The Star Is Actually Pregnant Now

After Getting Fat-Shamed for "Looking Pregnant," Sasha Pieterse Is Now Expecting

May 28 2020, Updated 12:07 p.m. ET

Back in 2018, Sasha Pieterse was fending off bullies who viciously spread rumors she was pregnant. Now, she actually is.

The actress, who is absolute best identified for her role as Alison DiLaurentis in Pretty Little Liars, spread out about the bullying she skilled after a 75-pound weight acquire. "I couldn't figure out why [I put on the weight]," she printed in 2018. "I'm healthy, I exercise, and I always try to do my best and feel my best." As it turns out, the explanation why used to be medical.

Two years later, then again, Sasha is actually expecting a child, in step with PopSugar. The South African actress broke the news on Instagram on Wednesday, May 27, which also came about to be her second anniversary with her husband, Hudson Sheaffer. 

"We are so beyond excited to finally share our sweet news with all of you... we will be welcoming a precious little human this October!" she wrote.

Behind Sasha Pieterse's apparent medical condition:

In 2017, the actress announced that her unexpected weight acquire was once tied to her polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis, or PCOS. According to the Mayo Clinic, PCOS is "a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age." Symptoms come with irregular classes, elevated levels of male hormone, and, in some circumstances, obesity and weight achieve.

"It was really, really hurtful the way people reacted," Sasha admitted right through her 2017 stint on Dancing With the Stars. "People were saying stuff like, 'she's pregnant, you're fat.' They were angry, they were mad that I look like this."

She added, "I didn't know [that PCOS] was happening to me, so during that time when I was trying to figure it out on my own, it was publicized and I was on a TV show so it was documented every week."

Though that period in her existence could have easily broken her, Sasha became the battle into a chance to coach others through the bullying prevention marketing campaign #ChooseKindness.

"As an actress, I have an amazing life. But one of the hardest parts about what we do for a living is that, I think people think they know you and they also feel comfortable telling you how they feel, even when it's offensive and not appropriate," she shared in a video for the campaign.

"That was a really hard two years of my life. But, the good thing is, I got through it, I came out on the other side, and a huge part of that is because I have such an amazing support system. My friends and my family and my husband [Hudson Sheaffer] are amazing and I don't know, it would've been really hard to do it without them."

Sasha later won backlash over her storyline on The Perfectionists.

During an episode of The Perfectionists titled "The Ghost Sonata," audience had been angry to learn that Sasha’s persona Alison and her wife from PLL, Emily (Shay Mitchell), were divorcing. Fans in an instant accused the blonde good looks and showrunner I. Marlene King of deceptive them in interviews ramping up to the collection.

Sasha initially said that Alison wanted to rejoin Emily and their dual daughters in Rosewood after completing her task as a instructing assistant at Beacon Heights University, however the duo’s split means that the mother of two has no plans to return to her previous life.

Responding to an angry fan who claimed Sasha lied, Sasha wrote, "No lying. I simply said what I believe. I trust Marlene and her vision. Alison will always love Emily and she will always love and be the best mom she can be to their girls. Emily is struggling with Alison’s past and Alison is trying to be a better person to fix their relationship."

Apparently, you'll't make anyone glad, but we are overjoyed Sasha is fortuitously pregnant nevertheless. Cheers to the soon-to-be mom!

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