Pop star Chappell Roan claimed many of her friends who have children are “in hell”, prompting a furious backlash from parents – but is she right or not?
Pop star Chappell Roan was slammed after claiming she didn’t know “a single person who is happy and has children”.
The Pink Pony Club singer, 27, who is known for her outlandish looks, was asked if she would ever have kids.
Chappell said: “All of my friends who have kids are in hell. I actually don’t know anyone who’s, like, happy and has children at this age… anyone who has light in their eyes… anyone who has slept.”
And the outburst, on the Call Her Daddy podcast in the US, sparked anger among people with nippers. PR guru Kellie Whitehead, 47, who has three kids, said: “To suggest that parents are not and cannot be happy in their roles is naive and coming from a voice of no experience here.
“I know it’s exclusionary to say, but nothing makes a mother’s eyes roll more than unsolicited opinions from the childless. Also – how do her friends feel about her speaking about them so publicly? It’s rude.”
And mum Hailey Osborne, a social media influencer, accused Chappell of “misunderstanding hard work and hard days for ‘hell’.”
She added: “It’s so frustrating because I know that’s what a lot of the younger generation is listening to and it’s so far from the truth.”
Author Danielle D’Souza Gill wrote on X: “Having children is the most rewarding experience ever. Life isn’t about constant ‘happiness.’ It’s about glorifying God and leaving a meaningful legacy.”
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But Gordon Dowall-Potter, founder of fatherhood online platform MANtenatal and a dad of five, defended the singer’s comments.
He said: “Chappell Roan’s take is valid – parenting isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. It’s overwhelming, it can be isolating, and, yes, it will completely upend your social life, sleep, identity – all of it.
“I think it’s powerful when people feel free to say, ‘That’s not for me.’ We need to normalise that honesty.”
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