Controversy: ‘does Sam Faiers really NEED to breastfeed on Snapchat?’

Aug 1, 2016

She certainly knows how to stir up the masses – and that's exactly what reality TV star Sam Faiers did recently when she decided to document on social media her breasting her young son, Paul.

The former Towie star captioned the Snapchat photo “milk and bed”, and in it the 25-year-old can be seen lying on her side with her seven-month-old latched on.

We reckon it's a gorgeous image, but seemingly not all her fans agree. Indeed, some were quick to criticise her, taking to Twitter to question why she would share the photo.

Sam faiers story wtf pic.twitter.com/YETHBFVtw2

— Devon Roberts (@devonrobertsx) July 31, 2016

Sam faiers what are you doing on ur snapchat

— Lucy Wilding (@lucywildingg) July 31, 2016

I'm all for women breast feeding in public but does Sam Faiers really need to put it on her snapchat story

— Chaz (@Xcharharrison_) July 31, 2016

Thankfully, however, there were plenty of others who were quick to jump to her defence, with one describing it as "beautiful" and another saying "it was natural".

@SamanthaFaiers #brelfie love it girl!

— Karis (@KarisRayn) August 1, 2016

I bet half the people shaming @SamanthaFaiers over her breastfeeding selfie wouldn't be offended if she posed topless in a lads mag.

— Hannah Louise (@x_hLj_x) August 1, 2016

Leave the poor woman alone she breast feeding her baby what the harm in that!! People need to stop being negative @SamanthaFaiers

— Carley (@Carleyalexis4) August 1, 2016