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Shameless

The Great Unfollowing of Pregnant Women

Shameless

Shameless Media

Society & Culture

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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MONDAY ANALYSIS: The great unfollowing of pregnant women across social media. That’s the strange phenomenon/conversation happening online at the moment, where lots of users on TikTok are asking each other: Is it okay to unfollow someone just because they just announced their pregnancy? This episode of Shameless is brought to you by CeraVe and their new anti-dandruff haircare range.  Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Emily Li and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more… Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn    Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557ux  Aaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp  Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast  Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I genuinely, no, guys, I need it. I did an online test. Is this a pre-deniment? I need glasses.

0:07.2

It's officially time. Like, my site has been declining for so long. What did the glasses community

0:13.4

think of people who wear glasses that don't need them? I couldn't care less. Zara thinks they

0:17.9

look really chic. I think they are just such a simple way to add to a work outfit. Hide the tired eyes. By that, do you actually mean a simple way to look really smart? No, I think look hard. And smart. Can you come with me to select glasses? Because I just feel like I'll get it wrong. And instead of going chic woman off duty, I'll go librarian. I'll absolutely come, and I would like the glasses.

0:39.6

And if the glasses community can just be honest with me,

0:42.4

if it's not a play-on job, I will listen to that.

0:45.5

I would like to be wearing more glasses in these recordings.

0:46.7

All right.

0:48.5

And maybe help me select my glasses.

0:49.9

You'll help me select my fringe.

0:54.2

So I do put my fate in your hands, listeners.

1:31.3

Shameless, the pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff.

1:35.6

You're joined, as always, by Melbourne writers, Michelle Andrews, that would be me, and Zara McDonald, that would be you.

1:37.0

Hello, Michelle Andrews and hello, producer Eilish Gilligan.

1:40.2

Hi.

1:40.4

Hi, coming up on today's show, the great unfollowing of pregnant women.

1:46.8

That's the strange phenomenon and conversation that is happening online at the moment

1:50.5

where lots of users on TikTok are asking each other,

1:53.5

is it okay to unfollow someone simply because they've announced their pregnancy?

1:58.7

We've had multiple content creators come out of the woodwork and

2:01.7

say, I have had a mass unfollowing since announcing that I'm pregnant. We've had a bunch of

2:06.1

followers say, this is my right. We are going to wade through the conversation and unpack it all.

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