Charlotte Crosby is no stranger to broadcasting her life for millions of people to watch, however, her brand new show Charlotte in Sunderland has received backlash for exactly that.
The reality series focuses on the former Geordie Shore star’s life in Sunderland, UK and season one follows her journey as she gives birth to her first daughter and as her mum Letitcia is diagnosed with cancer.
The final episode will document Crosby’s labour and ahead of the revealing episode, she shared some content of the monumental event. One of the photos showed her hospital wristband with her patient number on display.
Social media users were quick to point out that Crosby – who has over 8.7 million followers on Instagram – should be careful about broadcasting private details like that.
Speaking of her choice to include footage of her giving birth to Alba Jean, Crosby said that she loves that she can rewatch the life-changing moment.
“The cameraman actually saw Alba before I even saw her,” she told Chattr’s The Entertainment Hotline Podcast on August 18.
“Obviously it covers the birth of my little girl. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. It’s so emotional for me and Jake and I actually sometimes just put it on just to cry because it is literally the best thing I could ever watch.”
Charlotte on the backlash she received for fighting with her mum after her cancer diagnosis
In episode six of Charlotte in Sunderland, the 33-year-old can be seen speaking with her mum after she’s had successful surgery to remove the tumour in her breast.
“It must be a nice feeling to be able to say that technically you’re cancer-free,” Crosby comments.
Leticia responds: “Yeah it is, it’s really nice and like, I’m over the moon that it’s all gone. Like. when you look at me, there’s nothing in me now – it wasn’t in my lymph nodes, the tumour was smaller.”
However, Leticia points out that she still has a long way to go, and feels as though her life has been put on hold. The conversation turned into an argument, and both women stormed off.
Crosby then said in a cutaway interview: “Nobody’s been through this before and I think as a family we are learning along the way, and it’s hard. It’s really hard.
“And I hate arguing with my mam, I hate it – it’s awful. Thank god we’ve got my dad, because he is the voice of reason and the inner calm and peace in the ball of rage.”
Speaking of the scene, Crosby explained that her mother’s diagnosis took a heavy emotional toll on all of the family.
“There’s a statement, there’s a part in the shore, where my mum and I actually have a big argument. It’s awful. It’s really, really awful. And I’ve got a lot of backlash [over the fight],” she said.
“You learn a lot as a family… You can’t just say, ‘Come on, let’s try and be positive’. That’s not what they want to hear because in their situation, they cannot be positive. They’ve just had the worst news of their life.”
“So having someone who isn’t going through that, say, ‘Come on, let’s try’ is the worst thing you can do.”
Charlotte in Sunderland is available to stream on Binge.
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