Margot Robbie and unmarked motherhood

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of public figures like Margot Robbie becoming mothers while maintaining privacy about their children.

MONDAY ANALYSIS: This week, a Courier-Mail headline caught our eye: “Margot Robbie, stop pretending you’re not a mum.” What happens when women in the public eye become mothers – but don’t show their kids on camera? With the justified push to take kids off camera, are we creating a world where the actual experience of motherhood is hidden from view as well? Huge thanks to Pandora for making this episode of Shameless possible. Also, shout-out to Samsung! Margot Robbie, stop pretending you’re not a mum in the Courier Mail Dispatches from Motherhood by Grace O’Neill The Kardashian Whisperer Who Says Three Hours With Her Kids Is Enough in The Wall Street Journal Margot Robbie Is Nobody’s Barbie: The Babylon Star on Navigating Hollywood in Vanity Fair 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, Divya Simmie 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zara McDonald, Michelle Andrews

Topics covered

• motherhood
• celebrity culture
• public perception
• media representation
• privacy
• parenting

Keywords

• Margot Robbie
• motherhood
• celebrity
• privacy
• media
• public eye
• parenting
• representation

Sponsors

Pandora, Samsung

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shameless Media, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair

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