Matt Poole's new girlfriend hits back at troll who claimed she was 'trying so hard' to be the mother of Tammy Hembrow's daughter

Daily Mail​

6 days ago

Matt Poole's girlfriend Annelyse Oatway has hit back after an online critic accused her of 'trying too hard' to be a 'mother' to the former Ironman's young daughter Posy, who he shares with ex Tammy Hembrow.
Poole, 34, welcomed the baby in June 2022, but later split with Hembrow that December.
He started dating Annelyse in early 2023, and in May this year, the couple welcomed their first child.
Taking to her Instagram stories on Thursday, Annelyse spoke frankly about her relationship with three-year-old Posy.
She made her comments during a question and answer session, after one user asked, 'Why do you act so hard to be Posy's mum when Matt hasn't even proposed to you?'
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Annelyse kept her cool during her lengthy reply though she was clearly irritated by the intrusive question.
'This one has come up quite a lot in the last few months so I think I should address it,' she began.
'First of all I want to start off by saying what does a ring have to do with anything?
'Things happened quite fast with Matt and I as it was, so we are just taking our time with what we need to.'
And then in a surprise twist, Annelyse revealed a heartbreaking secret about her own family life.
'As to 'acting' like Posy's mum,' she said.
'I grew up in a broken family with a step mum who I did not get along with. That really affected me growing up. I never ever wanted Posy to feel the way I felt growing up.'
She then stated firmly that she had never 'ever, ever, ever' tried to be Posy's mother.
'I always make it clear to her that I am her bestie,' she said.
Annelyse also shared intimate domestic details.
'I include her mum in things. She [Posy] has always got her momma. That's not my role.
Still, she added: 'I have helped raise her since she was one and a half. I have taken her to appointments, to swimming, to dancing and toilet trained her.
'And she's family to me.'
It comes after Matt Poole appeared to take a thinly veiled swipe at his ex, Tammy last month.
The swimming coach, who split from the fitness influencer at the end of 2023, shed light on the difficulties of co-parenting after receiving 'fifty missed calls and messages' from Tammy.
He said it was 'never easy' raising children separately, especially when it comes to travel arrangements.
Tammy, 31, fled the country in the wake of her split from husband Matt Zukowski, 29.
At the time, she shared to Instagram she was heading to Queenstown with her kids.
Matt and Annelyse's romance, meanwhile first sparked in early 2023, following his split from Tammy in December 2022.
Their relationship blossomed and, after two years of dating, they have now grown their family.
Annelyse, who keeps a relatively low profile online despite her 10,000 Instagram followers, is originally from the Gold Coast, Queensland.