Mother knows best

They look great, but celebrity mums like Victoria Beckham and Beyonce may not be best role models for mothers, writes Hazel Gaynor

CELEBRITY mums — love them or loathe them, there’s no escaping them. From Victoria Beckham to Katie Price, Beyoncé to Madonna, the tabloids, glossy magazines and TV documentaries offer a seemingly endless insight into the intriguing world of the celebrity mum.

For us ‘mere mortals’ it’s hard to resist the temptation to condemn, admire, misunderstand and talk about these women — these alleged ‘super mums’— as we wipe the spilt breakfast cereal off our business suits and try to leave the supermarket with our dignity intact after another showdown in the biscuit aisle.