Sophia Grace Brownleeis pushing back at critics who said she’s not old enough to be a mom.
The 19-year-old British influencer, whose viral video of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” propelled her and her cousin Rosie McClelland to stardom a decade ago onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, opened up in a new interview on Thursday about the backlash she’s seen sinceannouncing she was pregnant with her first child.
She went on to say she’s trying not to pay attention to the haters. “I just feel it’s about the person themselves,” the musician said to the outlet. “And as long as you feel ready and it’s something that you’re happy about, then it’s really no one else’s problem.”
Sophia Grace and cousin Rosie.sophia grace/ instagram
Instead, Brownlee is celebrating those who have embraced her decision to pursue motherhood, even at a young age — like her cousin McClelland, who shared in the excitement on Instagram.
Brownlee revealed her pregnancy news in a video posted to her YouTube account on Oct. 22.
“I am here to tell you guys that I am pregnant,” she said in the nearly eight-minute clip. “So I am 21 weeks today, and the reason why I left it so long is because I always want to make sure that everything’s completely fine and that everything’s safe.”
While she’s has not yet shared who her long-term partner is, Brownlee said in the video she was “very shocked” to learn she was pregnant.
“I got used to it now, and I’m super, super happy about it. And I can’t wait to share this journey with you guys and definitely have a lot of different content from what I usually have,” Brownlee told her followers.
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McClelland late shared her support for her “Super Bass” partner.
source: people.com
