Influencer Apologizes for Pregnant Drinking Controversy

Daphne Berry has issued a public apology after 'joking' that she was drinking while pregnant. 

The model and influencer, who is 24 weeks pregnant, shared an Instagram post this week in which she was . 

The podcaster's quip was met with widespread anger and controversy, leading her to post an apology for her behaviour in an Instagram Story post on Thursday. 

'I made a really poor and thoughtless joke, and I understand why it upset people. I'm genuinely sorry to anyone I offended,' she wrote. 

'Not a day goes by I don't count my lucky stars for my life right now and that joke was not a reflection of this,' Daphne added. 

'I am truly sorry.'

Daphne, who hosts the Airing Your Dirty Laundry podcast and is in a relationship with Lime Cordiale star Oliver Leimbach, took to Instagram this week to share a since-deleted clip that showed her at a bar quaffing a glass of wine.

She captioned the post: 'Having sips of wine pregnant, because there's literally people that do crack pregnant.'

The throwaway post drew strong criticism, with many social media users taking to to chastise Daphne.   

'Daphne Berry, girlfriend [of] Oliver Leimbach (1/2 of popular Aussie duo Lime Cordiale) who is currently 24 weeks pregnant, posted and dirty deleted this reel last night admitting to drinking while pregnant. I've seen no one talk about this,' one person wrote.

'Keep in mind there's no known 'safe' amount of  to drink while pregnant + how are we to know this is the only time she has/will consume alcohol while pregnant?

'If she was willing to post this knowing she would most likely receive backlash, who's to say she wouldn't lie about how much she's actually drinking?'

Another Redditor chimed in with: 'To rationalise it by saying people do crack is wild, how about not exposing your unborn child to a literal poison??'

A third chimed in with a similar: 'Because there's literally children that are born with and live with foetal alcohol syndrome.  

'I seriously hope she means just a few sips here and there and not actually full size drinks multiple times when she's only 24 weeks.'

Another suggested that, given Daphne's previous fertility struggles, the influencer should be more careful with her precious cargo. 

'You would think after having such a big cry online about struggling to conceive and then acting like she is the only pregnant person on earth that she would be much more careful,' they wrote.

'Very disappointing to be behaving like this with such a large audience.'

The criticism didn't end there, with one health professional also venting their anger at Daphne.

'As a paediatric nurse, I see kids who live with FASD or equivalent - why would you even do this?' they wrote.

'It's simple – don't drink when pregnant, I don't know how much clearer it can be. I could also guarantee none of the doctors I've ever worked with (obstetricians and all) would recommend any alcohol at any stage of pregnancy, ever. 

'This s*** makes me mad!'