Entertainment reporter Peter Ford has angered the Twitter community after slamming Chrissie Swan 's decision to leave her one-year-old baby at home to appear on a reality show . MIX FM DJ Chrissie , who is currently the favourite to take out the crown on the channel 10 show I 'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here , has been in the South African jungle for the past six weeks , leaving her three children in Australia with their father Chris Saville . Well-known entertainment whiz Ford has claimed that the 41-year-old radio and television personality is 'chasing fame ' by taking part in the show and has expressed his doubts over what it says about today 's society . Scroll down for video . Entertainment reporter Peter Ford has angered the Twitter community after slamming Chrissie Swan 's ( pictured with her daughter Peggy ) decision to leave her one-year-old baby at home to appear on a reality show . Swan has three children - one-year-old Peggy , three-year-old Kit and seven-year-old Leo . On numerous occasions , the much-loved personality has expressed on air that she misses her children . She has been slammed in the past for smoking throughout her most recent pregnancy and burst out crying on I 'm A Celebrity when telling her fellow camp that she missed her son Kit 's first day of preschool . She also revealed on the show that Kit has a hearing impairment for the first few years of his life , leaving him unable to say 'mum ' . Celebrity whiz Peter Ford has slammed Chrissie Swan on social media . The well-known entertainment correspondent has expressed his opinion on Swan . Swan has made it down to the final three contestants on I 'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here . Ford , who can be heard every morning on 6PR radio talking about all things celebrity , certainly did n't hold back when he sent the controversial tweet out to his 8,700 followers . 'Chrissie Swan looks set to win Celeb . Not sure what it says about society that we reward a mother who leaves a 1 year old baby to chase fame , ' the tweet said . Immediately , a plethora of angry responses flooded the Twitter feed , with many claiming ford , whose bio says he is the 'best informed entertainment correspondent in Australia ' , was taking a 'cheap shot ' at the reality star . 'You had a cheap shot at her character by saying she 's chasing fame , ' one Twitter user said . Chrissie and her son Leo are pictured here walking with her partner Chris Saville . He is in Australia taking care of the couple 's three kids . Chrissie has cried on the show over the fact that she missed her son Kit 's first day in preschool because she was in the South African jungle . 'Perhaps , just perhaps @ ChrissieSwan is doing the show to feed her family ? ' another commenter said . Ford has been questioning Chrissie 's involvement in the show since the opening night . On January 31st , the night I 'm A Celebrity debuted in Australia , Ford tweeted : 'Finally that recurring title attached to Chrissie as one of Australia 's most loved stars will be put to the test . Time will tell . ' After a barrage of abuse from angry Chrissie Swan fans , Ford said it was simply his opinion that Chrissie should not have left her children at home to take part in the show . The reality star recently confessed on the show that she believes she 's shed an impressive ten kilos during her stint in the jungle . Ford has let his opinions on Chrissie be known to his Twitter followers . Chrissie Swan recently revealed that she 's lost 10kg in the jungle . 'She can do whatever she wants . I simply said I could n't do it . She must be stronger & wiser than me , ' he said . Chrissie has made it down to the final three on I 'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here . The final will air on Sunday night and Chrissie is hotly tipped to win and be crowned queen of the jungle . If she wins , her nominated charity , CARE Australia , are set to receive $ 100,000 .
Peter Ford has angered Twitter users after slamming Chrissie Swan . He said she is 'chasing fame ' and is worried about what it says about society . Ford claimed she should n't have left her one-year-old baby at home . Swan is currently in South Africa taking part in I 'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here . Comment: