Michelle Keegan's heartbreaking reason her mum isn't seen with her in public
26.03.2024 - 20:11
/ ok.co.uk
Michelle Keegan has revealed the sad reason her mum is usually not seen with her in public anymore.
The Fool Me Once star, 36, explained that her mum, Jackie Anne Thornton, now avoids being in the radius of paparazzi because of unkind internet trolls.
The Fool Me Once star, 36, candidly opened up to Fearne Cotton on her Happy Place podcast, where she shared that her mum have previously been trolled after being snapped with Michelle. Discussing how she can brush off negative comments unless they're about her family, Michelle explained: "When it affects my family, that's when it's hurtful.
"I remember once I stepped out of a restaurant with my mum and we got pictured and I remember my mum reading the article and she read the comments. "That really affected my mum, really bad.
Now, she won't walk out of restaurants with me, because of that reason." Although Jackie now avoids appearing in paparrazi shots with her famous daughter, Michelle does sometimes share snaps with her mum on her Instagram page. For International Women's Day, she shared some pictures of the inspiring women in her life, including her dear mum, on Instagram.
Michelle shared a powerful message saying, "Here's to all the strong ladies out there, especially my tribe who have always surrounded me with love, values, strength and determination #happyinternationalwomensday #girlpower #empoweringwomen." In the midst of the success of her latest Netflix thriller series Fool Me Once, Michelle opened up about feeling "embarrassed" over being voted Sexiest Female 12 times during her time on Coronation Street. During her time on the cobbles as Tina McIntyre, Michelle's storylines included those about abortion, murder and surrogacy, but it was not these that won her
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