Jake Quickenden wants to ignore vile trolls who targeted him and his newborn baby boy Leo.
Jake Quickenden
The former 'X Factor' star and his girlfriend Sophie Church - who welcomed their baby into the world last week - paid tribute to his late brother Oliver by calling his little one Leo Oliver, but sick online bullies claimed Jake was attention seeking.
He was also met with backlash over a photo of him lying topless with his son on his chest, which he was encouraged to do to have skin-to-skin contact with the newborn.
Appearing on ITV's 'Lorraine' on Wednesday (03.03.21), he said: "For us and for me especially, Oliver was my best mate and I'll always go on about him cos the more we talk about Oliver his memory lives on.
"When people have a child, they often name them after a parent or grandparent, but these trolls thought it was me trying to get attention.
"We give trolls too much of a spotlight and I’m just gonna try and stop doing that now. I don’t understand why someone would hate on a newborn baby, and someone they have never met.
"It doesn’t make any sense, it is really upsetting but we're trying to make it not tarnish the moment cos I haven't stopped smiling.
"There should be something to stop these people but there is nothing to stop them. To wish death on an unborn baby when Sophie was carrying him, and the hateful comments when he was born about me having my top off when the midwife told me to, to do skin-to-skin.
"I’m just doing what I am told. I’m a new dad, I don’t know what I’m doing!"
Jake, 32, revealed how his six-year-old stepson Freddie has been an amazing big brother to their new arrival.
He added: "Freddie is just the best big brother. When he met him he was so excited and asking if there was anything he can do, he's feeding him, asking if he's OK, he’s just the best."
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