Travis Barker has spoken out about a huge parenting choice he and Kourtney Kardashian are fighting to protect, following the news that a photo of their son had been leaked on social media.
The couple tied the knot in 2022 before welcoming their first child together – a boy named Rocky, who was born the following year.
Kourtney, 45, is also mum to Mason, Penelope and Reign – who she shares with ex Scott Disick – while Travis, 48, shares Alabama and Leyton with Shannon Moakler, having also reportedly remained close to stepdaughter Atiana.
When Rocky arrived, the pair decided that they wanted to keep him ‘out of the spotlight’, initially choosing to be fairly elusive about the birth itself.
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They’ve since posted a few pics on social media of their youngest, but his face is always obscured.
However, being in the public eye means Kourtney and Travis may often struggle to control the privacy they want for their son – as proven by a recent leak of a photo.
In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, Travis reflected on what happened, saying: “Unfortunately, someone finally got a photo of him, but we’d rather keep him out of the spotlight.”
He admitted he’d have followed the same approach with his eldest children if he was able to do it all again.
“If I could do everything different, I would have done the same thing with my [older] kids,” Travis continued.
“I think it’s weird to grow up and you’re 15 or 12, and you’re like, ‘Mom, you posted this of me?'”
The Blink-182 drummer said that, when he’s not touring, Mondays often mean family time for him and Kourtney.
“If I’m home, and not on tour, I wake up around 6:00 and walk for an hour,” he said.
“If Rocky is up, we’ll go for a walk outside; me, my wife and Rocky. Then I hit a workout right afterward.”
There’s no room for breakfast, though, as it’s a meal Travis doesn’t do.
“I don’t eat breakfast,” he explained.
“After my workout, I do a proper protein shake. I like frozen fruit—like blackberries, blueberries, strawberries—and avocado, coconut water, a dash of cinnamon, maca, a half a banana, a scoop of almond butter and plant-based protein, Vega.”
He added: “I gave up on smoking, drinking and doing drugs years ago. My new addiction is running. I run three miles every day.
“When I’m on tour, I hit an hour-long walk, run for 30 minutes. No weights on show day, but I do abs and core work.
“Maybe it’s superstitious, but I like the concept of doing all your hard work in the morning, so that my show is the easiest thing I’m going to do all day.”
Topics: Celebrity, Kourtney Kardashian, Parenting
Jess Hardiman