As a substitute of pleasure on the information that she's having a child, Sophia Grace was hit with a wave of offended feedback over her being too younger to change into a mother – and she or he has one thing to say about that.
Sophia Grace Brownleespoke in regards to the hate she’s been getting on-line since she introduced that she was anticipating her first baby. The 19-year-old — who grew up on The Ellen DeGeneres Present together with her cousin, Rosie McClelland – advised E! Informationthat she was dealing with a number of criticism for being a teen mother. “I really feel like 19 is kind of younger, clearly, to have a child,” she mentioned. “Normally, most individuals are like, ‘It's best to have infants once you’re 30, and also you’re married, and you reside in your personal home,’ which is totally effective. However clearly, everybody’s gonna have their totally different opinions.”
“I simply really feel it’s in regards to the individual themselves. And so long as you're feeling prepared and it’s one thing that you just’re completely satisfied about, then it’s actually nobody else’s downside,” she advised E! Information. Sophia additionally mentioned that amongst all of the criticism, there was loads of love and assist from her followers. “I’ve seen so many supportive feedback about how ‘You’re younger, however I had a child at this age’ and it was so pretty,” she mentioned. “It actually makes me really feel completely satisfied once I see different women remark that. It actually, actually makes me so extra assured.”
Nevertheless, she did acknowledge that she felt “a bit kind of overwhelmed” at the beginning of the being pregnant. “And you consider like, ‘How am I going to understand how to do that? How am I going to discover ways to carry the child correctly?’ It’s form of scary. It’s a human [reaction], however I really feel like it'll simply come naturally as soon as I've the child. My household and buddies are so supportive. I’m certain that it's going to assist a lot.”
Sophia Grace introduced on Oct. 22 that she was anticipating and had just lately undergone a 20-week ultrasound. In December 2021, she revealed that she ” “has a boyfriend” and so they’ve been collectively for “perhaps two years.” Nevertheless, she “preserve(s) that aspect of my life fairly non-public,” and that’s why she doesn’t submit something on-line with them collectively.
Following the announcement, Rosie, 16, congratulated her cousin on-line. “This photograph was the second Sophia advised me she was pregnant (as you possibly can see, I'm crying),” she wrote whereas sharing a photograph of them hugging. “Congratulations to my lovely cousin Sophia on the information of your being pregnant! To say I’m excited is an understatement, I can’t wait to share this complete new chapter with you and be by your aspect watching you be the most effective mum ever! Love you so a lot…”