By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-03 16:57:16 | Updated at 2026-08-06 04:52:50
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Alex Cooper has issued a scathing response to an online troll who slammed her candid pregnancy updates.
The Call Her Daddy podcast host, 31, took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to share a screenshot of the unsolicited message she received.
The note, sent by a user called Chris, read: 'Don't complain about being pregnant. Your choice. Pregnancy can be hard.'
The mom-to-be hit back in overlaid text: 'Just wanted to share all the DMs I get like this are from men.
'"Pregnancy can be hard." Oh Chris tell me about your pregnancy, I would love to hear, babe!'
Cooper has been sharing updates about her journey into motherhood since announcing that she and husband Matt Kaplan, 42, are expecting their first child.
Last week, she told her 7.7 million Instagram followers that she had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
'I'm not gonna cry on the internet because I've never cried on the internet, but when I tell you, I almost did,' she began the video.
Alex Cooper has issued a scathing response to an online troll who slammed her candid pregnancy updates
The Call Her Daddy podcast host, 31, took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to share a screenshot of the unsolicited message she received
'I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. It is when the placental hormones cause insulin resistance...
'I was told anyone can get this no matter what your prior weight, diet, fitness level -literally anyone is susceptible to getting it.'
She continued: 'When I got this diagnosis, the first couple days, I was really hard on myself and it felt very isolating. As much as my family and my husband and everyone was there for me, I just felt like it's me on an island.
'This diagnosis was so upsetting, I think, because during pregnancy there's already so much emotionally that you're going through...
'Obviously my first instinct was just like, "Oh my God, I want my child to be okay and I want my baby to be healthy. I'll do whatever it takes."'
The social media star said that she was 'struggling' but that she would continue to look on the bright side.
Cooper announced her pregnancy back in May.
The Unwell founder and her husband, who is the CEO of Ace Entertainment, have been together for six years.
The parents-to-be tied the knot in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2024 after four years together (pictured November 7)
They tied the knot in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2024 after getting engaged the previous year.
Kaplan previously dated former child star-turned-The Row designer Ashley Olsen from 2001 to 2004, and he divorced Australian actress Claire Holt in 2017 after only one year of marriage.
Meanwhile, Cooper used to rely on the cash she acquired through dates with sugar daddies she met on SeekingArrangement (rebranded as Seeking.com in 2022) to pay the rent on her New York City apartment.
The sex-positive podcaster's expanding family came amid her year-long feud with former employee Alix Earle, whose show Hot Mess was dropped by her company The Unwell Network.
On April 13, Cooper publicly confronted her 25-year-old rival via TikTok and accused her of passive-aggressively writing shady comments and reposting videos comparing her to an 'ambulance chaser' who profits off of other people's trauma.
'It's exaggerated. I love everyone,' Earle responded on Today on May 12.
'I'm trying to keep things pretty positive today, you know, we don't have that much time here honestly, so it's like, why ruin such a good day with something not so great?'
The Dancing with the Stars runner-up – who's busy filming her Netflix reality show – was last pictured attending the GucciCore runway presentation in New York City's Times Square on Saturday.
In 2024, Cooper signed an eye-popping, $125 million three-year contract with Sirius XM.
The former soccer star previously earned over $1.5 million during her three-year deal with Barstool Sports in 2018 as well as a $60 million three-year deal with Spotify in 2021.
Kaplan's last project was executive producing Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, which aired March 24 on Disney+, alongside Cooper.
