Sam Faiers applauded by viewers for breastfeeding baby son LIVE on This Morning
FORMER TOWIE star Samantha Faiers has been praised by viewers of This Morning for breastfeeding her son, Paul on live television.
Sam Faiers breastfed during appearance on This Morning
The reality star was appearing on the ITV show to promote her new programme Sam Faiers: The Mummy Diaries.
As she was sat on the sofa, Sam began breastfeeding Paul, covering herself with a blanket before explaining she had not had time to do it on the way in.
Presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were quick to point out that they had not told the reality star to cover up.
Almost instantly, fans of the 25-year-old took to social media to applaud Sam for what they said was "normalising" breastfeeding.
Sam Faiers divided Twitter when she breastfed her son live on This Morning
The mother-of-one said she hadn't had chance to feed her son on the journey in
Holly Willoughby and Phil Schofield were quick to point out they hadn't told Sam to cover up
We want five kids
One viewer wrote: "@SamanthaFaiers good for you for breastfeeding on This Morning. Normalising breastfeeding… fantastic!! Currently feeding my 7 month old."
Another said: "@thismorning @SamanthaFaiers loved how natural sam was on this morning #realmum."
While a third said: "Why are people already making negative comments about @SamanthaFaiers breastfeeding on #thismorning you can't control when a baby is hungry."
However not everyone was convinced that baby Paul needed to be fed right at that moment, claiming that she had done it for publicity.
One viewer said: "Not falling for this... Breast feeding on TV or wanting to make headlines. ummm."
Sam and her partner Paul want more children
The former TOWIE star said she was considering moving out of Essex
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Another added: "@SamanthaFaiers quite appropriate that baby needed feeding just when interview started!! Only done it to get people talking!!"
Sam revealed during the interview that she was hesitant about doing another reality TV show, after the negative publicity she received from her first show Sam Faiers: The Baby Diaries.
She said: "Originally we did say no to the series. But this is an opportunity I can't miss."
The mother-of-one also said she had plans to expand her family with partner Paul and was looking to move out of her native Essex
"We want five kids. We'll see how it goes but we would like a big family," she added.
Sam Faiers: The Mummy Diaries starts tonight at 9pm on ITVBe.