Peter Andre accused of ruining mum's Mother's Day at Twycross Zoo

Apr 10 2011

A MUM has accused Peter Andre of ruining her Mother’s Day after her family was shunted off a kiddies train – so he could drive it for TV cameras.

The pop star was at Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire last Sunday, filming for his new ITV2 reality show.

But the mum claims the celebrity visit marred her Mother’s Day after she, her husband and their two children, aged five and two, were blocked from riding a miniature train – so Andre could film on it.

The dad later made an official complaint to the zoo about their treatment and has now received an apology.

The 35 year-old mum, who asked not to be named, said: ‘’We’d joined the queue for the train but then a staff member said it was closing for an hour, as Peter Andre needed it for filming.

‘’My husband argued that we were paying customers, not celebrities, but they didn’t even seem to be listening.

‘’Frustrated, we just stood to one side and talked about what we were going to do next.’’

Chart-topper Andre and his entourage, including manager Claire Powell, eventually turned up in a coach buggy, with minders and camera crew in tow.

The mum added: ’’Peter spent five to 10 minutes waiting in the buggy while crowds milled around.

‘’At one point I tried to take a picture but was warned by his minder: ‘No pictures. You do not have his permission and you cannot sell them or put them on Youtube.

‘’I was angry at how rude he was, especially as my mother was also told to ‘move out of the way’, while they made a path to the train for Peter, although I’m not sure if that was by a minder or TV person.’’