Former best friends and MAFS alum Ella Ding and Domenica Calarco are both pregnant. However, what should be a happy time for both, is shadowed by drama.
Ella, who shared the happy news on May 20, has faced trolls online for deciding to make the announcement with a sponsored post in collaboration with Clear Blue (a pregnancy test brand).
Among the many critics was former bestie Domenica, who in a now deleted comment said: “Even has to monetise her pregnancy announcement. Some people will never change. Wow.”
When asked for the tea, Domenica responded: “Oh it’s coming don’t worry, just putting it all together”.
Other commenters were quick to criticise the post too, saying: “Doing a sponsored ad to announce a pregnancy is the most embarrassing thing I may have ever seen on Instagram.”
We reached out to Ella and Domenica for comment on their side of the story, but they did not respond.
Dom and Ella’s friendship breakdown
This isn’t the first time that Domenica has called Ella out for some questionable sponsorship behaviour. On May 18, Domenica chimed in on a TikTok conversation about Ella potentially scamming people with a new Range Rover competition.
Ella was criticised because she claimed she was giving away a 2026 Range Rover model when the car is actually a 2024 model. Domenica entered the comments section to weigh in and this is where things get spicy.
“I have to constantly block them [the ads],” Domenica commented. “Let’s just say she scammed me. I’m not ready to talk about it yet, but when I do, this will all make sense.”
This is a far cry from the once inseparable besties, who even found success with their own podcast Sit With Us.
Although, it’s that same podcast that was ultimately their undoing when the two faced backlash last year for an interview with controversial MAFS stars Jack Dunkley and Tori Adams.
“The breakdown of our friendship really started when the backlash from Sit With Us happened, I think we had very differing opinions and views on the way to handle the situation,” Domenica said on her solo podcast Mad Woman.
What a sad end to a friendship we were all rooting for.
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