Cheryl has admitted her fears of being 'mum-shamed' after she opened up about her son Bear's sleeping routine. The singer, who was speaking to The Sunday Times' Style magazine, revealed that she still co-sleeps with her 19-month-old son. "I'm going to get mum-shamed, aren't I? But yes, he does [sleep in her bed]. Best thing in the world," she said.
The 35-year-old added: "I know I'm making a rod for my own back. I am aware of that. But when he was born, he used to sleep in the crib that you put on your bed, and then he never really left."
© Photo: Getty ImagesCheryl has just released her first single in four years
While she has never experienced mummy-shaming herself, as she hasn't spoken publicly about baby Bear until now, Cheryl revealed: "I don't want to give him insecurities or a feeling like I'm not around. But at the same time, I don't judge anybody that does the crying-out thing. Do what works for you, and the rest of you shut up, because it's not your business, is it?"
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She added: "I haven't experienced it, because I haven't done an interview [since Bear was born], so I have no idea. But I read about other people being mum-shamed and I think, get a life, deal with your own kids, why are you interfering in everyone else's?"
The singer is fiercely private of her little boy
The singer has made a return to the spotlight, releasing her first single in four years, Love Made Me Do It, last week. The former X Factor judge admitted she needed a break for her "sanity". Her highly anticipated new music sees her singing lyrics about her past romances.
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Cheryl makes a comeback on the catwalk:
And while she hasn't specified which ex she's singing about, her lyrics include how she has "fallen hard like a million times". In the high-energy video, in which she dances in baggy thigh-high boots and a crop top, Cheryl sings: "I took the fast lane all of my life, I've been a bad girl, I've been a good wife. I don't stop to think, when I go in, I go in."
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