‘Gentle parenting at its finest’ people sigh as Billie Faiers reveals son, 6, spent THOUSANDS playing FIFA ngocc

   

REALITY star Billie Faiers has revealed how she's had to put her foot down after discovering her six-year-old son Arthur had spent thousands on her bank card while playing on his iPad.

In a clip from the family's reality show Billie and Greg: The Family Diaries, mum-of-three Billie was seen talking about the "frustrating situation".

Billie Faiers was left stunned when she discovered son Arthur had racked up a huge bill playing FIFA on his iPad

Billie Faiers was left stunned when she discovered son Arthur had racked up a huge bill playing FIFA on his iPadCredit: tiktok/familydiariesofficial

When she looked through her emails, she found invoices detailing charges that had been made to her card

When she looked through her emails, she found invoices detailing charges that had been made to her cardCredit: instagram/billieshepherdofficial

Billie's mum Sue looked equally unimpressed as her daughter filled her in

Billie's mum Sue looked equally unimpressed as her daughter filled her inCredit: TikTok

"Arthur has been spending on my card," she began.

"Yes, I didn't say, you know, you're never to spend anything on this without my permission.

"You always come to me and ask me first.

"I didn't do all of that because I just put the lock on it and thought, oh, he's not getting into that.

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"Little did I know."

The episode then showed Billie talking to mum Sue and another female friend, as she said: "I noticed before, ages ago, he'd like done a couple of big spends on it.

"So we put like a parent lock thing on it where if they want to buy something, it gives you alerts so you get permission."

And it was only when Billie was going through her emails that she found "hundreds of invoices" detailing payments Arthur had made playing football game FIFA on his iPad.

"Tell her how much," Sue instructed her daughter.

To which Billie replied: "I had to stop scrolling because it was like £199, £99.99, £29.99, £299.99."

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She then asked husband Greg if there'd been "fraud" on her account, before realising what had actually happened.

At that point, she marched up to Arthur and told him that she'd be taking him to the police station if he didn't confess what he'd been doing.

"It is really, a really frustrating situation because it's kind of like, how do you get the money back?" Billie said.

As Sue asked if she knew what Arthur had actually spent the money on, Billie said: "It's just like all things like players, games... it's air, nothing!"

Following the shocking blunder, Billie has taken the iPad from Arthur and he's not even asked for it back, with the mum noting "he knows" how much trouble he's in,

The clip from the show was shared on TikTok ahead of the new series premiering on Wednesday night.

Billie Faiers and her growing family

BILLIE Faiers first found fame alongside sister Samantha on The Only Way Is Essex.

She has gone on to forge a successful career for herself, and is appearing alongside husband Greg and their kids in reality series Billie and Greg: The Family Diaries.

The pair are parents to daughter Nelly, 10, son Arthur, six, and daughter Margot, who will turn two this December.

While Billie had previously said she wanted more than three kids, Margot's arrival made her think twice.

"Three feels like having ten," she sighed.

"It's crazy how having that one extra little person to look after can make life so different."

And people in the comments section were quick to comment on Billie's situation, with one writing: "And that ladies and gentlemen is 'gentle parenting' at its finest."

"Imagine having that much money that you don't know it missing until you check your emails?" another added.

"Didn’t even notice it was missing. Rich people problems," a third sighed.

"This is exactly why I got my kid his own bank card and that is connected to his Xbox and only his money is in it," someone else wrote.

"Absolutely no chance I’m being robbed blind for some players on FIFA!"

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"Oh God, we've been through this!" another commented.

"Hundreds gone and no way of getting it back."

Billie said she threatened to take Arthur to the police station unless he fessed up

Billie said she threatened to take Arthur to the police station unless he fessed upCredit: TikTok

And she said her son hasn't dared to ask for the iPad back after she took it away from him

And she said her son hasn't dared to ask for the iPad back after she took it away from himCredit: Instagram

Arthur is Billie and husband Greg Shepherd's middle child

Arthur is Billie and husband Greg Shepherd's middle child