Former 'Blue Peter' Presenter Katy Hill Sparks Twitter Debate About Children In Restaurants

'You dislike children in restaurants?'

Former ‘Blue Peter’ presenter, Katy Hill, took to Twitter to complain about an “older couple” who disliked kids in restaurants.

The 46-year-old mum, who has two children aged nine and 10, was eating out at Pizza Express with her family, during half term.

“Dear ‘older couple’ in Pizza Express - you dislike children in restaurants? I dislike miserable older people who choose family restaurants,” she tweeted on 24 October.

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Hill did not go into detail about what the couple had said to her or her children.

Dear “Older Couple” in Pizza Express - You dislike children in restaurants?
I dislike miserable older people who choose FAMILY restaurants!

— Katy Hill (@KatyHillTV) October 24, 2017

Some people agreed with Hill that Pizza Express is a family restaurant and customers should expect to be dining among children.

Who on earth would go to Pizza Express at half term if you don't want a restaurant full of kids!? 😂

— Bazza (@TheJudge72) October 24, 2017

Totally agree Gemma! Kids are part of society too! They're just not conformist like miserable older people. X

— Kate Hill (@KatwalkInSpace) October 24, 2017

Sod them. Restaurants are for everyone.

— Sam Moore (@Sammoore82) October 24, 2017

Why on earth are they in PE?! Everyone knows it’s always full of kids. They’d better never eat out in Italy either

— Nancy Dickie (@NancyDickie) October 24, 2017

However other disagreed, arguing that children shouldn’t be “running amok” while dining out.

If parents taught their children to behave in restaurants and other public places older people wouldn't moan.

— Mo Pumfrey (@Erflady1956) October 24, 2017

As a parent as long as children are seated and not running amok. I don't have an issue. I have seen some shocking parenting in public before

— Clive J Goodwin (@CliveJGoodwin) October 24, 2017

@KatyHillTV Pizza Express is family friendly, not a family restaurant. If your kids cannot behave well, you should try Pizza Hut instead.

— HoveHousehusband (@ddsussex) October 25, 2017

Hill responded to the negative comments on Twitter and stated that her kids weren’t misbehaving.

“Kids were all perfect,” she wrote. “Some people just don’t like kids. Don’t go to Pizza Express in half term. Simples.

“You [are] clearly ignorantly assuming all kids behave badly. They don’t. Enough with the judgements and pre-conceptions on families.”

No. Kids were all perfect. Some people just don’t like kids! DONT GO TO PIZZA EXPRESS IN HALF TERM!
Simples! Hope I never get old + bitter https://t.co/QDsBwHgOlf

— Katy Hill (@KatyHillTV) October 24, 2017

And you, like them, clearly ignorantly assuming all kids behave badly! They don’t! Enough with the judgements & pre-conceptions on families! https://t.co/i7V3XPhxOC

— Katy Hill (@KatyHillTV) October 26, 2017

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