Peter Andre, 50, admits he has become ‘less and less strict’ with each child as he prepares to welcome his fifth.

Peter Andre has admitted he has become ‘less and less strict’ with his children as he prepares to welcome his fifth.

The 50-year-old pop star is set to become a father again in April after confirming he and his wife Emily, 34, are expecting their third child together.

Speaking in an interview about his GB News show Saturday Morning Live gave Peter and Emily an insight into his parenting style.

The singer shares her eldest children, son Junior, 18, and daughter Princess, 16, with ex-wife Katie Price and has daughter Amelia, nine, and son Theo, seven, with Emily.

He started: ‘Regarding the relationship with my children, I always say how being a parent is first and foremost the job. That’s a given. But also being a friend is important, as it means they can open up to you and they can talk to you.’

The 50-year-old pop star is set to become a father again in April after confirming he and wife Emily, 34, are expecting their third child together

Peter continued: ‘Now Junior, my eldest, is a bit disappointed with my parenting because I was so strict with him and then with the other two. But I’m not so strict now. As each child came, I became less and less strict.’

Emily added: ‘I think we just try to be open with them. We just have open dialogue in the family. Who is the strictest? I think it’s a balance.

‘I also learned a lot from Pete, but you have to be strict and have those limits. They need to know that there is also love there.’

Explaining how she helps her children deal with social media, she continued: ‘Social media is a really tricky thing. I think parents now just have to learn to deal with it, because I have absolutely no experience myself.

‘It just wasn’t there when I was a teenager. So it’s something we learn every day and how we can handle it. With the physical side of things, I just try to be really positive to all the kids about their strengths in all areas.

‘I try not to focus too much on their appearance. I always try to tell them, that’s such a good piece of homework you did or I’m really proud of you and I saw how hard you tried today.

“So I try really hard to praise them for things other than physical appearance so that they come to appreciate all aspects of themselves and not just their looks because I think there’s a lot of pressure on boys and girls to look a certain way.

“Whether it’s their body size or shape or their facial features. I always try to make sure they know there are more important things about them.’

The singer shares his eldest children, son Junior (second right), 18, and daughter Princess (right), 16, with ex-wife Katie Price and has Amelia, nine, and son Theo, seven, with Emily

Speaking in an interview on his GB News show Saturday Morning Live, Peter and Emily gave an insight into his parenting style

Earlier, Peter revealed he had ‘strict rules’ for teenage daughter Princess and her first boyfriend.

The singer said his demands are ‘very straightforward’ and he hopes they will set a good example for his younger children Amelia, nine, and Theo, six.

The Mysterious Girl hitmaker said Princess, 16, who went public with her first romance in May, has yet to have a one-night stand with her beau at his home.

He revealed that ‘everyone knows’ his three simple requests for boyfriends or girlfriends, explaining that they should ‘be downstairs, the doors are open and it’s daytime’.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline to help launch On the Beach’s Summer Sun Report, Peter opened up about his tips for parenting a teenage romance.

He began: ‘ In terms of the relationship with my children, I always say how being a parent is first and foremost the job. That’s a given. But being a friend is also important’

Earlier, Peter revealed he had ‘strict rules’ for teenage daughter Princess and her first boyfriend

He said: ‘Any parenting advice or rules are only as good as they are in your house. My rules in my house are very straightforward. Everyone knows them, it’s not even a question.

‘With boyfriends it’s downstairs, the doors are open and it’s daytime. Down in the line, if there is a sleepover, you can sleep below.

‘We also have younger children and you don’t want them to see things. If the relationship ends and you bring someone else in, it doesn’t look right, and for the little kids, it’s always a friend gone.

‘I have strict rules when it comes to that, but as I said, downstairs, doors open and during the day.’