Paris Fury has said she couldn’t be prouder of her 16-year-old daughter Venezuela getting engaged at 16 – and reveals her true thoughts about those who have ‘negative opinions’ on it
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Paris opens up about daughter Venezuela’s engagement aged 16(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Paris Fury has shared her true feelings about her daughter Venezuela’s engagement in a new podcast. Opening up as a guest last week on Extraordinary Life Stories, the 35-year-old mum of seven said the conversation about becoming ‘grandparents’ has already been had at home.
Laughing, she says, “Hopefully a few years from now. But oh my goodness, I can’t even imagine being a granny! It will be a great moment in family life, but it will be a bit scary. But it will be quite nice to look fresh and be a glam-ma!”
Venezuela’s shock engagement, which happened during her 16th birthday bash in September, when her boxer boyfriend, Noah Price, got down on one knee on the dancefloor, raised eyebrows in certain quarters online. But Paris says it’s nothing different to what she’s known growing up, and it works.
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Venezuela’s boyfriend got down on one. knee during her 16th birthday bash(Image: Instagram/ @parisfury1)
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Paris says her daughter is ‘wise beyond her years'(Image: Instagram)
“The fact is, most of my friends, most of my family, married young. They moved on with their lives, they’re happy, successful and doing well. So for my daughter to be engaged at 16 – I’m under no illusion that it’s young. Of course it is.
“But she’d been going out with her boyfriend for about 12 months, and if she wants to be engaged, she has the maturity to understand what it means. And she is so happy! I’ve watched the video of that moment back, and she’s so elated, it’s beautiful to see.
“She’s not hurting anybody. If she moved in with her boyfriend, nobody would quarrel – but because she’s following this traditional route, people have this big opinion on it. I believe in life you should do whatever you want, if it’s not hurting anybody.”
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The delighted teen showed off her sparkler on Instagram(Image: Venezuela Fury/Instagram)
But Paris admits there’s also been a lot of support for Venezuela following her big news, and adds, “My mum and dad met as teenagers and they’ve been together 40 years now. Isn’t that beautiful? If that’s what happens in her life, I’m over the moon.”
The oldest of seven, Paris admits her eldest child is ‘wise beyond her years’, admits her proud mum. “I think she’s like my mam, she was the oldest of eight. I was like the oldest daughter as I had a sister with special needs and had to help and had to grow up a bit quicker in life.
“My daughter’s very mature for her age, but I look at her and I’m so proud of her. She’s never stepped out of line, she’s never done something to disappoint me, and she’s chosen the option she wants in life. Whatever she chooses from now on, I know I’ll be proud of her – because she’s got such a level head.”
Elsewhere on the podcast, discussing the benefits of such a big family, she admits, ‘In our home, in our culture, we believe in helping each other. I know if I need something, I’ve got friends and family to support me and I’m very blessed to have thatI know a lot of people don’t. We still sit together, for tea.”
As for parents’ perennial battle with screen time, Paris admits that in her house, she, Tyson and Venezuela are the only people in the family to even have a mobile.
“They’ve got tablets that they sometimes use, but very rarely. My youngest son has an Instagram account, but it’s on my phone or his dad’s and is accessed and controlled by us.”
“Venezuela started on social media from 13, 14 in a controlled way – but I dont think social media is good for kids. I try to limit my phone use – it detaches you from each other, and the world. There are good sides to it, but we need to know when to pack it away. But we talk to each other.”
