Shay Mitchell Clapped Back at a Troll Who Shamed Her for Being Pregnant
It’s been less than one week since Shay Mitchell announced she’s six months pregnant with her first child, and she’s already dealing with people trolling her for being pregnant—specifically, for being pregnant without being married. This, despite the fact that the Mitchell and her boyfriend, Matte Babel, are psyched to become parents and begin a new chapter in their lives. (Mitchell experienced a devastating miscarriage last year, losing “the child of [her] hopes and dreams.”)
The Pretty Little Liars star confirmed the happy news via Instagram last Friday, June 28, by posting a photo of her belly—”Does this mean I’m allowed to drive in the car pool lane at all times now?” she captioned the ‘gram. She also posted a YouTube video titled “Guess Who’s Preggers.”
This week, her Insta-feed shows her vacationing with her girlfriends on the island of Ischia in Italy, and it looks like she’s having a super-chill time. In one picture, she’s laying out on a towel next to the water; in another shot’s caption, she tries out her Italian: “Benvenuto in casa mia,” she writes next to a picture of the gorgeous Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa.
She also posted a shot with her friend Alex Merrell, joking about her bump. “This is my new sucking in…? #summerbod2019,” she joked in the caption. One Instagram user decided to comment, “How?? Is she married?” in the comments section. Mitchell decided to educate the woman on the birds and the bees—namely, the fact that pregnancy can happen regardless of marital status.
“Not married, can you believe it still happened?!!” she responded.