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Vogue Williams says parental judgement doesn't bother her anymore

Vogue Williams on Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything, RTÉ One at 9.50pm
Vogue Williams on Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything, RTÉ One at 9.50pm

Vogue Williams has said that people judging her parenting choices doesn't bother her like it did in the past.

The Howth native, who is expecting her third child with husband Spencer Matthews next spring, is a mother to a three-year-old son named Theodore and a one-year-old daughter called Gigi.

The TV presenter and model appears on Saturday night's episode of Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything and speaks about the online furore that was sparked when she went back to work after having Gigi.

"I always find that funny because Spencer went back to work the next day - I at least waited three weeks!" she laughs.

"I went in to do my radio show and I just think it's always really funny, I never know why people care about it. If you're not murdering somebody or doing something awful like that, I don't mind what you're doing."

Williams previously said she was subjected to abuse online for exercising while pregnant with Theodore. Although it bothered her at the time, she is less susceptible to such comments the third time around.

"I think when I had Theodore it really bothered me, and even during that pregnancy and I was training and people were saying 'you shouldn't be doing this', I let that get to me," she says.

"But now after Gigi, I kind of knew what I was doing. I wasn't as scared of being a parent. I wasn't worried about messing something up, and it just doesn't really bother me anymore."

She adds that she tries to have empathy for those making negative comments, saying: "Some people are having bad days and they send you something just because it makes them feel a bit better, so I try and put it into perspective."

Williams admits that she has been finding this pregnancy tough, adding: "I wouldn't say I'm the biggest fan of being pregnant. I'm delighted we're having another baby, but I feel very sick all the time - proper sick, all the time.

"Who invented morning sickness? Because that's not what it is. It's all day and during the night."

Williams appears on Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything alongside author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri and stand-up star Patrick Kielty.

Watch Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything on RTÉ One, Saturday November 20 at 9:50pm.

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