Kirstie Allsopp has reacted furiously after she was allegedly questioned by social services for allowing her 15-year-old son to go interrailing across Europe without adult supervision. The Location, Location, Location star sparked a minor debate last week after she revealed that her son Oscar Hercules was back home after three weeks of travelling with a friend, aged 16. Some social media users argued that 15 was “too young” to be travelling without a responsible adult, while others called the backlash “bonkers” as they recalled their own experiences of travelling solo or with friends as teenagers.
Allsopp, 52, confirmed that Oscar had returned “safe and sound and having had a great time”. However, she now claims that she was contacted by a social worker who informed her that a file had been opened after child protection concerns were raised over Oscar’s trip. The social worker apparently asked to know what “safeguards” had been put in place while he was travelling the continent for three weeks, the Mail on Sunday reports.
An “incandescent” Allsopp then said it was none of the official’s business and that she was ending the call. Allsopp was allegedly told that her local council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, could keep the file open “in case there was another referral and we needed to come to your house and look into this further”. She said she had a second call with another RBKC official who said she would have to contact their data.