Ferne McCann hits back at claims she’s had lip fillers whilst pregnant
Ferne is expecting her first child
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Ferne McCann has hit back at online trolls after they acussed her of having lip fillers whilst pregnant.
Ferne, who is pregnant with her first child, has been posting a number of adorable photos of her growing bump in recent weeks, but the reality star has faced some harsh criticism over her latest photo.
The 27-year-old shared a photo of herself on board a flight with the caption, 'And we're off...✈️ last one until baby arrives'.
Some critics had some harsh words for the Essex girl regarding her fuller pout.
One Instagram user wrote, 'What have you gone and done to your lips? Why do naturally beautiful woman ruin their looks like this!', with another adding, 'OMG...why would you even do that...whats more important your lips or your baby?' sic
A third user even added, 'Should you be getting your lips done when your preggars????'. sic
Clearly unhappy with the negative abuse on her photo, Ferne took to her Instagram story to hit back at the backlash. She said, "Okay, I just wanted to address something so you can hear it first from the horses mouth...
"I posted my latest Instagram post and loads of people were like “eugh she’s had her lips done, get her priorities straight, she’s pregnant”.
"As if I would get lip filler whilst I was pregnant… I haven’t had lip filler, I wouldn’t have lip filler and also you guys know how honest I am about things like that because like with my nose I would tell you.”
She then continued, "So to all of you that have been so quick to jump on the “she’s had lip filler” delete the comments, it’s lip liner guys.
"And when you’re pregnant apparently your lips can swell. Anything can swell when you’re pregnant so there you go."
Ferne went through a struggle in her personal life earlier in the year when her ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins was arrested for an alleged acid attack over the Easter weekend.
The expecting mum was then forced to release a statement confirming she was pregnant after the news broke earlier than she wanted it to.
Her representative said, 'Ferne is grateful for the sympathetic way news of her pregnancy has been covered and people’s support and obviously her first concern is for her child’s health.
‘Accordingly she does not wish to discuss the pregnancy further given the early stage it is at and the immense strain that Ferne is currently under.'
The statement ended, 'Her thoughts are with the victims of the horrific attack on Easter Monday.'
Ferne later appeared on This Morning where she emotionally broke down to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about her pregnancy.
The TOWIE star revealed how she had been through a 'stressful and surreal situation' but is now feeling 'good and positive' and believes her pregnancy is a 'blessing'.
Watch her emotional interview below:
It's understood that Ferne's baby is due in November.
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