Jacqueline Jossa has revealed she’s ‘struggled being full time mum’ in a candid parenting post on Monday.
The former EastEnders actress, 27, took to Instagram where she shared a sweet snap of herself posing with daughters Ella, five, and Mia, two, who she shares with husband Dan Osborne.
And alongside the snap, Jacqueline detailed the ‘tough’ challenge of juggling work with raising her children, but insisted she ‘wouldn’t have it any other way.’
Honest: Jacqueline Jossa, 27, has revealed she’s ‘struggled being full time mum’ in a candid parenting post shared to Instagram on Monday (pictured with daughters Ella, five, and Mia, two)
In the post, the mum-of-two opened up parenting her girls throughout the coronavirus pandemic as she heaped praise on social networking app Peanut, which connects like-minded women across motherhood and fertility.
In a lengthy caption, Jacqueline penned: ‘2020 continues to be a mega challenge for us mums out there.
‘I’ve struggled being a full time working mum and although I wouldn’t have it any other way, homeschooling Ella, keeping Mia engaged and trying to keep up my own working routine has been tough.’
She continued: ‘I’ve been SO thankful for everyone’s support this year but especially the amazing community of women I’ve found on the @peanut app.
Mum life: Alongside the snap, Jacqueline detailed the ‘tough’ challenge of juggling work with raising her children, but insisted she ‘wouldn’t have it any other way’
‘@peanut gives mums like myself an opportunity to talk, ask questions, and get support which is key during a time where we’re all having to adapt a lot more than usual. I’ve really found the advice, encouragement and positivity essential in the constant battle of juggling work commitments with being a mummy to Ella and Mia.
‘Sometimes you just need some kind words of encouragement from someone that’s in your boat to make you feel like you’ve got this! Whether you’re trying to conceive, pregnant, or a mama like me, I encourage you to join the app, it’s the support system we all need!’
Jacqueline has always been refreshingly honest with her fans about her motherhood journey and often shares details about her life raising her two adorable girls.
Her post comes just a day after she hit back at cruel online trolls, saying they will ‘never win’ and only send hurtful messages out of ‘jealousy’.
Defiant: Jacqueline’s post comes just a day after she hit back at cruel online trolls, saying they will ‘never win’ and only send hurtful messages out of ‘jealousy’.
The I’m A Celebrity winner took to Instagram on Sunday and shared a slew of snaps of herself alongside her daughters Ella and Mia.
Alongside the snaps, Jacqueline said that the support of her children was all she needed and that, despite the trolls, she has ‘so much to be happy about’.
She wrote: ‘I love you ladies with all of my heart. I am so proud of the life you girls have given me you guys are the absolute best and I hope one day you will be proud of me.
‘You are truly the only opinion that means anything to me. To the trolls and losers you will never win. I have this gang.
‘Need to work on not letting what losers say to me out of jealously or spite or just pure troll vibes, get to me. I have soooo much to be happy about.’
Family: The I’m A Celebrity winner took to Instagram on Sunday and shared a slew of snaps of herself alongside her daughters Ella and Mia
In some of the snaps, Jacqueline cuddled with youngest daughter Mia in a restaurant while in others she posed alongside Ella in an amusement park.
Jacqueline received words of encouragement from some of her followers, with one writing: ‘There’s no reason why anyone would hate you so there’s only one reason why anyone would be like that and that’s because they’re jealous! Fact!’
Another said: ‘Honestly, ignore the haters, they’ve got nothing better to do than make peoples life’s worse, they obviously don’t like theirs. Keep being you.’
It comes after Jacqueline revealed she is torn about having another baby with husband Dan, 29, who also has a son named Teddy, six, from a previous relationship.
Post: Alongside the snaps, Jacqueline said that the support of her children was all she needed and that, despite the trolls, she has ‘so much to be happy about’
Reaction: Jacqueline received words of encouragement from some of her followers
The beauty took to Instagram on Monday to do a Q and A on her plans for the future, where she addressed if she was planning to expand her family.
Jacqueline also revealed she has a secret tattoo which Dan, who owns his own tattoo parlour, did himself.
When asked by one fan: ‘Do you want any more children’, Jacqueline said: ‘It’s a really, really hard one because the thought of having more is like “aww cute maybe one more”.
‘That would be lovely, we always chat about it but then the realisation and life comes in and it’s like time.’
One fan wrote: ‘There’s no reason why anyone would hate you so there’s only one reason why anyone would be like that and that’s because they’re jealous! Fact!’
Jacqueline also alluded to her previous marriage woes, when one follower asked: ‘How do you learn to forgive and move forward?’
The star replied: ‘There’s no other choice hun, you can’t go backwards. Don’t live in the past, don’t hold it with you.’
Jacqueline and Dan have had their share of ups and downs with allegations of cheating on Dan’s part since they married in 2017.
Dan later admitted he had been unfaithful to Jacqueline and that she had forgiven him for his past indiscretions.
Another said: ‘Honestly, ignore the haters, they’ve got nothing better to do than make peoples life’s worse, they obviously don’t like theirs. Keep being you’
The reality star previously hit out at trolls who criticised his marriage in a foul-mouthed rant after a fan questioned why Jacqueline stays with him.
He wrote: ‘Because we love each other, have a beautiful family, I’m a good husband, good dad to our kids, we get on well, laugh together, super attracted to each other…
‘Any more reasons you need? You didn’t know none of that, eh? That’s because you do not f***ing know me, or my wife, or us as a couple lol.
‘So concentrate on your own life and you (sic) clearly never been taught to not be rude, especially to people you don’t even know. Hope you’ve learnt something from this.’
Future: It comes after Jacqueline revealed she is torn about having another baby with husband Dan Osborne, 29, who also has a son named Teddy, six, from a previous relationship