Louise Thompson has apologised after she and Ryan Libbey faced criticism over remarks made about potty training on their podcast, He Said, She Said. The former Made In Chelsea stars discussed a Guardian report on a survey of teachers, which found that around one in four children starting reception in 2025 were not toilet-trained, and 28 per cent could not eat or drink independently.
During the podcast, Libbey said, “You've got a large number of kids in reception who've got nappies on, and they can't feed or drink themselves,” prompting laughter from Thompson. Viewers described the conversation as “shocking” and “disappointing”, noting that children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) may still require nappies at that age.
Thompson has since apologised, clarifying that the statistics were not referring to Send children or those with a disability. She added, “What this has taught us is that we should have considered those other groups of children and this is an area that is so under-discovered.”
