Alesha Dixon has said that she is working "super hard" to stop her children from having smartphones.
This comes after the use of smartphones amongst children was explored in the Channel Four documentary, Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones, hosted by married TV presenters Emma and Matt Willis.
Dixon, who is a mother to two children Azura and Anaya, spoke about this issue in a recent interview with Women's Health UK.
"As long as we can avoid our daughters having phones, we’re going try our hardest. (Azura, 11) can be begging me for a mobile phone and I feel no way to be like 'nope’ because I’ve got one", she said.
The singer continued: "(But) you’ve got to be strong with it. My thing is this: if she doesn’t need a phone then why is she having one?".
"If I can delay her being in that world, I’m going to work super hard to make sure that it doesn’t happen. I don’t care if her friends have got phones. In our house, we don’t want that".
The British Conservative Party have been calling for the British Government to ban the use of smartphones in classrooms. The Government are carrying out research in the area, led by Cambridge, about the impact of social media on the well being of children.
Alesha Dixon insisted that she would like to return to the 2000s, where you "can rave", and be "on the mic", without it circulating all over the internet and social media.
"It’s fine, but you just want to be in the moment – and then it’s on Instagram stories", Dixon said.
Dixon also feels that it is easier for younger artists due to social media as, "now an artist can do one interview and seed it out to the world".
"Back then, you’d have to go to every single radio station, you’d have to do every TV show, which is why we never had a life", The Boy Does Nothing singer added.
She also recalled how she "felt so alive", and "at home, surrounded by everybody that I know and love" on stage.
"I got to perform, which is my first love, and it was just such a beautiful moment for me," Dixon said.
"I just thought, ‘Oh my God, I’ve missed performing so much.’ And I did say to myself after that performance…’Girl, you need to get back on stage more because that’s what makes you feel alive’".
"I got to perform, which is my first love, and it was just such a beautiful moment for me," Dixon added.
"I just thought, ‘Oh my God, I’ve missed performing so much.’ And I did say to myself after that performance…’Girl, you need to get back on stage more because that’s what makes you feel alive’".
Alesha Dixon, who began her career as part of the pop group, Mis-Teeq, will return as a judge on Britain's Got Talent this month,
