Summer House star Lindsay Hubbard has defended herself against critics who called out the new mom for making money from her pregnancy posts. The 38-year-old reality TV star welcomed her first child with boyfriend Dr. Turner Kufe earlier this month - revealing that they named their baby daughter, Gemma Britt Kufe.
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During a recent appearance on Jason Tartick's Trading Secrets podcast, the star shared her thoughts regarding those who attempted to guilt trip her over her decision to monetize posts relating to her motherhood journey. The former PR expert explained that a number of her followers had been 'very torn up' about the fact that she did a sponsored post to announce her pregnancy.
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Giving insight into her decision, Hubbard stated: 'They were like, "I can’t believe she monetized her pregnancy announcement.". 'And it’s like, "Why not? I’m gonna make the announcement anyway, why not make money from it?"'. Summer House star Lindsay Hubbard has defended herself against critics who called out the new mom for making money from her pregnancy posts.
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She continued: 'I used Clearblue, I used the digital test - that was the test I used back in April when I found out I was pregnant. 'So why not go to them and say, "Hey, I used your test, I’m about to announce my pregnancy, do you want to sponsor this?"'.