FRANKIE Bridge has clapped back at vicious "mum-shaming" trolls who targeted her following a video of her eight-year-old son.
The Saturdays hitmaker, 35 - a proud parent of two - admitted she had been left "baffled" by the remarks, before urging the Instagram keyboard bullies to "grow up."
It came after Frankie had uploaded a candid video of her youngest son Carter, who she shares with husband Wayne Bridge, 43, heading to the barbers.
The youngster looked elated as he was set to have his blonde shoulder-length curls chopped off to a more cropped style.
Yet while the super-sweet video attracted many gushing messages. some trolls were out in force.
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In a frank admission, the Up popstar had admitted her "struggles" with the moment in an emotional message that read: "I'm really struggling with the fact that the boys are growing up lately.
"And just to top it off… Carter decided he wanted to cut his hair. As gutted as I am … the boys got to do what he wants to do!
"And I wouldn’t trust anyone else to do it. @thehairystylist cut Parker’s hair from long to short.
"So it was only right he did Carter's too! I keep having to double take. It’s like I’ve got someone else’s kid in my house!"
Yet after a few hours live on her Instagram grid, she tackled the bullies head on and added: "The majority of the comments on here are lovely. Thank you.
"To the adults who have nothing nice to say about an eight year old.
"Grow up and take a long hard look at yourselves. You baffle me."
Trolls had cruelly commented on Carter's locks with one writing: "Something weird about little boys with long hair."
Another added: "Can't be doing with mothers molly codling boys," while one wrote: "Much better … now you might be able to comb it."
Yet her loyal followers were quick to support her amid the backlash.
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One wrote: "My heart can’t cope sooo cute!"
A second put: "So heartfelt, letting him be comfortable in how his hair is, nearly made me cry xxx"
A third then put: "Oh mum pushing in with the kisses and the face brushes. I feel you babe with the rejections."
TROLL TARGET
Just last year, Frankie told of her hurt at the hands of online trolls.
She branded them "toxic" before she admitted: "It's the one thing that really hurts me."
The Loose Women panelist candidly said: "I'm reluctant to talk about parenting on social media.
"Instagram can be a really judgemental place and you'll always find someone that has something to say, and that's the one thing that really hurts me when people criticise."
She added: "Back in the day, if someone said something about how I looked it would hurt more, but now it's more painful if someone says something about Wayne or about the kids or about parenting, it really annoys me.
"Even when someone says you're such a great mum, I feel like asking: 'How do you know? You don't see.'"
She added to Hello magazine: "It starts when you're pregnant. There's such a toxic amount of opinion, and I think it's really sad because it often comes from women.
"It's frustrating because everyone's just trying to do their best. Every child is different. We've all had different upbringings, so we approach things differently.
"It's weird that people think they have a right to have an opinion, and I think it's really sad but I don't see it changing.
"It's hard for it not to bother me. But I think I'm just kind of slowly learning that it just doesn't really matter."
It came after she admitted her family walks around fully naked in the privacy of their own home.
Frankie and former footballer Wayne started dating in 2011.
The pair tied the knot in 2014.
