Sophie Guidolin has returned to YouTube in a bid to rebrand herself. The controversial influencer appears keen to wipe the slate clean after what she calls the toughest year of her life. *TW: We do touch on issues related to child loss
Three high-profile Australian feminists are being accused of betraying their community after taking part in an elaborate prank with comedy duo the Inspired Unemployed.
Entrepreneur and former boyfriend of Instagram, Mitch Third, has received backlash after urging women to step into their feminine energy.
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Coming up on today's show, Mitch Third urges women to step into their feminine energy. Sophie Guidolin TEASER's mystery man as she opens up about her health struggles and the inspired Unemployed's feminist prank. Hello, and welcome to Outspoken. It's your dose of the hottest influencer and pop culture news twice a week. I'm Kate Tama, and we had to pause recording Amy because you've got a very important email. Yes, my wedding photos just arrived in my inbox. I got a text message from my photographer saying, oh, what did you think of the photos?
I'm like, I.
Haven't seen them. They must have got to jump. I just love how I can see them on your screen at the moment, we promise that we will actually turn that off so that this episode isn't all over the place and we're just looking at photos. I feel like it's a bit of a flex. But your photographer actually also took photos at Kayla Itsinas's wedding. That shows just how small Adelaide is. And further too that we did a deep dive on Bardo a couple of months ago, and my mind was absolutely blown when we found out This photographer is actually the niece of Sally Polaranus. Yeah. I didn't know all of this before booking her. I just saw some of her work and I was like, I need to have this photographer. Her name is by Christina if anyone's interested. It just shows how small Adelaide is now, Sophy, it's officially the end of wedding season because you had your sister in law's wedding over the weekend. Subsequently, now ill in bed. Yeah, as you can probably tell from my voice, I don't know if I've come down with the VID.
I actually haven't done a.
COVID test yet, but all symptoms are pointing to yes. But I am wanting to do the podcast today. I'm very excited to actually be doing something. And I think that this croaky voice is testament to the fact that we have had a massive start to the year with three weddings, so many family events. It was such a beautiful wedding on the weekend, there were two hundred people. It's also gather around in Adelaide. Well, it was gathered around in Adelaide, so I.
Think there will be a bit of sickness going around.
Now. I have some good news for the listeners. I do not have gestational diabetes, so I where you're going with that. I was so worried because I mentioned last week that I had the glucose test the day after the Easter long weekend, and I was like, what is my luck? But it all came back clear, so I can continue feasting on the massive amount of Easter exit.
I have good morning, guys. That's an amazing quote I read about four years ago that inspired me to go all in on my business to help me sell millions of dollars worth of my product and eventually exit for a healthy amount.
Entrepreneur and former boyfriend of Instagram Mitch Third has received backlash after urging women to step into their feminine energy before we dove into it Kate, who is Mitch Third Well. Mitch founded a reusable drink bottle company called third Fix, and he ended up selling that company for a reported nine hundred thousand dollars. His latest adventure is an energy drink company called Let's Go Energy, which he says he'll sell in a few years for one hundred million plus. That's very confident of him. Mitch recently made the move from the Gold Coast to Dubai and he shares a lot of that business bro content that we have been talking about on this podcast. So he currently has fifty eight thousand followers on TikTok and his content is a mix of business Flex's motivational talking and morning routines. And when I say morning routines, it's what you think, it's going to the gym, cold plunges, Sauna's breath work and meditation. So last month he also joined the trend of influencers who have refound God. So in one video he spoke about his enlightening visit to church and said that the world we live in is currently satanic. And back in June last year, he made headlines when he posted a video of him speeding in a luxury car in Melbourne.
So Mitch's name will also.
Be familiar with longtime listeners of the show because he formerly was a boyfriend of Instagram. He originally cultivated a following on Instagram from dating influencer Talia Scains and she was a big part of why his drink bottle company was so successful. So the couple were together for nearly nine years before they broke up in twenty twenty one, which blows my mind. That was three years ago now. In twenty twenty two, Talia filed a lawsuit against Mitch, alleging that he owes her hundreds and thousands of dollars from their joint e commerce clothing venture third Fixed Collection and in court documents filed in the Federal Court of Australia, Talia alleged that the division of their business assets had allegedly triggered verbal threats of violence from Mitch, which made Talia fear for her safety. She also alleged Mitch threatened to publish online private images of her, as well as images and material online that would degrade her character. Now it's important to note that Mitch denied the allegations, and since then it's unclear whether the case was settled out of court, as it's all gone very quiet. Now that we are all up to speed, let's get into why Mitch is in hot water again. So it all started when Mitch answered an anonymous question on his Instagram story that said, do you think your messaging comes across to egocentric? I'm a female and I think half the stuff you say is amazing and the other half is And then she added an eye roll emoji now, Mitch replied, saying, my messaging is to help men. I can't speak on behalf of women. Do all the spiritual things I say, but when it comes to no days off making money being masculine, do the complete opposite.
Haha.
More females need to step into their feminine energy. We need more stable households, not boss bitches. So, following this post, Mitch claimed he was flooded with messages from women praising him on his stance and asking more about his opinion on feminine energy and his perspective on women's roles. So Mitch responded, seems like I've sparked interest in this. I'll do my best to cover this. He then went on to write this, which I'm going to read in full because I want to give you the full context. Yes, I believe a female can be driven and disciplined whilst being in their feminine energy. However, the reasoning behind why you are driven and disciplined is the question you need to ask yourself. Money is also a masculine energy, so any female's drive to make money is actually masculine. You need to embrace your innate feminine energy by prioritizing self care, nurturing relationships, and trying your best to be loving and caring. Female's superpower is at intuition and power in the spiritual realm. I look after my partner in the physical realm, while she looks after me in the spiritual realm. Ask yourself what you're posting on Instagram? Is it thirst trap so you're attracting little cucks? Or are you posting morning walks, self care, cooking a clean space, your passion, etc. There can be a harmonious blend that allows you to maintain your drive and ambition whilst radiating a feminine confidence and grace in.
All aspects of your life.
The more females embody this, the more men will up their value now. Mitch also went onto answer a question about whether he wanted kids, and he replied that this time last year he didn't want any, but now he wants four to six children, and he explained that his whole perspective on the topic had changed, writing how are we supposed to fight against these left wing psychos when there's hardly any of us? Get strong, get rich, know your purpose, become emotionally intelligent, spiritually aligned, connected to God, and have a family. Now The backlash was immediate, with influencer watchdog accounts sharing screenshots of Mitch's responses. Abby Chatfield weighed in on the conversation, writing on one page, is this real? She then added, I don't know who he is. Can someone explain now? Other influences chimed in with Brooke Hogan adding a vomiting face emoji, while Kira Rumble wrote is this a late April fool or question mark? Someone also summarized it really well. They said, to paraphrase, to be feminine is to work for free. To be masculine is to work for money. Seems fair. Now, there is a lot to discuss, and Mitch's commentary is really just the tip of the iceberg on the conservative agenda that is currently being pushed on TikTok because feminine energy has been trending on the app since late last year and it's already got over five billion views, and as to be expected with TikTok trends, the concept that originally stemmed from Chinese philosophy involving yin and yang has been completely lost in the algorithm. And I feel like you only have to look at this growing obsession with tradwives and Nara Smith and the soft life trend to recognize that there is currently a real push for women to revert back to the nineteen fifties gender norms.
Yeah, all of.
These trends seem to romanticize traditional values and focus on women getting back into the home and embracing the female gender stereotypes. And of course guys who want to take over the business world are the ones trying to push this. I just find what is Mitch's motivation to push this because he wants to dominate the business world and there are so many successful young women who are dominating that space at the moment, particularly the influencer space, because that is one area where we have seen women trump men in every aspect, and I think that's why the space often gets mocked. And it was interesting how we spoke about posting first traps because, as we mentioned, he used to date Talia Skeins and a lot of her content is bikini photos and you would say first traps, and it seems like he was trying really hard to denegrate what she does and also tell women that they shouldn't be posting like that. And I feel like saying, mate, you made a lot of money off it when you utilize her to set up your initial drink pos posting pictures of himself topless all the time as well, what's the difference. I also hate the way that it's, oh, you'll get a nice guy if you do all of these things that I say. And I think the most disturbing part about this whole trend on TikTok is it's actually women who are getting behind it. So women are being told that if they embrace their feminine energy, they'll attract a man. And you often see dating coaches on TikTok telling women that in order to be more appealing to men, that they actually need to tone down their success and their goals to seem more feminine. So one creator called earth Angel Ariana shared a video titled how to Get Men to take care of You, and in this video, she told women to regress to a childlike helpless state to get a man to give them what they desire, and she advised women to shift their mindset when asking a man to do something, and instead of feeling like they could complete the task themselves, she told them to feel like they were the man's daughter in question. I feel like we're at this point in society where there is this false sense of security the feminism has reached its end goal, when in reality, sexism has just changed from avert messaging to subtle messaging, which I think is way more dangerous because it becomes deceptive. And the fact that spirituality is now being used as a vessel for sexism is really scary. Yeah. I think content creators who are buying into this trend really do need to consider the damage that they are doing to young and impressionable people because they are essentially twisting the concept of female empowerment and reinforcing values that have historically oppressed women. And there is a massive flow and effect to these regressive TikTok trends, and there is no denying that this is part of a deliberate effort from Republicans and right wing conservatives to control women at e road their rights. I could not agree more, particularly because in Western countries women are not having enough children to replace the population, so this is very unsubtle messaging to get women to go home and have babies and look after them and stay out of men's way.
The worst rag in history. I've just lived through fifty minutes of famine to tell for a social experiment.
Three high profile Australian feminists are being accused of betraying their community after taking part in an elaborate prank with comedy duo The Inspired Unemployed Kate. Before we get into the story, who are the key players? So you've got The Inspired Unemployed, who are an ossie comedy duo with over two million followers on Instagram. So that duo is made up of former trades and friends Jack Steele and Matt Ford who is best known as Falcon and they rose to fame after posting comedy skits on Instagram during the pandemic. So they are currently recording the second series of their TV show for Paramount Plus called The Inspired Unemployed Impractical Jokers. Now, as for the three high profile feminists involved, it was Clementine Ford, Antoinette Letoufe and Humi Steins So. Antoinette is an Australian journalist, author and a diversity advocate, while Umi is a feminist podcaster and author. Now we have spoken quite a lot about Clematine Ford on this podcast before. She is an iconic feminist, writer, columnist and social commentator. Now things all started last week when Clementine Ford advertised an upcoming event on her Instagram account. The event, ESSI, was a free event called Love Unboxed and was tauted as a thought provoking discussion on love and marriage. So Clementine wrote, come see me, Antoinette and Umi breakdown love and stuff and generally have a good time being smart cookies Now. Antoinette responded underneath, writing looking forward to this. So the high profile feminists were set to appear on the panel with a special guest who would give the perspective of a young male.
Now.
That young male in question was one half of the Inspired Unemployed Jack Still. The catch was Jack didn't know he was going to appear on the panel. It was all part of an elaborate prank set up by producers on his television show. Now, Sophie, you are a big fan of this TV show. You and your partner always told me to watch it. I haven't actually watched it. It gives me Haymish and Andy prank.
Vibes, though. Yeah.
The whole premise of the show is that Jack and Falcon are placed in these really awkward situations, and they all have ear pieces in and they've been given these commands by their friends so if if they don't obey a command, they get punished. And of course there's hidden cameras set up to capture everyone's responses to their weird behavior, and it is being reported that Jack's face dropped when he realized where he was and what he was.
Being asked to do.
I do think it's important to note that Clementine, Antoinette, and Yumi were all in on the joke. However the audience were not. So you may be wondering how this works in regards to getting consent to be filmed. So when guests arrived at the event, there were signs around the venue saying filming will be in progress. However, many didn't really think twice about it because generally events are film to make promotional videos. There were also signs saying that people weren't allowed to film the event on their phones. However, one audience member called maybe Lene sand Yuen has gone viral after sharing her experience at the event, so she decided to be sneaky and voice recorded the whole event because she was getting so many dms from her friends back in Adelaide saying they were so jealous that they could come along, and they even described the event as a feminist Christmas, so she thought, oh, voice record it so that they can listen and take some things away from this important discussion. And the event was free, so it's not like she was doing anything wrong.
Yeah.
Now, she says that the event began with Antoinette introducing what they described as a last minute guest. Now, as we touched on, that guest was Jack. So Antoinette didn't say where he was from, but just said he really wanted to be there and be part of the discussion. Now, the panel started firing really tough questions at Jack, and Jack of course had an earpiece in and was being fed really uncomfortable.
Lines to repeat back.
Now, whilst The Inspired Unemployed do have over two million followers, it was clear that the majority of this audience were unaware of who Jack was and they were in shock at his responses. Let's throw to what maybe Lene said.
If you could think of the most misogynistic answers and dumb answers to these questions, that was what was being.
Said by Jack.
Some highlights that stuck in my brain include talking about consent, which is an important topic to have, and Umi had some great and that's the thing. All these women had fantastic points about this, but then Jack would interject and be like, yeah, I think chicks did consent, and it's like, okay, not us saying chicks. And when I pointed out that like everyone there, like all the women were authors, and he's like, yeah, I really like girl writers, and I was like, audible gasp from the audience, audible grown from the audience, and it just continued. Another highlight was talking about the glass ceiling and what his comment and I was like, can we stop throwing the questions to him because I actually I don't want to hear him speak, which sucked because you know, at times these women had really great contributions to the conversation, but then they kept throwing like him aligned to talk more.
I was like, no, literally shut up.
And he was saying like, oh, I have a trade background, and so I just know that like bamboo is not a good material to use when building houses, but neither is glass, and I was like hmm. That is when it started to get really personally offensive to me, because I was like, oh, I actually wanted to hear his perspectives on this as an Asian woman facing the very but but no, we got Jack's opinion on it.
It was at this point that someone stood up and asked if they were being punked, and this is when the panel finally confess and explained that Jack was from the Inspired Unemployed. They then went on to explain to the audience that he had lost a bet and his punishment was appearing on the panel with three strong feminists and not being able to defend himself or have anything worthwhile to say.
It is being.
Reported that Jack was unaware of what the event would be and apologize to the venue's audience after saying I'm very sorry, guys, I look like a fuck with and you all hate me. From the bottom of my heart, I'm sorry. So what happened after this point? Did the event roll on as promoted?
Well maybe?
Lane said that Jack and the producers quickly got out of there, and the rest of the panel were left to explain to the audience what had gone on and sort of why they were involved in this prank, and they allegedly said that they took part so that their message could get out there and they could get a chance to add value to a conversation about feminism. But Mabeline argued that they're preaching to an audience who wouldn't care, and their audience other people in the room who they have now offended. She also added that they're platforming this man and collecting their checks. I agree with her because it was making fun of the audience, but it was also making fun of the feminists as well by having Jack in there making these ridiculous claims, as if it's such a big punishment to have to go to this event. I know they were there trying to make him say controversial things that would have been extremely uncomfortable in that environment, and I am very interested to see how this relays onto the TV show, particularly because of the backlash. Despite them saying that they felt there was an opportunity to add some value to the conversation. I just think that this skit played into the stereotypical tropes of mocking so called angry feminists and all for the entertainment of men. It also played into this view that feminists don't have a sense of humor, and it just undermined what they stand for. It felt like a really strange betray of their audience because many people felt like this was their safe place and they were really excited to actually hear a genuine conversation, and maybe Lene said the most disappointing bit is that the show just ended there. Perhaps if they then decided, Okay, we are going to give you a free, proper show afterwards, but many of the women felt like their time was wasted, so they went there just to be mocked. I'm just surprised that Clementine, Antoineae, and Yumi would be involved in something like this, especially Clementine, because she's the sort of person who'd probably produce some kind of video response about an event like this if she hadn't been a part of it. I assume that maybe these women thought, well, it is with the Inspired Unemployed, they are very well liked. People will see the fun in this prank, but it seems to have backfired.
Well.
What I find most.
Interesting is that we recently covered how Clementine Ford called me a freedman out for backing the so called cool group, and I would say that the Inspired Unemployed are very much part of that cool group. Now, so is this an attempt for a rebrand for Clementine Ford. She can reach a new audience and she can be seen as being in on the joke, and maybe she becomes more appealing to a broader audience. See, I just think it's made her lose credibility with the audience that she has, because there are a lot of people that are very unhappy with her, particularly because she is the one that actually promoted this event to her audience. In saying that, though, it is hard to comment when we don't know how this skit is going to be portrayed on the show, and also everything that happened at the event, Like I understand that Mayberlene recorded it, but again when we actually haven't seen it presented in its official format, then it is hard to comment on. It's interesting we haven't heard from Clementine as well, because she's obviously facing a bit of backlash, but I assume she's probably signed a confidentiality agreement with Paramount pluss Well, the prank was discussed on the project on Friday, and it's interesting to note that the project is owned by Paramount Plus and they did point that out at the start of the segment, and Wileie presented the argument that the event was free, so weren't losing out. However, Maybelene rejects that theory and she said that time is money, and she can't believe that they wasted theirs to pay the paychecks of these people. That's a pretty poor argument to be like, oh, it's a free event, so we can do whatever we want. Like, it's actually ridiculous because, as she said, their time isn't free, and also people would have had to pay to get public transport there. They may have given time off work to go, like, you don't know what everyone else's circumstances are. The other thing was that this event took place at nighttime, and many of the audience made the point that they thought they were going to an event that would help make the women feel more powerful and give them ways to deal with the fear of walking home alone for instant. However, they go to this event, they're mocked, and then they have to walk home alone scared. I just thought that was a really interesting concept. And maybe Lene also pointed out on TikTok, why couldn't it be that the audience were also in on the joke with Clem and everyone, and because it would still be funny the fact that Jack thinks that he's been suer offensive to this audience, and maybe some of them also could have berated him from the sidelines.
Why was the joke just on the women in the.
Crowd because it was meant to be on Jack. But really it's not like Jack at all. He is benefiting from it. He's getting content for his TV show. The joke was on the audience, who got nothing out of it. We haven't seen the full skit play out, But what do you say to those people who say, oh, well, this is just a bit of fun. It's a preak because as someone who enjoys the show a lot.
Of the time, these skits are funny.
Well, that's why I've said the whole time. It's going to be very interesting to see how this translates onto the TV show. The fact that the producers managed to persuade Clementine, Yumi and Antoinette to be on it is also a big sticking point for me because it doesn't make sense that they would all agree to do it and this be something very negative. So again, I think this is a little bit of a wait and see how this is all going to go.
The most recent lump has been very prominent on my social media and has caused a lot of questions that I'm constantly having to deflect, and I don't like that feeling of deflecting or having to know our aunts or not tell the truth.
Sophie Gwiedlin has returned to YouTube in a bid to rebrand herself. The controversial influencer appears keen to wipe the slate clean after what she calls the toughest year of her life, and she has well and truly done that figuratively speaking by deleting all her old YouTube videos. So her channel now only has five videos on it and they've all been uploaded in the last two months. And it is interesting that she's chosen YouTube as her rebranding platform because it's actually not her biggest channel. She only has seventeen thousand subscribers on YouTube, but from what she says, she actually wants to reduce the size of her audience. So she said that she's trying to create more of an intimate platform for those who actually want to support her, and those who don't can just scroll on. So, in terms of what to expect from Sophie's YouTube channel, she says it will be unfiltered, unapologetic, and unmistakably real and it's a place where fitness, motherhood, wellness and business collide. She was also promising a new vlog each week. Let's thrown a more of what she said in her intro video.
On this channel. You will feel like you were a part of my life, my best in my companion. I am going to show you and document and take you with me on every single step of every single part of my journey. Give me sixty six days, let me show you how it's done. Join me hit subscribe now.
It's an interesting approach from Sophie, and I can see why she's done it because she has copped so much criticism over the last twelve months. And these videos are not your typical influence of logs. They've been filmed in a documentary style, so they've got master interviews from Sophie and her kids, and I noticed that it was actually Sophie that was throwing the interview questions to her children. I actually didn't pick that up. I was more impressed with the high quality nature of the videos. I mean, they're not particularly long, they only go for around five to ten minutes, but I actually really liked the style of the way that they're being filmed, and I wonder if other influencers are going to go down this route.
But that's an.
Interesting strategy in itself, and I wonder if it is something that we will see more influences implementing, because a lot of the feedback is that people like content that is organic and not overly produced in this way see Sophie. I actually think the opposite. I think TikTok have really changed the game in terms of content creation. They've come out and said that Netflix is their biggest competitor, not Instagram or Facebook, and they are really pushing high quality long form content on their platform. So I actually think that this may be a trend we'll be seeing more and more of. It had a very cut, ashy and esque vibe to it, Didn't it the way it was shot? Okay, I know you said that long form content is now going to be favored, but I actually liked how short and concise this content was because I find myself getting bored sometimes when I watch a forty five minute log when people have just let it run and run. But you could tell she was very clever in which parts she acted aired, and I think that is where the difference lies with high quality content verse influences just filming themselves unstacking the dishwasher or doing book reviews. I wonder if she is moving towards this sort of content because it puts a barrier up between her and her audience. Because she's not taking her own vlog camera inside her house. It doesn't have that person next door feel to it. It almost as though she's positioning herself above all the drama and above all the crap, and she is allowing you into certain aspects of her life. It's also a format a lot of celebrities have used recently in a way to redeem themselves and also sway audiences perceptions of them, and I think it's clear that's what Sophie's trying to achieve. She is really trying to reinstate herself also as a fitness professional, because in her first episode, it's just her going to the gym with her son Kai, and she speaks a lot about techniques, and it's almost like she's trying to reintroduce herself and set this new narrative. And I found the way she used her kids in these vlogs interesting because, as we touched on, they do master interviews and Amy, as you said, she actually is interviewing her kids, and it's so clever because they basically talk for her and build her reputation up. So one of her son's writer was actually talking about how his mom needs to go back to her original community who were actually supportive of her. And to me, that spoke volumes because you can see that her kids have been with her every step of the way when she's been trolled and all these horrible things have happened to her in the past twelve months, and it was just a little insight into how it actually affects the whole family. Yeah, it's a clever PR strategy, and I mean Sophie. We often talk about it with some of our clients. What better way to promote yourself positively than have somebody else give you a glowing testimonial, and that's exactly what her kids have done. Do we think that a PR agency or a marketing team has approached Sophie, because obviously she's got some sort of videography team working with her. Do you or do you think that she's gone to them and said, I need to work and change my reputation at the moment, because she has had a tough couple of years in social media where she has found herself at the center of a lot of controversies. I mean, it is clear that she is working with a third party, and I'm not sure who seeked out who, but for me, it's actually working. I actually think that this is a really good strategy. The second episode was interesting because again she did use the same techniquehere she let her kids talk somewhat on her behalf and it was really sad because her son Writer spoke about what a hard year it had been not only for his mum but their whole family, and he touched on the passing of his late sister Pixie, who Sophie sadly lost to steelbirth last year. Let's throw to some of what Writers said about his mum.
My mom is nothing like whatever you would read. She does not do anything that would be like negative in anyway. She just chose to inspire and help young ladies and to be their better selves. And she's perfect. I guess very proud of Mom. She's done a what a good.
Amy. You obviously touched on it just a second ago, But this is a very powerful storytelling technique that really makes you change your perception of Sophie. It is really clever because I think people are sick of seeing influencers talking directly to the camera. We've got a bit of fatigue about it. Sometimes if an influencer is talking about their problems, it can come across as a little bit insincere. But this style of talking to somebody off camera, it's used a lot in documentaries, it's used a lot in news productions, and it seems they're being asked about something and they're providing their response and it's cut up into a grap Well, it seems more genuine they're talking to another person. That's interesting though, because most of the time people suggest that people should talk down the barrel of the camera because it's a better way to connect with the audience who's watching at home. I suppose maybe because it's a technique that we've been seeing influencers use too much.
So yeah, it's an interesting theory.
Well, I also think it's because of this concise nature of the vlogs that someone has helped sit down and actually produce it and say this is the best grab. Because an influencer can say, down the barrel a really good grab, but then they'll have about ten more minutes of absolute crap that wasn't needed to be included, and it kind of just sounds like they're trying to make excuses. I think also because she's touching on such a sad topic, the still birth of her daughter, it seems more genuine that she is talking off to somebody, do you know what I mean? Like is in if an influence is talking about what they're doing today, it makes sense to say that down the barrel of the camera, But this seems like such a sensitive issue to talk about that the way it's been produced, it just seems a little bit more sincere. I do love that Sophie is really addressing things head on in these vlogs because in the third episode that dropped recently, she provided a health update, and for many months, Sophie's followers have been speculating about her health after spotting this visible lump on her breast, and the speculation led to further concern last Tuesday when Sophie shared on Instagram she was in hospital for an undisclosed illness. So she ended up posting a photo of her in a hospital bed wearing a mask connected to a drip, and she captured the photo. I'm not ignoring anyone, I'm just having a quick little retreat. Laugh or you will cry. So it turns out Sophie is still suffering from the ill effects of her PIP breast implants that ruptured more than ten years ago. So she explained that she originally got breast implants because she had to have a medical grade breast reduction. I wasn't aware of this because I haven't been following her for over ten years. So she said she had such large breasts at the age of fourteen that this medical grade reduction was needed, and despite going to the best plastic surgeon in Adelaide and paying forty thousand dollars of her own money for the procedure, she was one of the very unlucky women who actually got the pp implants. So, for those who can't remember, these implants were made with industrial silicone and there was this big call out globally that you had to have them removed. However, her right implant act actually ended up rupturing and spreading industrial silicone throughout her body, which is so scary. I think it's worth pointing out that most people who have a breast reduction don't necessarily go on to get breast implants. That was her choice to then go and do that. This is where you can tell that she's working with a very talented team because this vision was incredible. So she got these two containers out, and in one container there was a breast implant fully intact, and in the other there was a ruptured one, and she pulled out the breast implant with tongs to show how much of the silicone would have seeped through her body. It was a very powerful image. So Sophie ended up having surgery to replace these pp breast implants. However, unfortunately, this time, her left implant ruptured and this implant seeped more silicone into her body and the surgeons were forced to remove muscle tissue and her nipples. Now, Sophie has now undergone over twenty surgeries and has industrial silicone in her body that cannot be removed, and this silicone causes inflammation markers inside her body because her body is always trying to fight off a foreign object. So essentially the cells then react in this way, which causes what they classify as a tumor. So Sophie has had many biopsies to test these tumors and they've all come back benign, thankfully, but she says the latest lump is a part of the issue.
Now.
She did reiterate that she would never ever get breast implants again and explain that she wanted to be transparent and that's why she's always back and forth from hospital. At the moment, I think it'd be really difficult to watch this and not have empathy for what she's gone through. It sounds like it's been an absolute nightmare. And I liked the way in that episode she said that most people have this stereotypical view of her, that she's blonde, has fake boobs, and that basically that all of the issues to do with her breasts are her fault. But I love the fact that she explored that the reason she initially got breast implants was because she had to have a breast reduction, and also the fact that she got VIP implants. I mean, that is so unlucky. Now, this serious conversation was interrupted by a flower delivery from a semi mystery man. So in the video he passes her a bunch of flowers, and then later on there is a zoom out where you can see him sitting on the couch, so people did get quite a good look at him, and there are reports that his name is Nicholas White, and he's a Gold Coast personal trainer and also a coach, and his Instagram account is private, but Sophie follows him, so it's all good science. I am surprised that she chose to share about this mystery man in this way, because any time she mentions she's in a new relationship, this is when a lot of her trolls and people who don't like her become even more obsessed with her life and start to speculate and create rumors. It reminded me of how the Kardashians often just drop throughout their show that they're dating someone. It was the same kind of koy way. I suppose she's more in control in this way, and maybe she's at a point where she's happy to include him. That is where we're going to leave things today. But if you do want to hear more from us, drop a subscriber only episode every Thursday, so please consider signing up to Outspoken Plus. All the details are in the show notes. Thank you again for listening to another episode of Outspoken. This podcast was recorded on the traditional land of the Ghana people of the Adelaide Planes. We pay respect to elders past and present