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Kate Silverton slams Twitter trolls who condemn her for ‘ditching kids’ while she appears on Strictly Come Dancing

BBC presenter, 48, said that she takes motherhood very seriously and will be training while the kids are at school

NEWSREADER Kate Silverton has fought back after a troll accused her of abandoning her kids for Strictly.

The BBC presenter, 48, who has two children — Clemency, six, and Wilbur, four — hit out at the claims on Twitter.

 Kate Silverton beams in her Strictly dress despite being attacked on Twitter
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Kate Silverton beams in her Strictly dress despite being attacked on TwitterCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Kate Silverton slams twitter troll who accused her of 'ditching' the kids for Strictly

 Professional dancer and Strictly performer, Kevin Clifton supports Kate on the show
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Professional dancer and Strictly performer, Kevin Clifton supports Kate on the showCredit: Twitter

She wrote: “I take my time with my children very seriously — my children will both be at school when I am training — it’s the reason I have agreed to do #strictly this year.

“I agree mothering is the most important job but I would never seek to preach.

“I would not usually but any comments around the people I am most passionate about in my life need to be addressed — I will not have that sort of comment on my timeline!!”

Kate, who did a documentary about her struggles to conceive and her subsequent IVF, added: “I am always happy to debate valid points even if I don’t share the view, but I rather suspect he’s best left to himself on this one.

 Other people jumped on the angry troll for accusing Kate of not being a good mother
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Other people jumped on the angry troll for accusing Kate of not being a good motherCredit: Twitter
 Members of the public were distressed to see that Ms. Silverton had been attacked
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Members of the public were distressed to see that Ms. Silverton had been attackedCredit: Twitter

 

One realised yes he’s just an angry person which is very sad.” Professional dancer Kevin Clifton, 35, jumped to Kate’s defence and tweeted: “So many times I see women accused of ‘ditching’ their kids if they are working.

Doesn’t make any sense.

Ridiculous.”

Kate later tweeted a pic of herself in a Strictly outfit, left, calling it “the most exotic dress I have ever worn”.

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