An Aussie model and podcaster has sparked outrage after she shared a clip of herself drinking while pregnant.
Daphne Berry, who hosts the Airing Your Dirty Laundry podcast and is in a relationship with Lime Cordiale star Oliver Leimbach, took to Instagram this week to share a since-deleted clip that showed her at a bar quaffing a glass of wine.
She captioned the post: ‘Having sips of wine pregnant, because there’s literally people that do crack pregnant.’
The throwaway post drew strong criticism, with many social media users taking to Reddit to chastise Daphne.
‘Daphne Berry, girlfriend [of] Oliver Leimbach (1/2 of popular Aussie duo Lime Cordiale) who is currently 24 weeks pregnant, posted and dirty deleted this reel last night admitting to drinking while pregnant. I’ve seen no one talk about this,’ one person wrote.
‘Keep in mind there’s no known ‘safe’ amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant + how are we to know this is the only time she has/will consume alcohol while pregnant?
Aussie model and podcaster Daphne Berry has sparked outrage after she shared a clip of herself drinking while pregnant
Daphne, who hosts the Airing Your Dirty Laundry podcast and is in a relationship with Lime Cordiale star Oliver Leimbach, took to Instagram this week to share a since-deleted clip that showed her at a bar quaffing a glass of wine
‘If she was willing to post this knowing she would most likely receive backlash, who’s to say she wouldn’t lie about how much she’s actually drinking?’
Another Redditor chimed in with: ‘To rationalise it by saying people do crack is wild, how about not exposing your unborn child to a literal poison??’
A third chimed in with a similar: ‘Because there’s literally children that are born with and live with alcohol syndrome.
‘I seriously hope she means just a few sips here and there and not actually full size drinks multiple times when she’s only 24 wks.’
Another suggested that, given Daphne’s previous fertility struggles, the influencer should be more careful with her precious cargo.
‘You would think after having such a big cry online about struggling to conceive and then acting like she is the only pregnant person on earth that she would be much more careful,’ they wrote.
‘Very disappointing to be behaving like this with such a large audience.’
The criticism didn’t end there, with one health professional also venting their anger at Daphne.
The throwaway post drew strong criticism, with many social media users taking to Reddit to chastise Daphne. Also pictured: Oliver Leimbach
‘You would think after having such a big cry online about struggling to conceive and then acting like she is the only pregnant person on earth that she would be much more careful,’ wrote one person
‘As a paeds nurse, I see kids who live with FASD or equivalent – why would you even do this?’ they wrote.
‘It’s simple – don’t drink when pregnant, I don’t know how much clearer it can be. I could also guarantee none of the doctors I’ve ever worked with (obstetricians and all) would recommend any alcohol at any stage of pregnancy, ever.
‘This s*** makes me mad!’
Daphne revealed that she and Oliver were expecting their first child in February.
Taking to Instagram to break the news, Daphne revealed that she and Oliver learned they were to become parents on Christmas morning.
‘We wrapped the pregnancy test up and gave it to both our mums to open as their ‘gift’. It was one of the most special moments of our lives,’ she wrote.
While over the moon with the news, Daphne admitted that pregnancy was ‘challenging’.
Daphne revealed that she and Oliver were expecting their first child in February
‘We wrapped the pregnancy test up and gave it to both our mums to open as their ‘gift’. It was one of the most special moments of our lives,’ she wrote
‘My body started changing almost immediately (pregnancy bloat is no joke), and mentally it has been one of the most challenging things I’ve gone through.’
‘I keep reminding myself that what my body is doing is incredible. It truly is. But I also think it’s important to say this out loud: you can feel overwhelmingly grateful for the life you’re creating and still mourn the version of yourself that seemed to disappear overnight.’
She continued: ‘I wasn’t prepared for how quickly I would feel sick. I wasn’t prepared to suddenly not be able to do the things I love. I wasn’t prepared to be mostly confined to bed, watching my body change in what felt like the snap of a finger.’
‘If you haven’t experienced the first trimester and no one has warned you, let me be the one to say it. It will take you to places within yourself you didn’t know existed. You will be transformed in those weeks.’
Daily Mail has contacted Daphne for comment.
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