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Nicola Wheeler Issues Parental Warning After Emmerdale Plot on Forwarding Indecent Images

The long-running star used a This Morning interview to stress that forwarding an indecent image of a child can be a crime.

Overview

  • Wheeler told This Morning she had not realised before the storyline that a minor who forwards such images may be committing an offence.
  • She explained that receiving an explicit image and then passing it on constitutes sharing indecent images of a child.
  • The actor said the plot prompted changes at home, including withholding a phone from her 10-year-old son.
  • She noted she recently tightened YouTube settings on his iPad and does not want him exposed to adult content.
  • Wheeler urged parents to monitor children's online activity or rethink giving young kids smartphones, adding that she has played Nicola King since 2001.