Little Bobbi Boyden, who is not yet two, has made a name for herself as Baby Beyoncé at beauty pageants across the UK. But since making headlines at the weekend, her mother  Stephanie has found herself in the middle of a furious public backlash. Now, Ms Boyden has hit back at her critics, many of whom described her as 'cruel' to enter her daughter in dance competitions at such a young age, and says their claims are 'absolute nonsense'. Scroll down for video Stephanie (right), alongside pageant director Sara Collins (left), to defend her decision to put her 19-month-old daughter Bobbi (centre) on stage in a curled blonde hair piece and leotard
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Beauty queen Bobbi Boyden dances to 'Single Ladies' at pageants
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The 19-month-old from Essex has been dubbed 'Baby Beyoncé'
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Mother Stephanie has faced massive backlash since her story came out
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Took to This Morning to defend putting Bobbi in pageants so young
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Dismisses the allegations Bobbi is being sexualised as 'absolute nonsense'
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Watch the full interview on ITV's This Morning here
However, despite both women insisting that dancing in competitions is what Bobbi loves, the toddler refused to dance when @placeholder was played in the studio.