Camilla Thurlow was forced to hit back at trolls on Friday after they asked whether she was ‘pregnant again’ on a recent snap of her and daughter Nell, three months.
Taking to her Instagram, the former Love Island star, 31, posted a defiant picture as she celebrated her ‘broader shoulders’ and ‘wider hips’ since giving birth.
In a lengthy statement, Camilla reminded her 1.5 million followers that ‘if a woman wants you to know she is pregnant, she will tell you’.
Hitting back! Camilla Thurlow was forced to hit back at trolls on Friday after they asked whether she was ‘pregnant again’ on a recent snap of her and daughter Nell, three months
The first-time mother also insisted that she wasn’t ‘offended’ by the comments and pointed out to her fans that she is only 3.5 months postpartum.
Camilla looked radiant in the snap as she shared a picture ‘not of her body but of her happy face’ as she gushed over how ‘content and strong’ she feels.
The former bomb disposal expert penned: ‘I’ve been in two minds whether to mention this but I did notice some comments on a recent picture I posted of me and Nell suggesting I’m pregnant or pointing out they could see a bump.
‘This is just a friendly reminder that if a woman wants you to know she is pregnant, she will tell you.’
Gorgeous: Taking to her Instagram, the former Love Island star, 31, posted a defiant picture as she celebrated her ‘broader shoulders’ and ‘wider hips’ since giving birth
Camilla continued: ‘And wouldn’t that lovely, joyous news be so much better coming from her than you inadvertently causing embarrassment or offence, or worse, pain and sadness?’
The influencer insisted that she is ‘not offended’ and went on to celebrate her body changes since giving birth.
Camilla said: ‘FYI I’m not offended, I’m 3.5 months postpartum. My body spent 9 months adapting not just to carrying and birthing a baby, but to becoming a mother.’
Pointing out some changes, she continued: ‘My shoulders are broader now and thank goodness they are as I’m carrying a baby around most of the time.
Just a gentle reminder! In a lengthy statement, Camilla reminded her 1.5 million followers that ‘if a woman wants you to know she is pregnant, she will tell you’
‘They have allowed me to rock my little girl to sleep even when my arms were aching, to let her feel warm and safe in my arms.
‘My hips are wider and I’m so glad they are as they give me the support I need to scoop her up and chatter into her perfect little face. I know I have days ahead when I’ll need to perch her on that hip, while I multi-task with her by my side.
‘And yes, I have more energy stores! I’ve never needed them so much in my life, and I’ve never been more grateful to my body for finding a way to constantly keep going. (My feet are also a size bigger but I haven’t quite worked out why that is yet!).’
Signing off her post, Camilla said that she has never felt more ‘content or strong’ in her life as she is the ‘luckiest woman in the world’.
‘Classy response’: Camilla was quick to be praised by her 1.5 million followers as they applauded the star for her ‘classy’ and ‘dignified’ response
She said: ‘So here is a picture, not of my body, but of my happy face, of the most contented I have ever been and of the strongest I have ever felt.
‘I’m the luckiest woman in the world and those comments did not bother me, but just a gentle reminder that they could be hurtful to someone, however well-meaning they might be.’
Camilla was quick to be praised by her 1.5 million followers as they applauded the star for her ‘classy’ and ‘dignified’ response.
One person said: ‘So classy as always, not sure I could be so lovely about comments on my body just over 3 months past having a baby! ❤️.’
So cute: On Thursday, Camilla had shared a gorgeous picture of herself holding her mini-me daughter in similar lilac outfits
Trolls: Yet despite the picture being celebrated by her millions of her fans, one or two trolls cruelly asked whether the star was expecting another child
Defence: One person put: ‘Are you expecting another baby’ to which Camilla’s 1.5 million fans were quick to jump to her defence
A different fan put: ‘Your beautiful!! Never let others bring you down!! It takes a while for your body to start to feel a slight bit of normality and your doing amazing!! ❤️.’
Another follower commented: ‘This is perfectly written! Well said! You look healthy and amazing and Nell looks healthy amazing! Nothing else matters!’
While a different account added: ‘Tell ‘em babes. You are so wonderful, in every way a person can be ☁️.’
On Thursday, Camilla had shared a gorgeous picture of herself holding her mini-me daughter in similar lilac outfits.
Sweet: Camilla has been enjoying some downtime with her baby daughter Nell during the nation’s third coronavirus lockdown
Yet despite the picture being celebrated by her millions of her fans, one or two trolls cruelly asked whether the star was expecting another child.
One person put: ‘Are you expecting another baby’ to which Camilla’s 1.5 million fans were quick to jump to her defence.
A different fan hit back with: ‘She’s literally just had a baby… tummies don’t just spring back to how they were before the baby contrary to what you might think/expect.’
While another added: ‘How rude… think what impact a dumb comment like this has… grow up!’
Camilla has been enjoying some downtime with her baby daughter Nell during the nation’s third coronavirus lockdown.
Lovely: The media personality welcomed her first child with partner Jamie Jewitt last October and shared a recently shared a candid insight into her experience as a first-time mum
The media personality welcomed her first child with partner Jamie Jewitt last October and shared a recently shared a candid insight into her experience as a first-time mum.
Posting a sweet snap of her beau feeding Nell from a bottle, the honey-blonde beauty told her followers she expresses a bottle a day.
Camilla wrote: ‘I really struggled with breastfeeding at the start, and so decided the best thing would be to exclusively breastfeed for the first six weeks to work through any challenges.
‘Those six weeks certainly had their ups and their downs but they gave me the chance to build my confidence and seek the support I needed.
‘There are still times when it it is tricky and some days and nights are harder than others, but feeding Nell is so special and it was important to us that @jamiejewitt could be a part of that. ‘
The long-term couple were runners-up in the 2017 series of the popular ITV2 dating show Love Island, and have been going strong ever since.
First-time parents: Posting a sweet snap of her beau feeding Nell from a bottle, the honey-blonde beauty told her followers she expresses a bottle a day