117 Reasons I Don’t Want To Have Kids, Grief, Estrangement & What Hollywood Really Looks Like - Uncut with Ellie Gonsalves

About this episode

Ellie Gonsalves discusses her viral list of reasons not to have kids, her personal experiences with grief and estrangement, and her career in Hollywood.

Hey Lifers! Ellie Gonsalves is an Australian model, actress, podcaster and Wildlife Warriors Ambassador with a collective audience of over 5 million followers. Ellie first rose to prominence in the modelling world and has since built an international career, appearing in major campaigns like superbowl commercials and has transitioned into acting. Ellie has also been very open about some deeply personal experiences like losing her father to suicide, going no contact with her mum and the kind of life she wants to live. One of the things that sparked huge conversation online was Ellie’s viral list of “117 reasons not to have kids,” a post that challenged expectations around motherhood and opened up a much bigger conversation about choice, pressure and what a fulfilling life can look like. We chat: Ellie’s excellent driving skills How a Facebook page turned into a Super Bowl commercial and a Hollywood career 17 years with partner and manager Ross The dark side of Hollywood Losing her dad to suicide and the phone call that changed everything Cutting off her mum completely and how she responds when people say "but she's your mum" The viral list — 117…

People in this episode

Guest: Ellie Gonsalves

Topics covered

• parenting choices
• grief
• estrangement
• Hollywood
• personal experiences
• career transitions

Keywords

• 117 reasons not to have kids
• grief
• estrangement
• Hollywood career
• Ellie Gonsalves
• Wildlife Warriors
• Super Bowl commercial
• personal experiences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wildlife Warriors, Hollywood, Facebook

Places: Australia

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