Poll reveals The Osbournes as scariest celebrity parents

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 18, 2010 -- A survey by the UK’s leading discount website, http://www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk has revealed the Top 10 celebrity parents that people across the UK think their children would find scary if visiting when going trick-or-treating this Halloween.



The poll of 1,257 parents across the UK was conducted by http://www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk in the run up to Halloween, in order to discover more about the opinions of parents in the UK towards famous mums and dads.

The parents who took part in the poll by http://www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk were asked the multi answer question, ‘which of the following celebrity parents do you think your children would find ‘scary’ if they were to knock on their door whilst trick-or-treating this Halloween?’



The poll revealed that Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne would be the ‘scariest celebrity parents’ to visit whilst trick-or-treating, with 77% of parents agreeing. 71% voted for Katie Price, with Britney Spears coming in third with 66%.



According to the study by http://www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, the top ten scariest celebrity parents are:



1. The Osbournes – 77%

2. Katie Price – 71%

3. Britney Spears – 66%

4. David Hasselhoff – 63%

5. Kerry Katona – 59%

6. Pamela Anderson – 51%

7. Mel B – 46%

8. Courtney Love – 42%

9. Kate Moss – 39%

10. Wayne Rooney – 37%



When asked the multiple-choice question, ‘Why do you think this celebrity would be one of the scariest celebrity parents to visit whilst trick-or-treating?’ 54% agreed it would be because of their ‘eccentric behaviour’; while 23% were put off by their history in the press.

Katie Price came in as the second ‘scariest celebrity parent’ with 71% of the votes; 54% said she would come across as ‘scary’ because of her appearance, whilst 23% cited her ‘offensive behaviour’ as a reason they thought their children would find her scary.



The majority of those that chose Wayne Rooney admitted that it was his recent behaviour that led them to vote for him. Over two thirds, 68%, of those that voted for the football star confessed that his recent antics in the press make him bad role model for their children.



Of those who voted for Kate Moss, 32% said that it was her association with drugs that would discourage them from letting their children visit her house. Similarly, 41% of those who voted for Kerry Katona gave the same reason.

Matthew Clifton, parenting expert at http://www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, commented on the findings:



“With Halloween approaching fast, we thought it would be a great idea to see which celebrities parents would least like their children to visit whist trick or treating, based on whether or not their kids would find them scary. There are a few obvious contenders on the list, but also a couple of surprises, like Wayne Rooney.”



He continued,

“Halloween is a great time to have fun with your kids, particularly this year when it falls on the Saturday at the end of half term. For any parents looking for ideas for how to keep their children entertained all weekend, sites such as MyVoucherCodes.co.uk offer great discount codes for things such as clothing, toys and fun days out, not just for the weekend, but for all of half term and there are some great offers for Halloween available.”



LINK http://www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk



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EDITORS NOTES



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