Ada Nicodemou has revealed she is scared of giving her son John his own phone and access to social media.
The Home and Away star, 47, has admitted she will give her 12-year-old son a phone when he starts secondary school next year, but she is concerned about the bullying taking place online.
Ada explained that she has a “love-hate relationship” with social media because she finds it addictive.
She admitted that she tries to ignore negative comments from trolls, but they do have an impact on her from time to time.
‘I really feel sorry for children. Trying to get through this as he (Johnas) gets older will be difficult,” the actress shared news.com.au.
Ada also warned parents that it is better to keep children ‘off social media’ for as long as possible.
The actress supports Unplug24, a campaign to boycott network platforms for 24 hours on October 24.
The campaign was started by Wayne Holdsworth, who found his son Mac, 17, dead in their Melbourne home after online trolls lured him into a sextortion scam via social media.
Ada Nicodemou has revealed she is scared of giving her son John his own phone and access to social media
The soap star shares her son Johnas with ex-husband Chrys Xipolitas, to whom she was married for nine years.
They reportedly briefly split in 2010 before reconciling and welcoming their child together in August 2012.
Ada split from Chrys for good and dated businessman Adam Rigby for about eight years before they split in 2023.
She then started dating co-star James Stewart following his split from Sarah Roberts in March this year.
The Home and Away star has admitted she is concerned about the bullying and harassment taking place online. In the photo Ada and Johnas in 2021
The Home and Away on-screen lovebirds were linked for the first time in real life when they shared a kiss on Anzac Day.
Ada finally broke off their relationship in July when she confirmed she is dating her longtime co-star James, 48, describing their romance as ‘unexpected’.
‘Jimmy and I are together, yes. It’s still early days. It is very recent and very unexpected. I’m super happy. It’s really beautiful,” she told Stellar Magazine.