BECOMING a mum is not an easy feat by any means. Going through pregnancy to giving birth and then navigating parenthood all while trying to understand who you are again in your new role… It can be a difficult journey.
One mum, Jennifer Ferguson, however, has got it figured out - carving out a career in interior design and looking after her kids all while getting cosmetic procedures done to keep her confidence in check.
Despite this, it appears she’s received hateful comments, with many going as far as to claim she’s a “bad mum”.
Now, in an exclusive interview with The Sun’s Fabulous magazine, Jennifer has hit back at trolls in a bid to normalise being a woman while being a mum.
Jennifer had her first child at the age of 19, when “life was pretty rough”.
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“I was married to his [son Levi's] dad, we were in love. We got married at 19. Life was pretty rough at that point, because we were super poor. I grew up really poor,” she shared, adding that she raised her first son Levi, now 13, with the use of food stamps and a programme called WIC, which provided for mothers in need.
Despite ploughing through those difficult years, she and her ex decided to separate and their divorce was finalised five years ago.
Jennifer then met the love of her life, Stephen Donnelly, 44, who is the founder of a marketing company in the US. Besides being a marketing mogul, Stephen is also the father of Lincoln, 13, and Parker, 10, who he shares with his ex-wife.
And seven months ago, Stephen and Jennifer, who live in Upstate New York, welcomed their own little bundle of joy, Atlas, who already has his own Instagram account with "about 200 followers".
“We live in a big beautiful home, we have everything I could dream of, and more,” Jennifer told us. “It's one crazy household of four boys, three pets, my fiancé, and then just me - the only girl.”
We live in a big beautiful home, we have everything I could dream of, and more
Jennifer Ferguson
Compared to the “rough” start she had, Jennifer now lives a life of luxury, regularly heading into New York City to buy everything from Gucci and Louis Vuitton to Prada and Yves Saint Laurent.
Explaining that she’s always been someone who keeps up to date with trends, she said this is the main reason she gained popularity on social media platform TikTok.
“I’m very open about my life, I was really poor and then thankfully, my fiancé provides for the family and he allows me to shop and get stuff I want to get,” she shared.
Jennifer doesn’t just rely on her soon-to-be-husband’s income to live though as she also works.
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Not only does she help out in his marketing business, but the pair also started their own construction company called Atlas James Construction, where she works as an interior designer.
Jennifer also owns her own clothing boutique called Iza & Co, where she sells everything from lounge sets to bodycon dresses.
She’s since, however, also found popularity online, where she often receives inappropriate messages from fans and even some celebrity names sliding into her DMs.
Describing some of the odd requests she’s had, she said one person asked her to fart in a jar and send it to them, while another wanted a video of her rubbing lotion on her hands for “big bucks”.
“One recently, which was just insane, asked me to berate him,” she said. “He wanted me to make him feel very small and insignificant… It actually sounds like a pretty good deal, not going to lie.”
Jennifer said that since she’s lost the baby weight, she’s returned to her “hot mom” status, too.
And while she always felt beautiful carrying her baby boy, “pregnancy isn’t for” her.
“I’m glad I can get my Botox, get my filler, get all tight again. I’m back down in weight and living with the ‘hot mom’ name again. Now, I just have an extra kid,” she explained.
In fact, Jennifer has had quite a few procedures done over the years, with the first one being a boob job back in 2016.
She explained: “Before surgery, I was literally flat. It just didn’t look good and I was insecure about my chest my entire life.
“Getting a boob job was one of the things that truly gave me more confidence. It was a really good decision for me.”
She got her second boob job in 2019 and went from an A-Cup to a 34 DDD and 36 DD.
Meanwhile, she’s also not shy about getting Botox and filler as she explained: “I get Botox on my whole face. I get it in my jaw, my forehead, my crow's feet, that kind of stuff.
“It's not like I have a lot of lines because I'm 32 but I am definitely ageing a little bit. So we're trying to prevent all that.”
Although she gets Botox “pretty much all over”, she only gets filler in her lips.
“Then, of course, I do other things like hair extensions, laser hair removal, facials… And I got surgery on my ears to make my earlobes smaller, because they were stretched out from when I have gauged ears,” she added.
Jennifer has also tried CoolSculpting, which uses a procedure called cryolipolysis.
According to Heathline, it is a "patented nonsurgical cooling technique used to reduce fat in targeted areas".
“I want people to know that stuff like that is bought and it’s not natural,” Jennifer went on to tell us. “I’m totally comfortable with it because it’s each to their own. It’s my body. I’m very open and proud.”
There’s a downside to being this open though as Jennifer often receives judgement from people online.
“People will assume I’m a bad mom without actually knowing that I’m a fantastic mom. I put my kids before anything - all day, every day,” Jennifer hit back.
But they assume that I’m a bad mom because of the way I look, which is bulls**t
Jennifer Ferguson
“I’m on social media but I’m still a normal person and I’m with my kids all day, every day. I take care of them, change diapers and everything else.
“But they assume that I’m a bad mom because of the way I look, which is bulls**t.”
Jennifer went on: “In my opinion, if you want something done and have the money to do it, do it…
“I get a lot of comments from people saying things like, ‘Oh wow, you’re a w***e. She puts herself first before her kids. She’s this, she’s that’. Even the moms at the school are always giving me dirty looks… I don’t care.”
Jennifer added: “People can say the meanest things, but luckily I don’t let it get to me because that’s their opinion.”
So what’s next for Jennifer? Well, with how open she is about her life as a mom, businesswoman and cosmetic procedures, the beauty is set on a path to get her on TV show.
“I want a reality TV show,” she shared. And when asked if she wanted to be the next Momager, much like Kris Jenner, she added: “I would love that.”
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