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"I signed up for the show - she didn't," Charlie told The Sun
EastEnders star Charlie – who left the jungle the winner – said she could not stop imagining her daughter's 'disappointed face' when she was unable to see her after failing a challenge.
The paper claims the distraught mum 'begged show staff to reassure her' that little Kiki was OK
"I didn't want her to be so upset. I had no idea this was happening. It was my lowest point," Charlie said in the interview, "My mum gave the green light for her to be there because it was an opportunity for Kiki to see me - and I think she thought she would."
Charlie had been carrying out a bushtucker trial with fellow contestant Eric Bristow in which they had to choose a door to open. Behind one of them was Eric's 19-year-old son James and behind another, seven-year-old Kiki.
Kiki was reduced to tears when she realised she was not going to see her mummy.
Charlie said she felt like she'd been 'kicked' when she found out Kiki was behind another door.
"I felt so sad for both of us and I couldn't stop thinking about it afterwards," she said, "Afterwards I went straight up and spoke to the show bosses. They said she 'had a moment', but assured me she was OK after they gave her a bowl of ice cream."
The scenes prompted viewers to take to social networking sites to brand the show 'exploitative'.
Uh-oh moments from celebrity parents
- Suri cruise NEVER wearing a coat<p> Frosty temperatures, see-your-breath-style weather. Time to bundle up in a nice faux-fur jacket right? Not if your name is Suri Cruise. The little lady is always parading around <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/13/why-suri-cruise-never-wears-a-coat-katie-holmes-reveals-all/" target="_blank">without a coat, </a>and even her mother, Katie, can’t stop her.</p> <p> ‘Recently, Suri and I were taking a walk and a fight got started because it was cold outside and she didn't want to wear her coat. My philosophy is, well, fine, because after a block of walking you're going to ask me for your coat.So the pictures of her [without a coat in cold weather] are sort of embarrassing, but I said, "Suri, I'll take the hit. Just put it on when you get cold."'</p> <p> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 10/10</p> <p> Come on Katie, sort it out.</p>
- Emma Thompson reaches boiling point<p> Emma Thompson seems so calm and breezy whenever we see her on the telly, but the same can’t be said for dealing with her daughter who has reached double figures: ‘I dropped the ball quite recently in Scotland at a party when I shouted at Gaia [Emma’s daughter]. She’d asked for things so I shouted at her, and then she went and hid by the rubbish bins. It was really bad.’<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 6/10</p> <p> Not great but we’ve certainly heard worse.</p>
- Stepmum fail: Sienna Miller cuts Sadie's son's hair<p> It all kicked off when Sienna took boyfriend Jude Law’s son with Sadie Frost, Rudy, to the hairdressers to have a, rather extensive, trim without permission. Cue catty comments from Sadie on Twitter, and a tabloid field day.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor: </strong>8/10</p> <p> A trim would have been passable, but apparently Rudy’s curly locks were all cut off. Note to Sienna: best to ask first.</p>
- Halle Berry loses her daughter<p> Most of us have had a heart-stopping ‘where’s she gone’ moment, but Halle Berry actually lost her daughter, Nahla in a shopping centre.</p> <p> ‘You look away for a second and they're gone, and your body just gets all hot’ admitted Halle. ‘I look around and, sure enough, 30 seconds later, she pokes her head out: 'Hi, Mommy.' But it made me think: What if she really did get lost? Would she be able to say who she is?’<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 4/10</p> <p> We’ve all been there, Halle, and can’t imagine toddler reins being the height of Hollywood fashion…</p>
- Sara's skanky family car!<p> Three children, a hectic showbiz schedule (and a dog) means <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/21/sara-cox-our-house-is-complete-chaos-but-i-love-it/" target="_blank">Sara Cox</a> is a busy lady. But there is no excuse to admit in an interview that you don’t clean your car out. Like, ever:<br /> ‘My car is disgusting. I think some milk has been dropped in there, there’s rotting fruit, it stinks!’<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 7/10</p> <p> Revolting - but come on, we all do it.</p>
- Lily Allen can't beat the barf<p> Morning sickness when you’re locked in the loo is bad enough, but out in public can be mortifying. So imagine how horrible vomiting in the street, hiding from a pack of paparazzi ready with their lenses must be. Poor Lily Allen found out, tweeting: ‘Aah the joys of pregnancy, just got papped vomiting on Bond Street.’ Nice.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 3/10</p> <p> When it’s coming…it’s coming.</p>
- Eddie Murphy: Who's the daddy?<p> Poor Mel B had a tough old time when former flame, Eddie Murphy, denied her baby bump, now daughter, Angel was anything to do with him. Public spats, catty comments and a DNA test later, Eddie was confirmed as Angel’s father. Mel and Eddie are now, apparently, on speaking terms, and Angel has started to have contact with his daughter.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor: </strong>10/10</p> <p> Horrendous behaviour by Eddie. Hats off to Mel for being the bigger person.</p>
- Victoria Beckham's balancing act<p> Did you feel a bit wobbly after childbirth? Terrified of dropping your precious bundle as you headed out? Not Posh. She carted <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/09/12/victoria-beckham-ditches-harpers-monochrome-but-the-brown-soc/" target="_blank">daughter Harper</a> around New York fashion week in her arms, without a pram or sling in sight, in skyscraper heels. Plus she was meant to be recovering from a back problem. The mind boggles.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fail factor: </strong>9/10</p> <p> Utterly ridiculous, but if anyone can keep their balance in heels, it’s Posh.</p>
- Kourtney Kardashian in toddler nose job riddle<p> The rumour mill went into overdrive when Kourtney was spotted apparently heading to see a <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/09/14/is-kourtney-kardashians-21-month-old-son-seeing-a-plastic-surgeon/" target="_blank">plastic surgeon</a> about son Mason’s nose after he fell and bruised it. Just to add, the little lad is 21 MONTHS OLD.</p> <p> <strong>Fail factor: </strong>If true, 10/10</p> <p> OMG.</p>
- Suri and the penis sweets<p> Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise get a lot of grief about daughter Suri’s exploits (heels, scantily-clad in winter, you know the kind of thing…) but when the five-year-old was snapped eyeing up a packet of penis shaped sweets, we couldn’t help but feel sorry for Katie.</p> <p> The little lady grabbed the packet as she left a building with her mum, and the paps had a field day as her (manicured) fingers tightened around the naughty treats.</p> <p> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 6/10.</p> <p> It wasn’t Katie’s finest hour, but keeping little fingers away from ANYTHING is tricky.</p>
- Sacha Baron Cohen's stroller stress<p> Out shopping with daughter Olive, Sacha? Watch those bags aren’t… too late. It’s gone. Fabulous.</p> <p> <strong>Fail factor:</strong> 5/10</p> <p> Bad, but no one was hurt and he was spotted chuckling about it later.</p>
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