“I’m a little bit anxious”: Erin Molan reveals her biggest fear about motherhood
The NRL Footy Show host Erin Molan is just weeks away from welcoming her first child into the world with her fiancé Sean Ogilvy.
Now, the 35-year-old has revealed her biggest fear about becoming a mum on 9Honey’s podcast Honey Mums.
Speaking to Nine newsreader and host of the podcast, Deb Knight, Erin revealed that she has fears about raising her child in the spotlight.
“It’s funny isn't it, because I kind of think… I don't think that it affects me, people saying things about me or judging me, because I've had so much of it over 12 or 13 years in television. But they say when it involves a child it's a different thing, so I'm a little bit anxious about how it will be perceived," she said.
"[But] I kind of think, why should I have to be? And I hate that element of it."
Erin revealed that she plans to return to hosting Nine News and The NRL Footy Show very soon after the birth.
"Whatever is best for bubba we will do, and the plan at the moment is to come back [to work] very soon. But I'm very blessed in that my schedule is so good that I go from a Thursday afternoon to a Sunday afternoon, and then I'm a full-time mum from Sunday arvo to Thursday arvo," she said.
"I think we'll get the balance right, but there's probably mothers out there laughing at me thinking, 'God, you've got absolutely no idea'."
Erin’s pregnancy hasn’t been smooth sailing, with the presenter being rushed to hospital earlier this month after falling in a Sydney shopping centre.
Thankfully, the fall didn’t cause any injury to her unborn baby as she landed on her side.
"I had another little episode this week, unfortunately," Erin said during an appearance on the Jonesy and Amanda Show.
"I got my whooping cough and flu shot and had a little ... faint is a strong word, but a little fall in the Randwick shops."
Erin was still able to poke fun at the scary incident by joking that the fall stopped her from getting the doughnut she had paid for.
"I'm just filthy because I'd ordered a chocolate doughnut and a milkshake, and I kind of went [to hospital] after I'd paid but before I'd got the doughnut," she said.