The businesswoman and Internet personality claps back at critics who claim that she is too young to be pregnant after revealing she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend.
- Oct 27, 2022
AceShowbiz - Sophia Grace is not here for some strangers telling her when the right time is to get pregnant. The Internet star, who found fame after appearing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at the age of eight, has shut down criticism of her pregnancy at age 19.
After Sophia announced her pregnancy on her YouTube channel, many responded by claiming that she's too young to have a baby. In an interview with E! News, the businesswoman begged to differ as saying, "I feel like 19 is quite young, obviously, to have a baby. Usually most people are like, 'You should have babies when you're 30 and you're married and you live in your own house,' which is completely fine. But obviously everyone's gonna have their different opinions."
"I just feel it's about the person themselves," she went on arguing. "And as long as you feel ready and it's something that you're happy about, then it's really no one else's problem."
Amid the criticism, Sophia also noticed the supportive comments from her fans. "I've seen so many supportive comments about how 'You're young, but I had a baby at this age' and it was so lovely," she shared. "It really makes me feel happy when I see other girls comment that. It really, really makes me so more confident."
Sophia admitted that she was initially shocked to learn she's pregnant, but now she has gotten used to it. "At the start I was feeling a bit sort of overwhelmed," she divulged. "And you think about like, 'How am I going to know how to do this? How am I going to learn how to carry the baby properly?' It's kind of scary."
"It's a human, but I feel like it will just come naturally once I have the baby," she continued. "My family and friends are so supportive. I'm sure that I will help so much. So I feel really confident about it now."
Of how she and her mystery boyfriend first reacted to the pregnancy, she said, "From the start, we were both really happy about it. Obviously both quite shocked at the start and also overwhelmed because he's young also. But now that we're getting used to it, we're both really excited."
