Controversial model Ellie Gonsalves has revealed why she refuses to celebrate Mother’s Day.
The 34-year-old influencer went viral last year after sharing her list of 118 reasons why she doesn’t want children on social media, and has since doubled her position.
And once again defying convention, Ellie said Stellar magazine Sunday that she also decided never to celebrate Mother’s Day because of her broken relationship with her own mother.
‘Mother’s Day is not something I celebrate. It’s just a really useless reminder of what I don’t have with my own mother, she said.
Controversial model Ellie Gonsalves, 34, (pictured) has revealed why she refuses to celebrate Mother’s Day
“But when I made that decision, I knew it was going to be awkward at times.”
Ellie, who is married to film producer Ross Scutts, explained that it was her father’s death by suicide that caused her relationship with her mother to break down.
The fractured relationship has also shaped Ellie’s family plans for the future.
Ellie told Stellar Magazine on Sunday that she also made the decision never to celebrate Mother’s Day because of her fractured relationship with her own mother.
“My divorce that I have with my own mother is one of the reasons why I decided not to have children,” she admitted.
It comes after Ellie recently shared some of the troll responses she has received via her Instagram DMs after listing 118 reasons why she doesn’t want children.
She posted a screenshot of a message she received on Instagram Stories that read: “You’ll probably die alone without anyone by your side.”
Ellie replied, “What will stop you from dying alone? Lol: Having children is not an insurance policy against loneliness. Get some friends for God’s sake’.
The Australian reality star later appeared on The Project and said she is not fascinated by the anger, and believes it is important for women to discuss the issue openly.
“I think the reaction that comes with someone being so honest and outspoken about it is terrifying for people,” she said.
“I thought it was really strange that people aren’t talking about it, but you see what’s happened in the last 24 hours since I shared this list and it’s literally been on every major news channel in Australia.
“So the reaction that comes with that, the vilification and the judgment, I think is frightening for a lot of people.”
Despite the criticism, Ellie stands firm in the hope that she can help other women.
‘Mother’s Day is not something I celebrate. It’s just a really useless reminder of what I don’t have with my own mother, she said
“I’ve been called everything under the sun throughout my career and it’s like water off a duck’s back to me. But for a lot of people it’s very scary,” she said.
“So if I’m that person who can have a voice and make people feel seen and heard, who feel the same way I do, then that’s great.”
The actress said she was inspired to start her own list after seeing a TikTok user Girl With The List go viral on the video platform with her own collection of reasons.
