Former Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson has hit out at trolls in her DMs after being labelled ‘lazy’ and ‘fat’ by mum-shamers.
The 38-year old, who is engaged to Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Marquez, gave birth to their second child, Thiago, just three weeks ago.
And actress Gemma revealed she suffered the abuse after being “papped” leaving the doctors with her mum and the tot.
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Speaking on her Instagram story, she explained: “Me and my mum were out the other day and a guy papped us – I had no issues, he was doing his job – but it was funny that everything in the article was very, very incorrect. They said we were on a shopping spree. The truth is we were going to the doctors, I needed some steroid cream for my pile!”
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She continued: “So I had an appointment to pick that up and I’m still in these [maternity] dresses because the scars [from childbirth] rub, so I looked like a bag of rags.
“My mum was pushing the pram because it’s quite hilly where I live, I didn’t want to overdo it up-hill. When I came out the doctors I was looking at the medication ingredients list on my phone to see if it would affect my breastfeeding and get in my bloodstream, you know what I’m like.
“Anyway I get a lot of DMs, some are lovely, some of them aren’t. I’ve already had one today saying Thiago shouldn’t be in the sun. I’ve had another saying how lazy I was letting my mum push the pram. I got another saying ‘you used to be fit and you’re still fat’.”
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“So I was thinking all of this was coming from an article which was completely untrue!”
Gemma went onto joke that after deliberating over whether to tell her mum about the cruel jibes, she eventually informed her but she was more interested in how she looked herself.
“She said she looked alright, but told me I looked awful,” laughed Gemma.
Last week, meanwhile, actress Gemma revealed she has no ambition to exercise at the moment, with her priority remaining to recover from a C-section delivery.
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Sharing a lengthy update with fans on her progress, she said: “All the things postpartum we go through. It’s very common for tummy’s to stay swollen after pregnancy and they usually stay swollen longer after a C section due to the inflammation and abdominal swelling from surgery. So don’t worry if you feel you still look pregnant as I do here. ITS NORMAL!”
The soap star went on: “I’m not expecting to look like my old self for months down the line yet. I haven’t even left the house other than pottering about in the garden. I’ve been mindful to rest as much as I can to aid recovery down the line. Weather permitting, towards the end of this week I’m going to start some short walks.
“Until I’ve had my mummy MOT that’s all the exercise I’ll be doing. What I’ve been focusing on instead is trying to make myself feel like my old self, and so far it’s worked.”
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