{"id":2471450,"date":"2026-06-23T02:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2471450"},"modified":"2026-06-23T02:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:10:55","slug":"aussie-influencer-lauren-lakin-says-family-was-refused-entry-from-public-pool-in-france-due-to-hygiene-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aussie-influencer-lauren-lakin-says-family-was-refused-entry-from-public-pool-in-france-due-to-hygiene-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie influencer Lauren Lakin says family was refused entry from public pool in France due to \u2018hygiene rule\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ArticleContent\">\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">An Australian influencer is warning fans travelling to Europe to pack carefully after she revealed she was refused entry from a public pool during a family trip to France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Lauren Lakin says she attempted to take her husband and three children for a dip to escape the heatwave, with temperatures in western Europe climbing to 40C, but was refused entry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">In a video posted on Monday, the 40-year-old told her followers they were rejected due to a \u2018hygiene rule\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The family were told that her husband, Kit, and her son, who were wearing boardshorts for their swim, were not dressed appropriately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWe just got rejected by the local pool. There\u2019s a pool that is right near our Airbnb. We went to go in and they wouldn\u2019t allow Kit to wear swim shorts. No board shorts,\u201d she explains in the video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e1vl0htn0 embed css-1e7dnir-StyledEmbed-StyledInstagramEmbed-PNEmbed e1kmsqkc3\">\n<section class=\"css-1jr5w2z-StyledConsentFallback epu9cz41\">\n<p>If you\u2019d like to view this content, please adjust your<!-- --> <button type=\"button\" class=\"css-rmo6w3-StyledLinkButton ezwyjwt0\">Cookie Settings<\/button>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our<!-- --> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenwestmedia.com.au\/cookies-guide\">Cookie Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Her husband is then heard chiming in, joking his apparel was \u2018not revealing enough\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThey must be skin tight and hugging the genitalia to allow you into the pool,\u201d Kit joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThese are too conservative apparently.\u201d he continued, showing his striped boardshorts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI don\u2019t know about being too conservative but that\u2019s the rule, so just be warned, maybe pack some of those,\u201d Lauren said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThey have a vending machine there where we can buy them\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"css-kn3rvr-StyledPNFigure eq8qgnw2\"><picture class=\"eq8qgnw1 image css-bmfml3-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio-StyledPNArticleImage eosncpx0\"><source data-ratio=\"9:16\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=100&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 100w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=150&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 150w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=250&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 250w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=320&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 320w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=414&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 414w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=500&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 500w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=640&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 640w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=828&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 828w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=1024&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 1024w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22469990\/718e7e19171bb7ce04d42810574525a760d6685c.jpg?imwidth=2048&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 668px\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"eixham80 figcaption css-mcrbmm-StyledPNCaption-StyledPNFigcaption eixham85\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"eixham82 css-1fi3k2d-StyledPNCameraIcon-StyledIconPNImage e1oq86r40\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><title>Camera Icon<\/title><path d=\"M23 19C23 19.5304 22.7893 20.0391 22.4142 20.4142C22.0391 20.7893 21.5304 21 21 21H3C2.46957 21 1.96086 20.7893 1.58579 20.4142C1.21071 20.0391 1 19.5304 1 19V8C1 7.46957 1.21071 6.96086 1.58579 6.58579C1.96086 6.21071 2.46957 6 3 6H7L9 3H15L17 6H21C21.5304 6 22.0391 6.21071 22.4142 6.58579C22.7893 6.96086 23 7.46957 23 8V19Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 17C14.2091 17 16 15.2091 16 13C16 10.7909 14.2091 9 12 9C9.79086 9 8 10.7909 8 13C8 15.2091 9.79086 17 12 17Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"css-15pqx16-StyledPNFigCaptionText eixham84\"><span class=\"css-1drr6t0-PNCaption eixham83\">Pictured the boardshorts her husband was wearing that were deemed inappropriate.<\/span><span> Credit: <!-- -->@lakin.life<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Lauren goes on to explain that her young son was also wearing boardshorts and was also not allowed to swim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cIt was just the boys, the girls could wear whatever, but the boys had to wear the speedos,\u201d she elaborated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The influencer further elaborated in her caption alongside the video: \u201cPack your budgie smugglers if you\u2019re heading to France. We looked up why this is the rule, it\u2019s due to hygiene reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cApparently board shorts are worn outside and in other public places whereas swimmers are only worn at the pool, therefore more hygienic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">She continued: \u201cIt\u2019s also been the French tradition for years, so I can respect that! Totally going to get Kit some Euro shorts this week before we attempt the pool again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">She then asks her followers: \u201cDid you know this about France?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.perthnow.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian influencer is warning fans travelling to Europe to pack carefully after she revealed she was refused entry from a public pool during a family trip to France. 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