Aussie model divides with pool video: 'Why are you all hating?'

Aussie influencer Steph Claire Smith has caused an accidental controversy with a recent TikTok, with the fitness queen uploading a video of herself in a bikini with the caption "just out here rescuing my son's goggles from the bottom of the pool".

In the TikTok, Steph can be heard conversing with her three-year-old son Harvey, but the angle of the camera showing Steph from behind had many people talking in the comments and questioning the real point of the video.

In the video, Steph jumps into the pool to rescue her son's goggles, after he cheers her on. "That was a big jump, mum!" Harvey can be heard exclaiming.

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TikTok users make fun of Steph Claire Smith's pool video

While the video is ultimately a very cute interaction between mum and son, some people questioned the start of the video and its real purpose, with Steph's enviable physique on display in a skimpy bikini.

"Please, we all know what the purpose of this video was for," one person commented, with the comment being liked over 3,000 times. "Was this really about the goggles?" someone else questioned. "Good luck bum, I mean mum," another quipped. "You’re everyone’s mummy now," another said.

Others stepped in to defend the influencer.

"Why are you all hating with jealousy? She looks awesome," someone else said. "I’m actually impressed that you jumped in feet first and still got the goggles first time," another commented.

Steph Claire Smith has the last laugh

In a subtle clapback, Steph took to TikTok a couple of days later to upload another video of herself in a bikini, with the caption, "Mum's should cover-up". Steph is seen doing a twirl for the camera as Lily Allen's song 'F*** you' blares.

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"Give us all the bump, boobs and bum, girl!" one person commented. "Mum's should be raising our kids to be confident 👏🏻," another applauded.

"Preach mumma!! Raising our kiddies to have body confidence starts with us!!" another supportive fan said.

Steph Claire Smith and husband Josh Miller expecting baby number two

Steph announced earlier this year that she and her husband Josh Miller were expecting baby number two, with the two already doting parents to three-year-old Harvey.

"Harvey’s going to be a big brother," she captioned a series of black and white photos.

Steph opened up further about the pregnancy in another Instagram post, saying, "It’s not lost on me how fortunate we were to have had another smooth ride in falling pregnant, I know how devastating and bumpy that road can be for others. Sending my love to anyone going through fertility challenges right now."

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