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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

Joe Wicks defends decision to pull five-year-old daughter out of school

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Celebrity fitness coach Joe Wicks has addressed his decision to pull his five-year-old daughter out of her first year at school to educate her at home.

Wicks, who is best known for becoming “the nation’s PE teacher” by delivering virtual workout classes to millions of people in the Covid-19 lockdowns, told his Instagram followers in July that he was taking his five-year-old daughter Indie out of school to “spend more time” as a family.

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