Bachelor star Sam Wood continues to defends NUDE beach photo with 18-month-old daughter Willow and claims stepdaughter Eve, 13, approved of the image before posting
Ex-Bachelor Sam Wood was slammed by fans who claimed his naked beach photo was inappropriate for his 13-year-old stepdaughter Eve to witness.
But the hunky fitness guru father, 38, has defended the innocent photo taken by wife Snezana Markoski on their family holiday in Queensland’s Port Douglas this month.
‘We showed it to Eve and she thought it was hilarious,’ Sam told Today Extra on Friday, claiming the teen approved the image before he shared it to social media.
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‘She thought it was hilarious!’ Bachelor Sam Wood (M) defends NUDE beach photo with 18-month-old daughter Willow and claims stepdaughter Eve, 13, (R) approved of the image before posting. Pictured with Sam’s wife and Eve’s mother Snezana Markoski
In the artistic black-and-white photo, Sam is pictured with his 18-month-old daughter, Willow, in the surf with their backs to the camera.
‘It was just one of those beautiful moments. The photo was hilarious. I just wanted to share it because I thought it was cute,’ he told hosts Sonia Kruger and David Campbell.
‘I don’t think I overstepped the mark,’ Sam added, after the candid photo was initially met with a range of negative responses.
PICTURED: In the artistic black-and-white photo, Sam is pictured with his 18-month-old daughter, Willow, in the surf with their backs to the camera
‘We showed it to Eve and she thought it was hilarious’: Sam and wife Snezana showed the image to Eve before sharing the image online, seemingly confirming she wasn’t there when the photo was taken
While some social media users praised the photo and defended the image, others called it ‘disappointing’ and expressed concern.
‘As a mum of teens my kids would be horrified if I posted my a**,’ wrote one fan.
Another commented: ‘So now his teenage daughter and potentially her friends are gonna see his a**.’
‘I don’t think I overstepped the mark’: Sam defended the innocent photo on live TV, after it was initially met with a range of negative responses by fans
When contacted for comment, Sam told Daily Mail Australia that the photo was just ‘a bit of fun’.
‘Willow was running around on the beach saying “nudie rudie.” It was six in the morning and the beach was empty and she said “Dadda nudie rudie,” so for a laugh I took my shorts off and splashed around with her.
‘It was a beautiful moment and Snez was laughing her head off and took a photo of us. It’s all a bit of fun and I think almost everyone took it as that.’
Building their brood! Newlyweds Sam and Snezana are expecting another little girl in July
Sam and Snezana are expecting another little girl in July.
The pair announced their pregnancy in February, just three months after tying the knot in Byron Bay.
The couple first met on the third season of Channel 10’s The Bachelor in 2015.
Remember them? The couple first met on the third season of The Bachelor in 2015
