PARENTS RANK MILEY CYRUS & KANYE WEST HAS WORST CELEBRITY ROLE MODEL FOR CHILDREN

Children need good role models while they're growing up - and it turns out that British parents are somewhat fussy about which celebrities their kids look up to.

While mums and dads are happy for their little ones to be looking up to the likes of demure Kate Middleton, a staggering 78 per cent don't want them to be influenced by 'off-the-rails' Miley Cyrus, according to a survey.

The study, which was conducted by vouchercloud.com, asked 2,287 British parents - all of whom have at least one child under the age of 10 - which celebrity role models concerned them.

All participants were asked: 'Are there any celebrities you would hate for your children to idolise?'

Provided with a list of celebrities, the concerned parents then ticked off any stars that they perceived as troublesome or a negative influence.

 When it came to male stars, more than half of parents (56 per cent) instantly flagged that they saw speech-interrupting rapper Kanye West as a bad influence.

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THE BAD FEMALE INFLUENCES

1. Miley Cyrus - 78%

2. Nicki Minaj - 54%

3. Kim Kardashian - 43%

4. Kristen Stewart - 36%

5. Rihanna - 34%

THE BAD MALE INFLUENCES

1. Kanye West - 56%

2. Justin Bieber - 55%

3. Zayn Malik - 41%

4. Shia LaBeouf - 38%

5. Joey Essex - 25%

THE GOOD FEMALE INFLUENCES

1. Kate Middleton - 34%

2. Michelle Keegan - 32%

3. Taylor Swift - 27%

4. Beyoncé - 23%

5. Angelina Jolie - 22%

THE GOOD MALE INFLUENCES

1. Ed Sheeran - 41%

2. Harry Styles - 26%

3. Lewis Hamilton – 20%

4. James Corden - 17%

5. Justin Timberlake - 14%