Susie O’Brien: Celebs, leave your kid’s nudie snaps off the internet

No matter how cute they are, posting nude pictures of kids on social media is an invasion of privacy that no parent or celebrity should be joining in on, writes Susie O’Brien.

Celebrities, please stop posting naked photos of your children on the internet.

No one wants to see your two-year-old’s cute chubby butt cheeks.

No one is interested in whether your five-year-old is circumcised or not.

We don’t want to see your shower scenes, bath shots or walks along the beach in the buff.

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It is an invasion of the kid’s privacy because most photos involve children too young to consent.

In any case, why not keep private stuff private?

So, I am not at all surprised that reality TV star, fitness instructor and social media fame-chaser Sam Wood has copped it for posting a photo of him and his daughter Willow, 1, both completely naked.

“Port Douglas you’ve been amazing. See you next time,” Wood captioned the image on Instagram, along with two peach emojis.

The photo, which shows Wood and his daughter from behind, is cute. However, it doesn’t belong on a social media site.

It’s a lovely moment between a dad and daughter; it shouldn’t be posted publicly in a voracious bid for likes on Instagram.

The photo posted to Instagram shows Wood and his daughter looking away from the camera. Picture: Instagram/@samjameswood

Former Bachelor Sam Wood is holidaying in Port Douglas with his family.

The minute it was posted it stopped being about the two of them, and became about furthering Wood’s career and status.

The “nudie rudie” photo — as Wood called it — was taken while the family were in Port Douglas on a “pre-baby vaycay”, heavily promoting everything from their hotel to restaurants in return for social media mentions. Having 260,000 followers on Instagram gets you a lot of freebies.

I don’t expect anything less from Wood and his wife Snezana, who seem incapable of blowing their noses without marking the moment for posterity in a highly-stylised, colour-themed photo on their Insta page.

Sam Wood has copped it for posting a photo of him and his daughter Willow, 1, both completely naked.

My objection isn’t the nudity per se, it’s just that I don’t think a private moment like this should become public property.

It’s not fair on Willow. How’s she going to feel when she’s 18 and there’s a catalogue of every private moment of her childhood on social media?

Former Bachelor Sam Wood is holidaying in Port Douglas with his family, including wife Snezana.

The photo has divided Wood’s fans, with some calling it “beautiful but funny” and “delightful” and others slamming it for being “disappointing” and “weird”. “A new low in social media attention seeking!” said another. I agree. I have no problem whatsoever with dads and their daughters being starkers in the great outdoors; I just don’t think images like this should be shared via social media.

Singer Pink learned this lesson the hard way when she posted a photo of her son without a nappy on, sparking a nasty debate about circumcision. People were unnecessarily nasty in their comments, but I don’t see why she had to post the pic in the first place. Some parents have no filter. What’s wrong with keeping a sweet family moment private?