Pregnant Sharna Burgess Claps Back at ‘Aggressive’ Troll Over Stretch Mark Prevention: ‘This Is Wild’

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Not here for the hate! Sharna Burgess defended a recent Instagram Reel about combatting her pregnancy stretch marks.The Dancing With the Stars pro, 36, posted a video on Tuesday, March 21, of her “three fave oils and creams … to help prevent stretch marks.”The Aussie went on to call stretch marks “mostly hereditary and genetic,” writing, “I’ll do everything to ensure my body can recover quickly from birth.

Some people have been sensitive about these topics, and I’ve been told I’m not ‘embracing motherhood,’ which couldn’t be further from the truth.

I will embrace whatever comes my way.”The dancer subsequently received an Instagram DM from one of her followers, who wrote that the footage’s caption “enraged” them.The Instagram user claimed, “Stretch marks are not hereditary or genetics! … Anytime your skin stretches whether it’s gaining weight and then losing it, it’s not cured by oil I don’t care if you rub your belly 28 million times a day.

You’re perpetuating [myths] that aren’t even true. #ShameOnYou.”The message went on to call the expectant star’s statement “idiotic,” adding, “You’re … perpetuating negativity on pregnant women. … You really sound like a jerk!”Burgess called the DM “wild” as she shared it to her Instagram Stories. “I’m surprised daily of people’s hypersensitivity and need to be aggressive about it,” the mom-to-be wrote. “F–cking wild. … Wow.