The Mummy Diaries EXCLUSIVE: Nelly, five, throws an almighty tantrum when parents Billie Faiers and husband Greg Shepherd enforce a digital detox
Billie Faiers and Greg Shepherd are concerned their daughter Nelly has a social media addiction at the tender age of five.
On Wednesday night's upcoming episode of The Mummy Diaries, the couple despair when Nelly throws an almighty tantrum because she's not allowed to use her iPad at the table.
The former TOWIE star and her husband express their concerns Nelly might have a problem, blaming themselves for her behaviour due to their own obsession with their phones.
Obsessed: In a sneak peek at Wednesday night's episode of The Mummy Diaries, Billie Faiers and Greg Shepherd are concerned their five-year-old daughter Nelly has a social media addiction after she throws a massive tantrum over her iPad being confiscated
In a sneak peek at the next episode, Billie confiscates the digital device from Nelly and sternly tells her, 'It's not fair, let's watch it in a minute'.
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Nelly embarks upon the ultimate tantrum, wailing, 'Noooooooo!', screaming and kicking her legs in frustration.
'I don't to have want my bagel!', Nelly shouts as she storms out into the garden.
Billie firmly tells her daughter: 'We're not having the iPad darling, we all want to sit here and talk. No means no.'
Not at the table! In a sneak peek at the next episode, Billie confiscates the digital device from Nelly and sternly tells her, 'It's not fair, let's watch it in a minute'
Furious: Nelly embarks upon the ultimate tantrum, wailing, 'Noooooooo!', screaming and kicking her legs in frustration
The stubborn little girl begins screaming: 'I want my iPad now! I want my iPad now! I want my iPad now!'
Her little brother Arthur joins in with Billie and Greg's efforts, sweetly chiming in and telling her, 'No!'
Undeterred, Nelly continues shouting as she marches out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
Explaining the reasons for Nelly's behaviour, Billie admits it was prompted by her own tendency to be glued to her phone.
The stubborn little girl begins screaming: 'I want my iPad now! I want my iPad now! I want my iPad now!'
Trying to help: Her little brother Arthur joins in with Billie and Greg's efforts, sweetly chiming in and telling her, 'No!'
Storming off: Undeterred, Nelly continues shouting as she marches out of the room, slamming the door behind her
'Because we are trying to do this whole digital detox, I've said no - and obviously it's a meltdown', the reality star tells the camera.
Speaking at the dinner table, Greg says to his wife, 'I think we're the guinea pigs, our generation, of this phone addiction.
Billie says: 'It is probably going to take some time to get used to the new rules, but I'm sure she'll come around to it.'
Digital detox: 'Because we are trying to do this whole digital detox, I've said no - and obviously it's a meltdown', the reality star explains
Greg laughs: 'When Nelly's watching her iPad when I say something to her she blanks me!'
Greg laughs: 'When Nelly's watching her iPad when I say something to her she blanks me!'
'Yeah, but you do the same as on your phone! You're like, "Have you seen this comment 250 comments down?"', Billie chimed in.
Greg added: 'I don't have as many followers as you. But at the same time, you're just as bad!'
Billie concludes: 'As much as we try and point the finger, we are as bad as each other. I think we do need to look into ways of cutting it down and obviously having this digital detox is going to do everyone the world of good.'
Billie says: 'It is probably going to take some time to get used to the new rules, but I'm sure she'll come around to it'
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