Allsopp quits Twitter amid row over broken ipads

Kirstie Allsopp appears to have deactivated her Twitter account after coming under fire for revealing she had smashed her children’s ipads after they broke her rules about screen time use.

The 47-year-old’s social media account, which she was actively using on Monday, can no longer be found on Twitter. Allsopp told Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine that her sons – Oscar Hercules and Bay Atlas – were playing games outside of the allotted time that had been agreed, so she “smashed” their ipads.

She told Vine: “This is the first time I’ve said this publicly.

“In June I smashed my kids’ ipads, not in a violent way. I actually banged them on the table leg.”

The Location, Location, Location presenter then faced a barrage of criticism on social media following her remarks.