Paris Fury defends daughter Venezuela’s engagement after backlash

'Venezuela is so mature for her years'

Last month, fans were left gobsmacked when Paris announced that her daughter Venezuela had gotten engaged at her 16th birthday party.

Paris's future son-in-law popped the question amid the birthday celebrations.

Venezuela is set to follow in her parents' footsteps as Paris herself was just 17 when she tied the knot with her husband, boxing legend Tyson Fury.

During an interview on ITV's This Morning with Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, she was asked whether or not she thinks her daughter is old enough to take the plunge.

"She’s very young, [but we don’t] worry at all, Venezuela is so mature for her years," Paris insisted.

"She has done so much, even in such a short time, just because of who she is and the fact that she’s got six younger brothers and sisters that she has helped bring up. I can’t deny it," she added.

"She is very mature, and in the last 12 months, I’ve been doing work with Venezuela. She’s been doing different shoots, interviews, and working on social media.

"I’ve given her all options in life, and she has chosen this path, and I can’t deny her," Paris said.

"I was 17 when I got engaged, so she’s obviously following in my footsteps, and how could I judge her in any which way?" she continued.

"I know she’s young, but I think she’s found the person that she loves, and if she’s happy, I will completely support her."

Paris later added that Venezuela and Noah are in no rush to get married.

"She said she’d like to have a small wedding. She’d like to keep it small, but she’s just got engaged and she’s enjoying this moment. She’s not in a rush. As it stands, she’s just enjoying where she’s at," Paris confirmed, per Express.

The TV star took to Instagram to share a video of the special moment Noah proposed to Venezuela.

She captioned the post: "Congratulations to @venezuelafuryofficial and @7noahprice on getting engaged. Both only young but when you know you know!

"Still in shock but very happy for you both. Me and your Dad couldn’t be prouder."