Chloe Madeley has hit back at mum-shamers who shoot down other people’s ‘positive experiences’ of parenting.
The personal trainer, 36, who is the daughter of presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, shares daughter Bodhi, 13-months with husband James Haskell.
Sharing an update to Instagram on Wednesday, Chloe reminded the trolls how everyone’s experiences are different and urged them not to judge.
In a text post, she wrote: ‘It amazes me how many women slam other women for sharing their own experiences of motherhood, especially when caveated with sentences like ‘I know it’s not like this for everyone, but for me…’
‘Please understand that everyone’s experiences are different, and we should be allowed to share our own without judgement.’
Thoughts: Chloe Madeley, 36, has hit back at mum-shamers who shoot down other people’s ‘positive experiences’ of parenting
Family: The personal trainer, who is the daughter of presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, shares daughter Bodhi, 13-months with husband James Haskell
Chloe continued: ‘It’s wonderful that so many women are now praised for sharing their negative times, less so that those who share their positive are then reprimanded.
‘Live and let live. We are not all the same, and that’s NOT a bad thing.’
The TV personality turned off the comments on the update to discourage the trolls.
It comes after Chloe detailed how she suffered trolling for years for being the daughter of one-time king and queen of daytime TV, Richard and Judy.
In an interview with The Daily Mail, she explained how she could never have predicted that the privileges bestowed upon her would lead to so much vitriol — from colleagues and even strangers.
Perhaps it was inevitable when she opted for a career in television and got her first job, working as a runner — on programmes such as The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Loose Women — that accusations of nepotism would be levelled at her.
‘There was one producer, I’ll never forget him, who lost his mind in front of everyone and said, “Just because you’re Richard and Judy’s daughter doesn’t mean you’re going to get an easy ride here,” she explained.
‘At the same time, I was also getting trolled. No one wrote anything about me without mentioning “nepotism”. It was so intense I came off Twitter, it wasn’t good for my mental health.’
Live and let live: Sharing an update to Instagram on Wednesday, Chloe reminded the trolls how everyone’s experiences are different and urged them not to judge
She continued: ‘It felt like people hated me, just for being my parents’ daughter, and got to a point where I was so desperately unhappy I couldn’t function any more.’
‘Back then, being Richard and Judy’s daughter was my identity but now I’m respected and successful in my own field and don’t give a s*** what people say about me.
‘If they don’t like the fact I’m my parents’ daughter, that’s their problem, not mine,’ she said.
The family features in a new series on ITVX called Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair, which charts the ups and downs of Chloe and James’s first months as new parents, with doting grandparents, Richard and Judy, making regular appearances.
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