Fans quick to defend Danielle Armstrong after being mum-shamed by online troll

Danielle Armstrong was quickly defended by fans online after a troll criticised her parenting choices.

The 35-year-old reality star - who was a cast member of ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex from 2013 until 2020 - is proud mum to three-year-old daughter Orla and recent new baby Una, who arrived in July.

Danielle shares both children with her husband, Tommy Edney - who she married in August 2022.

While Danielle may have stepped out of the reality spotlight three years ago, fans are still able to keep up to date on her life via her social media channels. And she regularly involves her husband and children in posts about their major life updates. This month, Danielle was stunned to find her eldest daughter looking like she was all grown up as she was being packed off to pre school.

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The proud mum shared a photo of her daughter dressed for school while getting emotional about how quickly she was growing. In a caption shared alongside a photo, Danielle wrote: "And Just Like That Our Little Girl Is At Pre School ... I’m not sure if it’s the uniform but all of a sudden our little Orla just looks so grown up. Excited for you to make new friends , explore, & make childhood memories my little darling."

While the innocent posting attracted plenty of positive interaction from fans, some took aim at Danielle and Tommy for sending their daughter off to school at an early age. One hit out at the parents, writing: “She's 2 should still be in nursery.to young for pre school.in my ophion… keep her in nursery till 4.dont make them grow up to soon.this is my opinion and I am old school.”

However, Danielle had many fans who rushed to