Myleene klass says rant about 'bonkers' birthday email made her 'coura

The singer said there are "sadly" some hard feelings in the playground following the storm of publicity created by her social media posts, with some mothers reportedly complaining

their confidences had been betrayed. But Myleene, who lives in north London, has explained her reasoning behind publicising the "bonkers" emails which, she confirmed, were a year

old. Writing in the Daily Telegraph the 36-year-old said: "My intention was to stop all these serious, money-focused exchanges and remind parents, all of us under pressure to do the

very best for our children, of what birthdays should be about. "Though they were old exchanges, I've received countless emails like this since." Her original tweet read:

"FYI I have changed the names etc, but this landed in my #inbox #bonkers #schoolgates," alongside a screenshot of the email. Despite the mother adding that there was "no

obligation" to join in, Myleene responded by suggesting that people should get what they are given. Her reply included: "For Ava's [her daughter] birthday, she has requested a

real, live unicorn." She added money could be donated at fictitious site "www.getwhatyouregivenandendthismadness.com", before signing off with: "If you don't wish

to, please don't feel any pressure from the countless email I intend to follow this up with and clog you inbox." In today's Telegraph the mother-of-two said it is the

responsibility of parents to "stop the culture of materialism that has become so embedded in our society", questioning what expectations a child may have at 15 if they get a Kindle

aged seven. She also spoke of the pressure some parents face at feeling an expectation to contribute £10 each time their child's classmate has a birthday, although she admitted she is

in "a privileged position" compared to many. The Classic FM presenter's actions gained a mostly positive reaction, she said, but she admitted she understood where the

emails' authors were coming from, with one explaining that she saw it as problem-solving for a child to receive one gift instead of separate presents from each class member.