Why Ashley Tisdale called her mommy group ‘too high school’, and how Hilary Duff’s hubby responded
The former child star’s mommy group is rumoured to include Mandy Moore, whose family the Duffs hosted after a fire
Adding to the drama: Duff and Mandy Moore are rumoured to be part of the group, though Tisdale French, 40, has refused to name names.
“Since becoming a public figure as a teenager, it’s often the thing I least expect that people most want to talk about,” the former child star wrote in an essay for New York Magazine that echoes what she wrote a while back on her own blog. “Sometimes, I’ll say something offhandedly, only to see it turn into a headline or start a conversation on TikTok.”
Bottom line, per the essay, is that Tisdale French – who married composer Christopher French in 2014 – was pregnant during the pandemic. She missed out on baby showers and prenatal yoga classes and handing her newborn baby off to acquaintances. Then a friend brought together a group of new mums.
“[F]inally, we were able to be together, and our kids were able to be together, and it all felt right,” she wrote. The founder of the Being Frenshe line of personal care products thought she had joined a group of cool kids who did cool things.
“I felt energised by being around women who understood the challenge of feeding a baby while taking a Zoom call.
“[I]t made me hopeful about finding the balance between fulfilling work and family life, since all these cool women were able to do it. Maybe we’d be able to share our secrets to success.”
Then social media burst her bubble.