The morning after the radio gala took a nasty turn when Mari-Prinsessa Ståhlhammar opened social media.
Marie-Princess Ståhlhammar is known as a flamboyant and laughing radio personality. Mari-Prinsessa recently shared a tearful video on her Instagram account, which made even her social followers stop.
It was the morning after the Radio Gala. The radio program of Mari-Prinsessa, Niko Saarinen and Niko Nousiainen Saarinen Shöy had just won the radio program of the year award. The trio had agreed that Mari-Prinsessa could take the winning trophy home to show her children.
Mari-Prinsessa’s children had been waiting for the evening to come like the rising moon. As soon as they woke up, they ran into their parents’ bedroom inquiringly.
– Then I raised the trophy in front of them and shouted that we won! Mari-Prinsessa recalls with a smile.
There was no end to the joy. The children made breakfast for their mother and excitedly drew pictures of their mother with the trophy. They also watched together a video of the award speech, where Mari-Prinsessa sent greetings to her children.
– So it was so wonderful. I was in such a good mood. And then I opened social media, says Mari Prinsessa.
Mari-Prinsessa Ståhlhammar is a radio host. Jenni Gästgivar
The comment struck a chord
Mari-Prinsessa saw a video of herself shared on social media, in which she proudly airs the award. There was nothing wrong with the video itself, but when Mari-Prinsessa opened the video’s comment field, the mood of the morning changed immediately.
– The comment read that she is pregnant, says Mari-Prinsessa.
It wasn’t the first time Mari-Prinsessa received inappropriate comments about her appearance. Ever since he started hosting radio on the NRJ channel, video clips of his programs have been published on social media. According to Mari-Prinsessa, nasty comments in video comment fields are a familiar sight.
– In the comment sections of our radio channel, comments began to appear, criticizing my appearance, such as my teeth, and my voice. There also started to be repeated pregnancy speculations, says Mari-Prinsessa.
The morning took a different turn when Mari-Prinsessa opened the social media. Jenni Gästgivar
This time the comment exceeded tolerance.
– The knowledge that outsiders are observing my middle body is horrible. Even if I’m pregnant, it’s nobody’s business until I announce it myself. In that video, my stomach was visible for a second. Someone must have used a still image or slow motion to analyze the matter, he continues.
Mari-Prinsessa is the mother of four children and her children were born in less than five years. Pregnancy and breastfeeding have changed the radio presenter’s body. That in itself has been something to deal with for Mari-Prinsessa, who has suffered from an eating disorder in the past.
Mari-Prinsessa says that she has received unpleasant comments before. This time the comment was too much. Jenni Gästgivar
A flood of messages from the video
Mari-Prinsessa ended up sharing the video mentioned at the beginning of the article on her account, where she cried and asked people to stop commenting on her body. The video had positive effects. The messages section of her Instagram account was filled with messages from women sharing similar experiences. The radio host says that he has been reading messages for hours.
In Mari-Prinsessa’s opinion, mothers should be shown kindness and understanding when it comes to their bodies. He brings up the pressures of social media. Body comparison in particular causes feelings of disgust in Mari-Prinsessa.
– I hate the word recover. A person who has not given birth will never live the same as before, he says.
Diets marketed to mothers also make Mari-Prinsessa laugh.
– You are tired and you have to take care of the child because you have just gone through childbirth and then you are given minus calories. It makes me sick. Then the priorities are elsewhere, he continues.
What has helped Mari-Prinsessa to accept her own body is the children. Mari-Prinsessa has learned to love her own traits as well, when she has started to see them in her children. She has also learned to accept her pregnancy scars because her children like them.
– The children always ask me to show them “tiger stripes”. Then I’ve always told them where they came from and they think they’re really cool. It has helped with self-acceptance.
In Mari-Prinsessa’s opinion, mothers should be shown kindness and understanding when it comes to their bodies. Jenni Gästgivar