Viral mum pens best seller after quitting job because of childcare costs

A mother-of-two who went viral with an MC Hammer parody of 'I Can't Teach This' has become a number one best selling author with her debut book Tired and Tested:The Wild Ride Into Parenthood.

Sophie McCartney, who lives in Warrington, became an internet sensation after she left her job in PR when she discovered becoming a mum and trying to keep her career was almost impossible.

Having had her first child at 28-years-old, like many parents, Sophie worked out that despite having a well paid job for a Manchester public relations firm the expense of child care would mean she was left with £100 of her salary left at the end of the month.

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Trying to resolve the situation, she went part-time, working three days a week. " I just found my regular workload was squashed in to the three days I was in the office," she says. "I was essentially doing five days a week and getting paid for three.

I fell out of love with my job and the industry and I thought, how can I earn what I want?" Sophie set out to beat the system and become her own boss - quitting her job and setting herself up as a comedian - doing stand up gigs at The Frog and Bucket and Tribeca bar in Manchester and creating comedy vlogs.

Her hard work paid off and she became a viral sensation in 2017 and has since built a devoted following - During lockdown, Sophie, who is related to Beatles star Paul McCartney, went viral when she brought out a parody of MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This" with "I Can't Teach This" - resonating with exhausted parents who were attempting to home school their kids.

The parenting blogger also brought out her own humorous version of Ed Sheeran - The Shape Of