Parents vote Miley Cyrus & Kanye West the WORST celebrity role models for kids
See the full Top 5
Miley Cyrus and Kanye West have been voted the worst celebrity role models for children in a new poll.
The survey asked 2,287 British parents, who all had children under the age of 10, which famous stars they would LEAST like to influence their offspring.
The exact question they were asked read: “Are there any celebrities you would hate for your children to idolise?”
In the female category, twerkmaster general Miley came out on top with 78% of parents saying they would hate their kids to take inspiration from her.
Miley was swiftly followed by the flesh-flashing Nicki Minaj (54%) and Kim Kardashian (43%), Twilight actress Kristen Stewart (36%) and Rihanna (36%) in fifth spot.
Over in the male category, divisive rapper Kanye West took the dubious top spot with 56% of parents disapproving - just ahead of Justin Bieber’s 55%.
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik (41%), troubled actor Shia LaBeouf (38%) and famous airhead Joey Essex (25%) completed the top 5.
Chris Johnson, Head of Operations at vouchercloud.com, who conducted the poll, said: “It's no surprise that parents are worried about celebrity influence on their children, particularly when you look at the likes of Miley Cyrus.
“She started out as the perfect teen idol in Hannah Montana and then when she reached a certain age, she decided to rid herself of the clean-teen image.
“Parents tend to have high hopes for their children and it's typically not a parent's dream for them to prance around with not a lot of clothes on, partying their lives away.
“Each parent is individual in their wants and needs for their own children, but ultimately the child will turn out to be the person they want to be and will make their own decisions.”
In conjunction with the bad influences question, parents were also asked who they think would be a good roll model with Kate Middleton and Ed Sheeran coming out on top in their categories.
Check out all the results below:
Top 5 bad female influences: 1. Miley Cyrus - 78% 2. Nicki Minaj - 54% 3. Kim Kardashian - 43% 4. Kristen Stewart - 36% 5. Rihanna - 34%
Top 5 bad male influences 1. Kanye West - 56% 2. Justin Bieber - 55% 3. Zayn Malik - 41% 4. Shia LaBeouf - 38% 5. Joey Essex - 25%
Top 5 good female influences 1. Kate Middleton - 34% 2. Michelle Keegan - 32% 3. Taylor Swift - 27% 4. Beyoncé - 23% 5. Angelina Jolie - 22%
Top 5 good male influences 1. Ed Sheeran - 41% 2. Harry Styles - 26% 3. Lewis Hamilton – 20% 4. James Corden - 17% 5. Justin Timberlake - 14%