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Victoria Johns

Amy Childs explains why she won't be breastfeeding as she hits back at mum-shamers

Amy Childs told her fans she won't be breastfeeding her twins, who are due in April.

The mum-of-two, 32, is expecting a boy and a girl with her partner Billy Delbosq, 39, who stars in TOWIE.

Amy regularly updates her followers with her pregnancy progress and recently told them she has no plans to breastfeed.

During an Instagram Q&A, she said: "Breastfeeding never worked for me unfortunately. Polly and Ritchie were both bottle fed and the happiest babies! They were in a routine so quickly.

"I think there's so much pressure to breastfeed now. I put so much pressure on myself to breastfeed but at the end of the day it never worked for me. I always say it's whatever works for you and your baby."

Amy shares Polly, five, and Ritchie, four with her previous partners and will soon be showcasing her family in a new reality show.

Amy Childs told her fans she won't be breastfeeding her twins, who are due in April (Instagram)
The mum-of-two said there was too much pressure to breastfeed (Instagram)

In a video posted on her Instagram, Amy and Billy shared the exciting news that the show is going to be called: Amy Childs: The Twin Life.

Wearing a green frock, the star gushed: "Me and @billydelbosq8 have some very exciting news coming soon. I am so excited to tell you."

Fans suspected that Amy was hinting at a proposal, but she was in fact about to share her TV news.

The couple are expecting a boy and a girl (amychilds1990/Instagram)
Billy stars in TOWIE (Amy Childs/Instagram)

"We are so excited, literally just started filming," she said, before adding: "I look like I am ready to pop completely now. It's going to be hard obviously having twins, but we are super excited and we can't wait for you all to see."

In the caption, the telly star wrote: "HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT... I can’t believe I’m writing this but I’ve only gone and got my very own show on ITVBe, Amy Childs: The Twin Life!... I’m so excited to bring you on our journey from pregnancy to birth... all the ups and downs - absolutely no filter!!! COMING VERY SOON."

Fans were quick to congratulate the couple with TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou writing in the caption: "So excited for you both," followed by three love heart emojis.

They're filming a new reality show (amychilds/Instagram)
Amy was part of the original TOWIE line-up (amychilds/Instagram)

Earlier this month, Amy, who was part of the original TOWIE line-up, teased the new TV show while sharing photos from her baby shower.

She captioned the post: "My baby shower is everything I could have possibly wanted…The twins are so loved already, thank you @mrharryderbidge for organising me the best baby shower and @towie for covering my baby shower.. feeling very overwhelmed and emotional today."

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