Actress Jessica Nkosi recently slammed social media users who have been pregnancy-shaming her after she shared pictures from her maternity shoot.
Besides the hardships that expectant mothers face, from weight gain, depression, exhaustion, pain and other things, many find themselves having to deal with society weighing in on their pregnancy.
The actress took to her Instagram stories revealing she had comments from people questioning why she got pregnant for the second time, after the birth of her firstborn daughter with actor Ntokozo Dlamini in 2018.
Jessica said it affected her choice to post about her private matters and responded sarcastically to the snarky comments.
“This is why I end up not posting or removing the comment section cause there are just a few people that will just irritate me. And I know I shouldn't be entertaining them but yoh, sometimes nje,” she wrote.
“Or people who say; 'Hawu you still pregnant' Yes sure it's odd that I'm pregnant for 9 months. regular people give birth in a month. I'm sorry! Next time I make sure to give birth quickly just for you.
“People who say; 'You pregnant again?' Excuse me ... my last pregnancy was in 2018, it's 2023! Are you kidding me! Stop it, please. Acting as if I've been pregnant every year since, and even if I was, so what?”
'This is why I end up not posting' — Jessica Nkosi on people shaming her for second pregnancy
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Actress Jessica Nkosi recently slammed social media users who have been pregnancy-shaming her after she shared pictures from her maternity shoot.
Besides the hardships that expectant mothers face, from weight gain, depression, exhaustion, pain and other things, many find themselves having to deal with society weighing in on their pregnancy.
The actress took to her Instagram stories revealing she had comments from people questioning why she got pregnant for the second time, after the birth of her firstborn daughter with actor Ntokozo Dlamini in 2018.
Jessica said it affected her choice to post about her private matters and responded sarcastically to the snarky comments.
“This is why I end up not posting or removing the comment section cause there are just a few people that will just irritate me. And I know I shouldn't be entertaining them but yoh, sometimes nje,” she wrote.
“Or people who say; 'Hawu you still pregnant' Yes sure it's odd that I'm pregnant for 9 months. regular people give birth in a month. I'm sorry! Next time I make sure to give birth quickly just for you.
“People who say; 'You pregnant again?' Excuse me ... my last pregnancy was in 2018, it's 2023! Are you kidding me! Stop it, please. Acting as if I've been pregnant every year since, and even if I was, so what?”
Image: Instagram/ Jessica Nkosi
Image: Instagram/ Jessica Nkosi
Image: Instagram/ Jessica Nkosi
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