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I have followed Jodie from the beginning and in a sea of fakeness and greed, I find her stance on being an 'influencer' refreshing. She doesn't shove shit down everyone's throats, she has only done ads that are relevant to her/her account and has done them in an interesting way. Remember that her salary is a London one so she will be on the higher wage (still nowhere near enough if you ask me) and she is really frugal when food shopping so I imagine it's very easy to pay off debts that she's set her mind to pay off. I don't see an issue with her ads at all

Oh cmon people, Jodie is one of the decent influencers I’m not sure why she even has a thread on tattle and I cba to read 18 pages lol. I always find she is honest and transparent with what she posts. As if you’re all coming for her now she’s positive, there are exceptions in the rules around covid testing for key workers. Give her a break

I quite like her actually - she is pretty transparent in comparison to all other instagrammers. She does have a reasonably good salary (compared to average UK salaries) but I think she's raised taboo issues that most people wouldn't speak about when we should (ie debt, babies etc). I get that people get annoyed when they do ads though but I don't think she's done that many at all and the ones I've seen were related to her page, unless I've missed them due to the algorithms?

I really like Jody. She’s refreshing, honest and has an actual job. The adds she’s done have been relevant and used towards paying off her debt? I don’t see what’s not transparent about that?

I’m sick of her shitty bullshit about having no money. She is taking the absolute piss. I’ve been there. I’ve had balifs at my door, had nights where I’ve had a cup of tea for my dinner because there was only enough bread left to feed my children, I’ve worked shifts ( nights and weekends ) and have done weeks without seeing my family . I’ve queued up pregnant in the pandemic for a food bank because my partner lost his job overnight. I haven’t had my hair done since before Covid. I don’t get my nails done I bite mine out of sheer stress and fear that I genuinely cannot survive and provide for my family when I once was comfortable and could do it easily. I’ve sobbed and taken out payday loans to get pitiful presents for my kids at Christmas just so they won’t go without. I’ve gone out all day during winter, either to a library or a cafe ( buying one drink) just to stay warm because I couldn’t afford my heating being on I’ve lost all dignity and respect I’ve had for my myself by going into the kids school and sobbing because I cannot afford the uniform and having to rifle through spares to take them. THAT is living on minimum wage and struggling financially. Having to save up for your hair appointment because it’s already been 4-5 months since you last had it done or having to buy a present from Primark for you other half is not struggling financially. Don’t claim you know anything about being destitute when you can pay to have a wall erected in your living room. Just absolutely disgusting and I’m finding myself really hating her.

Do you know what, i really like jody. Shes the sort of person id want as a friend. Shes strong, straight talking and you know she would be there for you.

I like that Shes real in a very fake insta world. I like that she doesn't hide who she is.... i might not like the readily ads that everyone is doing, but i can't say i blame her and i just tap past them.

Her miscarriage was heartbreaking, but i think she should be applauded for talking about it, that takes strength. Things need to be normalised so people dont feel so alone.

Also, shea nhs, in the middle of a pandemic, trying to help pregnant women and manage everything around that, with all the restrictions, frankly i dont care if she wants to wear a top with a massive bow. Whatever brings a smile to her face. Anyone in the nhs is an utter hero right now.

I’m sorry but WHY aren’t her parents/siblings stepping up to help her out. It’s clear that she’s struggling. I couldn’t (and wouldn’t) ignore my sister’s obvious plea for help if she posted stories like that. I appreciate her father is ill and her mother doesn’t like looking after Dustin but they live next door. Why can’t they give her one hour to try and tackle that washing or come and do it for her? Also, how is she getting through so much washing?? Terry isn’t even at home, it’s just the two of them??
I know lots of you think she’s lazy and she probably is to a certain extent but when situations are clearly bad like this, she just needs help from those around her and I can only conclude that they’re not helping her. When my little one was small my mum would nip over and take them out to the park so I could hoover, wash clothes, changes beds etc., anything I hadn’t managed during a nap. I realise now how lucky I was.

Sorry for the ramblings but I’m so shocked that her parents aren’t providing their daughter with some help…WHEN THEY LIVE NEXT DOOR!!!!!

I’m also in the I like Jodie boat - compared to other “influencers” she’s a breath of fresh air and completely transparent. I was chuffed for her getting adverts so she could help pay off her debt. She seems a really genuine person aswell.

LaurieLaurie said:

It’s not just the Ads though is it? It’s the free sofas and wedding dresses etc that’s when they lose the interest of their followers. Fair enough she said the wedding dress was from a competition but really? They probably picked her because of her followers.

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Didn’t she get the dress because of working for the NHS, I think it was a lovely thing for the company to do and they did it for many other NHS workers if I can remember correctly. Not everything is a conspiracy. I really like Jodie, I’m not gonna be upset that a big company gave her a sofa, compared to other instagrammers I think she’s quite transparent and doing what’s best by her which isn’t always a bad thing.

If my baby was allergic to dairy I'd have moved him straight to formula. As a new mum you have enough to think about without remembering not to eat certain things. Jodie from one mum to another, give him a bottle and a dummy. It's fine. Some babies just need a dummy. Perfect insta mums don't exist were all just trying to make it through the day.

Emsie said:

All she talks about these days is money. Jodes hun you're getting on mat leave more than some people get for working 40 hours so please read the room and just pipe down about money. Sick of hearing about her cash flow.

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Omg I was heartbroken when I see what she’s getting paid for a year’s maternity leave! She earns more on maternity leave than me working full time! I think she should be a bit more considerate when sharing money as so many people are struggling right now

good for her though that she’s earning that, I don’t mean to sound bitter

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Emma860303 said:

When she said they were having issues, I wondered what might be going on. A quick look at his page for clues I felt was quite revealing. He follows the pages of just about every super skinny, olive skinned, busty brunette celebrity you can think of. He's certainly got a type, and it's not a mousey, fair skinned salt of the earth midwife. Feel quite sorry for her as she's clearly a lovely girl and while I know most men go through a phase in their younger years, by the time you're moved in and planning a wedding (and a baby!) you'd like them to have grown out of those kind of notions. All a bit embarrassing really, she deserves better.

Clearly a very difficult time for her but I am also puzzled at the way this has been handled. I agree a problem shared can be cathartic, but share with your friends, share with your family. Some things, especially while so fresh, are best kept personal. Once it's out there, you can't take it back. To make it public, literally days after it has happened. I don't know, is this news that needs to be shared, is sharing this of emotional benefit to her or is it just about the followers? I don't like to be a cynic, but there's a difference between sharing renovation tips with strangers and sharing your deepest personal details. I worry for the Instagram generation who don't seem to understand the boundary. It seems perhaps she has realised this having taken the posts down, but as others have said, each to their own. I wish her well.

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Not entirely sure what you’re insinuating at, but I’m pretty sure the issue was regarding her fertility. Not really appropriate to make these assumptions about her relationship when she’s literally just had a miscarriage. I’d hate to think she’d read some of these comments, give her a break.

Carrie2019 said:

Absolutely Heartbroken for her.
I went through infertility for years.
I can’t imagine doing her job whilst experiencing a miscarriage.
What a shitty end to 2020

Also everyone deals and shares this stuff differently and no one should be judged for that.
I was always open about my journey. I posted it all over my social media. It helped me process and deal with it. My husband was private and told nobody, he never begrudged me sharing what we were going though as he knew it was cathartic for me.
I know people that have never shared it openly that they’ve gone through infertility.
Everyone is different.

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I agree. How she has chosen to share this is up to her, she’s opened up about her mental health before on her stories and if she finds it cathartic doing the same about something that’s happened to her body then she should be allowed to do that without judgement on her own page. I’m not trying to moderate others on here but I do think how someone personally chooses to react or announce a miscarriage should be their decision and that should be respected when she’s obviously going through a tough time of it right now.

I still absolutely hate the name Dustin. It's just really fucking stupid!

All she talks about these days is money. Jodes hun you're getting on mat leave more than some people get for working 40 hours so please read the room and just pipe down about money. Sick of hearing about her cash flow.