{"id":3530,"date":"2025-04-01T15:49:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:39:58","slug":"this-morning-star-backtracks-after-being-slammed-for-poor-taste-april-fools-pregnancy-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/this-morning-star-backtracks-after-being-slammed-for-poor-taste-april-fools-pregnancy-prank\/","title":{"rendered":"This Morning star backtracks after being slammed for \u2018poor taste\u2019 April Fool\u2019s pregnancy prank"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Morning presenter Georgina Burnett appears to have deleted a fake pregnancy announcement (Picture: Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A This Morning<\/a> star has been slammed after she pretended to be pregnant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Georgina Burnett<\/a>, 46, was formerly a weather<\/a> presenter and news reporter, but is now best known for working on ITV<\/a>\u2019s flagship breakfast programme where she shares DIY and home improvement tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She is also a regular presenter at the Ideal Home Show and Grand Designs Live.<\/p>\n

However, she\u2019s drawn criticism today after posting what appeared to be a fake pregnancy announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier today she shared a black and white photo of herself by a staircase on Instagram, which showed her face obstructed while she looked down on and held her stomach.<\/p>\n

She captioned the post \u2018News!\u2019, with many quickly rushing to question if she was expecting.<\/p>\n

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She posted this earlier today before indicating it was an April Fool’s prank (Picture: Georgina Burnett\/ Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But after she started commenting on some comments with a wink face emoji, others pointed out the date and indicated she may be making an April Fool\u2019s joke, saying her actions were \u2018insensitive\u2019 if it was a prank.<\/p>\n

\u2018Not funny if this is an April Fool’s joke,\u2019 one person commented.<\/p>\n

\u2018As a grown adult you actually think this is funny? Embarrassing,\u2019 someone else shared.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve meant no offence, but this is in incredibly poor taste,\u2019 another added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile another follower wrote: \u2018This is deeply hurtful to the huge number of women suffering with infertility. Did you know 1\/4 of pregnancies end in miscarriage and 1\/6 of couples have trouble falling pregnant? You would do well to consider this before making \u201cjokes\u201d about such sensitive topics in the future.\u2019<\/p>\n

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She is best known for providing DIY and home improvement tips on the ITV show (Picture: Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As other negative comments calling her out starting coming through, Georgina deleted the post.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s since added a post wishing her cat Dexter a happy birthday. <\/p>\n

Just a few days ago she posted the following on social media: \u2018I only have 2 children but ended up with 4 Mother\u2019s Day cards so I\u2019m feeling very blessed today. There isn\u2019t a day that goes by (even on those days!) that I\u2019m not immensely grateful for my kids. My heart goes out to anyone feeling sad for any reason today as I\u2019ve been there xxx.\u2019<\/p>\n

It was on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2023 she also announced she\u2019d split from her husband Andy Flawn after more than 20 years together.<\/p>\n

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She announced her split from her husband in 2023 (Picture: Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It\u2019s time for me to share some personal news for a change. Something I\u2019ve been dealing with this past year is my marriage splitting up,\u2019 she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u2018Never easy for anyone, especially the kids, but don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not alone today and I\u2019m excited about my next happier chapter and making the most of my life as a very fortunate single mum.\u2019<\/p>\n

Some other April Fool\u2019s jokes today have also fallen flat, with Lorraine viewers saying a prank in which she was \u2018given a tattoo\u2019 in honour of her granddaughter Billie saw her name spelt wrong.<\/p>\n

Pretending to storm off set after the \u2018mistake\u2019 was pointed out, Lorraine\u2019s prank was called \u2018cringeworthy\u2019.<\/p>\n

Metro has contacted Georgina Burnett for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV1.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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