Pregnant RTE star and TV producer Maia Dunphy has hit out at ‘judgmental’ people who raise an eyebrow when she enjoys a drink.
The woman behind the documentary Reality Bites: Merlot and Me, who is expecting her first child with comedian Johnny Vegas, told the Sunday World Magazine that while she wasn’t “drinking drinking” she was “probably having one or two drinks a week, like a glass of wine with Sunday lunch or a beer.
“But people look at you and go ‘Oh you’re having a drink? I thought you were pregnant’. said the London-based writer.
“And then the judgemental stares begin.”
Dunphy has discovered that her bump is attracting some unwelcome attention: “It’s not just the baby who invades you, it’s everybody else.
“Everyone has got opinions and the scaremongering is crazy.”
I’m not taking heroin, I’m having one drink. So I tend to ignore them now.”
The 38-year-old journalist announced her pregnancy on Twitter in January, posting this photo, along with the caption: “Well Johnny, at least we know he’s definitely yours.”
Ever the comedian, Vegas responded: “No need for a DNA test then, or for Maia to splash out on expensive maternity gear, just borrow my jeans.”
