Gwyneth Paltrow allowed her daughter Apple to get her ears pierced at the age of five because the youngster spent years begging for the style statement.
The actress' eldest child with husband Chris Martin was desperate to wear earrings after discovering Spanish children have their ears pierced as babies.
And the six year old relentlessly pleaded with her parents until they allowed her to sport real studs in her ears.
Paltrow tells Hello! Canada, "We're strict with them to an extent, but we also try to be respectful of who they are and work with them when they really want something.
"For instance, Apple had been wanting to get her ears pierced from the age of two. Our nanny is Spanish and in Spain girls get their ears pierced when they're born. Apple would see little Spanish girls and say, 'Why can't I have my ears pierced, too?' So when she was five we let her have her ears pierced.'"