Hugh Jackman checks his children's phones

Actor Hugh Jackman has revealed that he carries out "random" checks on his children's phones to ensure they are staying safe.

Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness take precautions to ensure Oscar, 17, and Ava, 12, are careful about who they interact with on social media and they set out strict rules before they had allowed the youngsters to use sites like Instagram, reports belfasttelegraph.co.uk

"They are on social media, but I tell them they can only follow people they know, and only people we know can follow them," Jackman told Closer magazine.

"Fans may look to befriend them because of who I am.

"I also tell them I am going to look at their phones. I do it randomly. They are young and they will make mistakes. But I don't want them to make ones they are going to live with for years," he added.

-IANS