KATE Lawler has hit back at trolls after she was cruelly mum-shamed for spending Mother’s Day without her daughter.
The TV star, 42, jetted off to Barcelona over the weekend with her husband Martin Bojtos, while their daughter Noa stayed at home with Kate’s mum.
Kate, who is also in Barcelona for a couple of days this week for This Morning, shared a series of pictures from the trip as they had fun in bars and restaurants, but not everyone was impressed.
One person commented: “Gosh isn’t their baby like 1 years old or something, always away, always out 
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While someone else remarked: “Will you feel sad not being with Noa for Mother’s Day tomorrow?”
Kate put the trolls in their place as she explained why she was away in an angry post.
Alongside a picture of her mother and Noa, she wrote: “My mum and my daughter. I love them dearly but to anyone who thinks I’m out of order for not spending today with them, please kindly leave me alone instead of writing abusive comments on my latest post.
“I am allowed to celebrate me today as well. I’m a mother and daughter who makes so much effort to spend as much time as possible with them as I can.
“I saw my mum last week, I see my daughter every day and my husband’s birthday present happened to fall on this weekend.
“Plus I am working here in Barcelona tomorrow and Tuesday so would have had to fly here this morning anyway.”
She added: “Not that I have to justify spending mum-free time away. Have some respect, worry about your own family and be kind.”
Former Virgin Radio DJ Kate welcomed her first child in February 2021 and has been very open about her struggles with postnatal depression.
Kate credits getting a night nanny three nights a week until she felt better, and seeing a therapist by herself as well as a couples’ therapist with Boj, for turning the situation around.
She also used CBD oil before switching to antidepressants and deciding to talk honestly about how she was feeling on Instagram.
