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Australian model who went viral listing 118 reasons not to have kids reveals why she refuses to celebrate Mother's Day
Controversial model Ellie Gonsalves has revealed why she refuses to celebrate Mother's Day.
The influencer, 34, went viral last year after she shared her list of 118 reasons she does not want children on social media, and has since doubled down on her position.
And defying convention yet again, Ellie told Stellar Magazine on Sunday that she also made a decision never to celebrate Mother's Day due to her fractured relationship with her own mother.
'Mother's Day is not something I celebrate. It's just a really unhelpful 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 uncomfortable at times.'
Ellie, who is married to film producer Ross Scutts, explained that it was the death of her father to 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 a decision never to celebrate Mother's Day due to her fractured relationship with her own mother
'My disconnect that I have with my own mother is one of the reasons I decided not to have children,' she admitted.
It comes after Ellie recently shared some of the troll comments she has received via her Instagram DMs after listing 118 reasons she does not want children.
She posted a screen shot of a message she got on Instagram Stories which read: 'You'll also most likely die alone with no one by your side.'
Ellie replied: 'What's gonna stop you from dying alone? Lol having kids isn't an insurance policy against loneliness. Get some friends for Christ sake'.
Later appearing on The Project, the Australian reality star said she is not phased by the anger, and thinks it's important women discuss the issue openly.
'I think the backlash that comes along with someone being so honest and candid about it is terrifying to people,' she said.
'I found it very strange that people don't talk about it but you see what's happened in the last 24 hours since I've shared this list and it has literally been on every major news outlet in Australia.
'So the backlash that comes along with that and the vilification and the judgement, I think is scary to a lot of people'.
Despite the criticism, Ellie is sticking to her guns in the hopes that she can help other women.
'Mother's Day is not something I celebrate. It's just a really unhelpful reminder of what I don't have with my own mother, she said
'I have been called everything under the sun over my entire career and it's like water off a duck's back for me. But for a lot of people it's very scary,' she said.
'So if I'm that person that can have a voice and make people feel seen and heard who feel the way that I do then that's amazing.'
The actress said she was inspired to start her own list after seeing TikTok user Girl With The List go viral on the video platform with her own collection of reasons.
READ: Ellie Gonsalves' full list of reasons she doesn't want children
