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BBC sports presenter Gabby Logan lets her 11-year-old twins be gender fluid at home

The TV star says she thinks it's important not to 'force daughter into girly things like clothes and make-up, or son into typically male interests'

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TV’S Gabby Logan has revealed she allows her 11- year-old twins to be “fluid” over their gender.

The BBC Sports presenter said she lets kids Lois and Reuben choose their activities, rather than stick to male and female stereotypes.

 Gabby Logan says she and husband Kenny encourage their twins to be gender fluid
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Gabby Logan says she and husband Kenny encourage their twins to be gender fluidCredit: Scopefeatures

Gabby, 44, said: “I encourage gender fluidity at home.

“I don’t try to force my daughter into only being into girly things like clothes and make-up. And I don’t try to force my son into only being interested in typically male things either.

"I think it’s so important to let kids do what they want to do and leave them be.

 Gabby says her 11-year-olds are not pushed into typically male or female activities, but encouraged to do as they please
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Gabby says her 11-year-olds are not pushed into typically male or female activities, but encouraged to do as they please

“Let them make up their own minds about what they wear. If my daughter wants to wear an outfit I don’t like — or have her hair a ­certain way — I won’t intervene.”

Gabby, who married Scottish rugby hunk Kenny Logan in 2001, gave birth to the twins four years later following IVF treatment.

She joins a list of celebrities who have endorsed “gender fluidity” in their family homes.

The term is used to describe a situation when a person varies between identifying as mainly male or mainly female over time.

 The BBC sports presenter gave birth to the twins in 2005 after IVF treatment
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The BBC sports presenter gave birth to the twins in 2005 after IVF treatmentCredit: Getty Images - WireImage
 Will Smith's son Jaden, 18, has also been known to wear a skirt
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Will Smith's son Jaden, 18, has also been known to wear a skirtCredit: Fame Flynet

Others to embrace the trend have included Adele and Will Smith.

Adele was spotted at Disneyland last year pushing four-year-old son Angelo in a buggy as he wore a Frozen princess outfit.

While Will’s son Jaden, 18, has also been known to wear a skirt.

 Gabby married Scottish rugby hunk husband Kenny Logan in 2001
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Gabby married Scottish rugby hunk husband Kenny Logan in 2001Credit: Getty Images

Gabby, host of BBC2’s Premier League Show, has previously voiced concerns over her twins using social media — and has banned them from having mobile phones.

She said: “Our kids understand our decision on phones and they don’t have social media accounts.”

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