Sam Faiers has fallen victim to ‘mum-shamers’ following the latest episode of her new reality show Sam & Billie: Sister Act. 

The 34-year-old reality TV icon appears on the show with her sister Billie, where their family lives are showcased. Sam’s family includes her children: Paul, who is nine, Rosie, who is eight, and Edward, who is three. She shares her life with her long-time boyfriend, Paul Knightley. 

On Tuesday night’s episode of the show, Sam was seen enjoying lunch with her kids however Edward was causing something of a ruckus by throwing chips at Rosie, leaving the table and attempting to go in his mum’s handbag. 

Despite Sam’s attempts to stop her son – including calling him ‘cheeky’ and saying: ‘Oi, oi! Excuse me!’ – viewers insisted her discipline was not adequate, with ‘too much pandering and not enough discipline’.

While some viewers made cruel comments, others defended the star by sympathising with the pains of dealing with toddlers, insisting resistance is obviously futile. 

The reality TV legend, 34, stars on the show alongside her sister Billie, with their family lives documented, with Sam’s brood comprising Paul, nine, Rosie, eight and Edward, three, with her long-term boyfriend Paul Knightley 

On the show, the family were out for food however when the meal arrived, Edward was seen throwing his chips at Rosie, who had been quietly enjoying her own meal. Sam said: ‘Oi, oi! Excuse me!’

Fans swarmed TikTok in a divisive argument over the scenes

On the show, the family were out for food however when the meal arrived, Edward was seen throwing his chips at Rosie, who had been quietly enjoying her own meal. Sam said: ‘Oi, oi! Excuse me!’

Despite his mum’s words, Edward didn’t listen to Sam, leaving fellow diners staring at the family. Sam responded: ‘Oh, yeah. I told him not to do it, but he’s not listening to me.’

She went on to threaten her son with leaving the eatery, yet he did not calm down and instead was seen filmed walking off from the table before reaching into Sam’s bag for her lip gloss.

She told him: ‘You can’t have that, it’s all sticky,’ as she removed the item. ‘Come and sit down,’ Sam urged but he didn’t listen as he wandered around the eatery.

Edward returned to the table with a large glass of apple juice and told his famous mum it was ‘heavy’. She asked: ‘Why are you so cheeky?’

Edward smiled as she added: ‘Yeah, you’re a cheeky, aren’t you?’ Speaking to the camera, Sam admitted: ‘Let’s be honest, there’s no such thing as a peaceful lunch when you’ve got a two-year-old there.’ 

The clip from the show was posted on TikTok, as many decided to take aim at Sam over her parenting. One said: ‘I took my daughter out to eat all the time,’ one wrote.

‘She sat in her chair ate her food and then played with what ever I took with us to occupy her. She was not allowed to get out of her chair and certainly did not throw her food at people. I’m sorry very poor parenting.’

She went on to threaten her son with leaving the eatery, yet he did not calm down and instead was seen filmed walking off from the table before reaching into Sam’s bag for her lip gloss

Sam herself acknowledged the stressful nature of the lunch 

Taking to TikTok, critics penned: ‘Too much pandering, not enough boundaries and discipline… to much pandering, not enough boundaries and discipline… 

‘Honestly the amount of people that stare at me when I dicipline my child in public really annoys me… Honestly the amount of people that stare at me when I dicipline my child in public really annoys me… 

‘He’s a bored two year old behaving like a bored two year old. He doesn’t need discipline. I think she needs to reconsider taking a two year old out for a sit down lunch when he’s restless… I took my daughter out to eat all the time…

‘She sat in her chair ate her food and then played with what ever I took with us to occupy her. She was not allowed to get out of her chair and certainly did not throw her food at people. I’m sorry very poor parenting… 

‘Sorry! You can have a peaceful lunch with your children, when they have structure and they know that it’s lunchtime and we sit, eat and behave!..

‘Before anybody comes for me, I had five children who were taken to restaurants at the weekends, three of them Neurodiverse…

‘Don’t get me wrong, as soon as we had eaten, the youngest two at 2 & 3 would run off but no misbehaving at the table! I never understood a parent that ‘allows’ certain behaviour! He’s the boss!’

Others defended the star however, stating that if she were to discipline her son, fellow diners would stare while kids are often : ‘Girl she’s in public. I get it people stare if you tell them off too much…. omg hes 2. they are learning still…

‘It’s not poor parenting at all it all depends on your child I have brought both my children up the same, same rules, same discipline ect one is perfect would be able to go out and eat and it would be perfect then my 2nd…. 

‘Nope his personality is so different you can’t control a 2 year old that does not want to do what they are told it’s nothing to do with parenting he isn’t being naughty he just curious and fed up… 

Sam is mother to Paul, nine, Rosie, eight and Edward, three

‘Everyone saying ‘bad parenting’ not being funny but my eldest daughter was an angel at the table from an early early where as my second is feral won’t sit still etc and I’ve parented them the exact same. Every child is different!… 

‘Hahaha this. My third is wild. No idea where I’ve gone wrong… I’m the same my eldest has never given me a day of problems and my youngest is absolutely feral and can’t be controlled!!…

‘Parenting was exactly the same Routines , boundaries and discipline and she couldn’t care less , it’s the individual personalities… 

‘I feel her pain, my daughter was an angel but my son. no such thing as a nice meal out especially when he hates food at the best of times’.