Steph Claire Smith has hit back after trolls shamed her for flaunting her figure as a pregnant mum-of-one.
The 30-year-old influencer and podcaster shared a video of her sculpting her baby bump in a bikini and mocked the criticism, but later admitted that it bothered her.
“I think the reactions I got this week for being in a bikini as a mom upset me a little bit,” she told the newspaper. Herald Sun on Saturday.
“Number one, people should be able to feel confident and comfortable wearing what’s right for them,” the beauty continued.
‘And people can have an opinion, but it is not necessarily necessary to share it.’
The fitness influencer shares son Harvey, two, with husband Josh Miller, who is expecting the couple’s second child.
Steph Claire Smith (pictured) has hit back after trolls shamed her for showing off her figure as a pregnant mother of one
This week, Steph took to social media to show off her baby bump in a cheeky video after being embarrassed by her barely-there ensembles.
In the footage, she can be seen in a skimpy bikini as she mimes the lyrics to Lily Allen’s 2009 hit, F*** You.
Captioning the clip, ‘Mum’s Should Cover Up’, Steph appears to be clapping back at body-shaming trolls.
“I do me, you do you,” Steph told her 1.5 million followers in a message she shared in the post.
In the clip, the ultra-fit social media star, dressed in a baseball cap and sunglasses, can be seen performing a series of hip-shaking moves while lip-syncing to Allen’s protest song.
Steph can be seen miming the chorus which includes the lyrics: ‘F*** you (F*** you), f*** you very, very very much.
“Because we hate what you do, and we hate your whole team. So please don’t keep in touch.’
The song was originally written as a protest against ultra-conservative bigots who espouse homophobic and racist views.
The 30-year-old influencer and podcaster shared a video of her sculpting her baby bump in a bikini and mocked the criticism, but later admitted it did bother her
“I think the comments I got this week for being in a bikini as a mom upset me a little bit,” she said
Steph’s post seemed to be met with a positive response from her followers.
‘Jacket!! Our children deserve parents who celebrate themselves and their bodies (especially moms!) at all stages of our lives,” one fan posted.
‘How good of you girl! I’d be in a bikini too if I looked like you!’ said another.
“If I looked as good as Steph I would never wear anything but a bikini,” another user added.
It comes after Steph claimed she lost Instagram followers after announcing she had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD].
The fitness influencer revealed on Stellar’s Something To Talk About podcast that she noticed a “huge spike” in unfollowers the day she revealed her ADHD diagnosis.
“There was a huge spike in unfollowers and I looked at the date and it was the day I had posted about my ADHD diagnosis,” she said.
Steph, who is expecting her second child with husband Josh Miller, said women were more likely to be “misdiagnosed” and more and more people are finding out they have ADHD.
The fitness influencer shares son Harvey, two, with husband Josh Miller, who is expecting the couple’s second child
‘People should feel confident and comfortable wearing what is right for them. And people can have opinions, but it’s not necessarily necessary to share them,” she said
“It’s been a terrible sentiment online in recent years with ADHD because a lot of people are coming out with this diagnosis,” she continued.
“People think it’s this trend and they’re tired of hearing about it, so I was very aware of that and it was one of the things that made me very nervous about sharing it.”
Steph bravely spoke about her health update in a vulnerable confession in October, admitting she felt ‘relieved’ when a doctor confirmed her diagnosis.
Speaking on KICPOD, the podcast she co-hosts with fellow influencer and business partner Laura Henshaw, Steph said she first asked to get tested after inviting Em Rusciano on the show to discuss her experiences with ADHD.
“I was recently diagnosed with combined ADHD,” she said in the podcast.
“I had Em on and she was talking about her subsequent ADHD diagnosis, and during the conversation there was so much I didn’t realize, but I nodded along and agreed with and shared her story.
“At one point she said maybe I was a little neuro-piquant, and at that point I was like, ‘I don’t know.’
The model and mother of one went on to describe the screening process she underwent for a woman in her 30s and confessed that she worried about not being diagnosed.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder affects approximately one in twenty Australians.
It is characterized by persistent patterns of inattentive, impulsive and sometimes hyperactive behavior, and is often accompanied by challenges with emotional regulation, according to ADHD Australia.
Although ADHD is the most common condition among boys aged four to 11, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says around half as many girls of the same age are diagnosed with it.
That’s not because girls don’t have ADHD, experts say, but because they usually have the inattentive type of the condition, meaning their symptoms can fly under the radar.