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Christian Wilkins, the son of TV presenter Richard Wilkins, has revealed he’s penned a children’s book about a boy who loves being a princess.

The 27-year-old model took to Instagram to announce the book, titled Princess Mitchell, will be released in October.

“I can’t wait to share Princess Mitchell with you all,” he wrote. “The very first copy arrives next week ahead of it’s release in October, and iI’m so excited! So proud of this.”

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According to publisher Simon & Schuster the book is a ‘heartwarming story about making friends, celebrating differences and embracing who you are’.

The blurb explains, “Mitchell likes playing soccer, but he loves being a princess.

“On Saturdays, Mitchell plays soccer alongside his best friend, Beck. He likes to wear a tutu over his uniform but feels upset when one of his teammates makes fun of him for it. Damon thinks princesses can’t play soccer.

“Mitchell knows better, though. And he’s excited because next week is both his birthday and the soccer grand final. His princess party is going to be so much fun, but he can’t stop worrying about the game. What will Damon say if he misses a goal?

“Mitchell will need to use all his skills to help his team, and he might just have a special trick up his sleeve…”

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Christian admits when he was a boy he also loved princesses and played soccer on Saturdays.

“At a young age I was aware I didn’t fit in with the other little boys playing sports,” he told The Daily Telegraph.

“Not all the other kids understood. I appreciate that the kids didn’t mean to cause harm bit it still hurt to be made to feel not included.

“I wanted to create a book that reflected a messaging that’s really important to me … authenticity.”

He says he hopes children can find a sense of truth within themselves after reading the book, and embrace their differences.

Princess Mitchell, $24.99, can be pre-ordered now.

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  • Seems like anyone can write a book these days, and if you have a celebrity parent, people will buy it. I think as a child they don’t need to read about mixed messages. Let’s not confuse them more.

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  • Im looking forward to reading it.

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  • I’m not sure this kind of book will help anyone. Sure, if your son wants to wear a tutu, go for it, it’s part of dress ups role playing growing up etc. But anything more…..I dont think so

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  • This book should help those children who don’t fit in. Not all who play with dolls and dress in feminine clothing turn out to be that way inclined later in life, but none of them should be made to feel as though they are doing something wrong if they wish to dress up and be a princess! Good on you, Christian

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  • He is always toted as Richard Wilkin’s son, never just his name.

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  • Exxy for a kids book!

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  • Why be a princess when a boy can be a majestic prince?

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  • What a great story for everyone about accepting people for who they are and not who we think they should be.

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  • A great story to be told. If kids understand inclusion from a young age, we’re raising the next generation to hopefully practice inclusion automatically.

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  • Inclusion is so important indeed

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  • Children should be accepted, not encouraged, to be different.

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  • This seems like a lovely book but a bit pricey.

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  • Embracing differences is a nice sentiment, however, it won’t matter how many books you write, little boys dressing as girls is not ever going to be normal and kids who are different like that will stand out and get picked on. I don’t think we should encourage kids to go out of their way to stand out- they’re only going to get hurt.

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  • No sorry, this is not okay. We do not nor should not be confusing poor kids with this Trollope. We can assume what a trouble childhood this poor boy had with his absent philandering father. We are present and easing our kids they won’t need to be off confused figuring themselves out. Not cool

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  • I’m all for boys and girls having access to the same toys and resources to play with, however there’s a big difference between a little boy dressing up and a grown man wearing a dress. Is this what we are to teach our kids is normal now.

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  • Great theme, my son very much loved to dress up like princesses and girls.

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  • What a great book.

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  • Wonderful that books are becoming very inclusive

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  • It’s wonderful that people are being encouraged to be their authentic selves, without shame, stigma or prejudice.

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  • What a great and different book!
    Good to see how people are standing up for themselves and portraying a message for others to be the same.

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