Louise Thompson Slams Steven Bartletts Misogynistic Views

 has criticised  for his 'misogynistic' take on declining birth rates - as her fiancé Ryan Libbey brands his views 'archaic'.

The former star and personal trainer Ryan, both 35, were discussing Steven's recent controversial comments on their He Said, She Said podcast this week.

It came after Steven's podcast discussion with guest Christopher Williamson went viral and resurfaced where the pair talked about reasons for the declining birth rate, where Williamson blamed some women for harbouring an 'anti-family' sentiment.

At the same time another chat began doing the rounds again where Steven spoke with psychologist Dr Alok Kanojia⁠.

The pair discussed the male loneliness epidemic, mentioning that incels - involuntary celibate men - will go extinct if they're unable to find a partner and reproduce.

Louise and Ryan discussed it on their podcast this week as Louise told her partner: 'So they had a conversation about the declining population level and they have come under scrutiny with it.

'Neither of them actually have children so I don't think that either of them are best placed to comment on the reasons why families aren't having as many children as they used to.'

Ryan asked: 'So are they getting a lot of hate for it?'

Louise then replied: 'Yes they are - a lot.'

Ryan responded: 'Good, I'm glad. As that is a very misogynistic take. Having children is no longer seen as an obligation but as a decision that they have autonomy and agency over and men are not caught up with accepting that yet.

'Raising children is something you now do men and women as a partnership.'

Louise added: 'Women are also having children later in life because there are other things in life that we want to achieve first. We shouldn't have to compromise out twenties and thirties just to keep Steven Bartlett happy!'

Ryan added: 'F**k what he said, it's archaic. Women now have choice. It's not obligation.' 

Steven said when talking to Dr Alok: 'We're going to have a lot of men who are disillusioned that become incels, find themselves in pockets of the internet, are resentful. All those kinds of things. 

'Should society intervene to course correct that put systems in place to make sure that those men meet partners?'

It was the latest in a series of missteps, alleged half-truths and controversies that have plagued the host since he shot to fame in early 2022 as the youngest Dragon investor, including claims from an ex-colleague who complains of 'dishonesty' at the heart of his empire, which you  can be treated by following a keto diet, and that the Covid vaccine was a 'net negative for society'. 

Experts slammed the star for failing to question these disproven claims, and creating a distrust of conventional medicine as a result.

A BBC World Service investigation also looked into the accuracy of health information featured on Diary of A CEO. 

The broadcaster analysed 23 health-related podcast episodes and found 15 contained an average of 14 harmful claims that went against scientific evidence. 

The misinformation was allowed with 'little to no challenge' by the entrepreneur.