Justine Lupeis ready to change the narrative around pregnancy and work.
Yes, she was pregnant on the set ofNobody Wants This.
And, no, it didnt threaten her job or get in the way of her work.
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A little context: Lupe stars inNobody Wants Thisas Morgan, Joannes bold older sister.
While filming the show, Lupe discovered she was pregnant with her first child.
As Lupe explained in a recent social media post, she didnt initially disclose the news to her colleagues.
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At one point, Lupe recalled, she was wearing a Gucci skirt thatripped openon set at 2 a.m..
They had no idea I was pregnant and thought I was just rapidly falling apart, she wrote.
Lupe took toInstagramyesterday to set the record straight about her experiences filming the Netflix show while pregnant.
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No, she wasn’t hiding her pregnancy, she was merely choosing when to tell her colleagues.
In fact, it turns out the set could not have been more supportive.
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But as Lupe explains, it is possible for women to be properly supported during their pregnancies at work.
That your career will be over.
That there isnt room for us when we transition into this AWESOME new chapter of our lives.
This new version of ourselves.
Lupes story is an uplifting reminder that pregnancy is far from a death sentence for a womans career.
And maybe its time we embraced a new narrative.
This article first appeared onGlamour UK.
