinions upset you and own your problem."
A few days ago, the former England captain singled out a report published by the Daily Mail which implied that Harper would face health problems in the future due to her continued use of a dummy and responded via Instagram.
"Why do people feel they have the right to criticise a parent about their own children without having any facts?" David asked.
"Everybody who has children knows that when they aren't feeling well or have a fever you do what comforts them best and most of the time it's a pacifier," he continued.
"So those who criticise think twice about what you say about other people's children because actually you have no right to criticise me as a parent."
The article claimed that Harper was "well beyond the age most health experts would advise giving a child a dummy" and that David and Victoria were putting her at risk of speech and dental developmental problems.
It continued to consult a variety of "parenting experts" who corroborated the claims.