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Athlete and podcast host Maria Huntington tells Traitors– at the program’s press conference, that she participated in the filming of the program while pregnant.

The host of the program, Christoffer Strandberg, asked Huntington in the middle of the press, if he would join the program in question again.

– Let’s just say that at least I’m not pregnant, Huntington answered directly.

The pregnancy was not yet public when the program was filmed. A fellow contestant was taken aback by Huntington’s response in the presser and asked her if she was really pregnant during filming.

– Yes, I was really pregnant! And that was also suspected there, he answered the question with amusement.

In an interview with Iltalehti, the athlete said that the filming process was tough. According to him, the pregnancy caused the hormones to surge harder, so the range of emotions was also greater than normal. However, there were no physical barriers.

Maria Huntington is a former number seven, three-time Finnish champion. Pasi Liesimaa

Sports and motherhood

Huntington’s child was born in early July. She says that the new baby’s everyday life has gone particularly well, and there is no information about sleep deprivation or exhaustion.

– It has been much more wonderful than I could have imagined, Huntington says happily.

– These “just wait” comments have not come true yet.

According to the former septuagenarian, recovery from pregnancy and childbirth has gone so well that she would be very tempted to return to sports.

– I’ve been a little sore about this topic, because I think I’ve recovered from childbirth and pregnancy really well, but in reality I’m only six weeks from giving birth. So, in reality, I have not recovered, even if it feels a bit misleading.

According to Huntington, athlete mothers generally have to wait three to six months before they can start professional training again.

Feedback from the podcast

Huntington co-hosts with hurdler Lotta Harala Timeoutpodcast. The podcast focuses on relationship life, femininity and many rarely talked about topics such as sex, sexuality, birth control and childbirth stories.

– We talk about things that have been kept quiet or that we haven’t dared to talk about, as well as thoughts that can be really shameful for many people, summarizes Huntington.

The athlete says that he has only received good feedback from the podcast and even hopes that some day there will be some more constructive criticism

– I even expect that there will be negative feedback as well. Our audience is mainly women, so I feel that we have received really good feedback from other women. And specifically from those topics that have been thought-provoking, such as our latest trans episode. They have received a lot of praise.

– So far, my birth story has been our most listened to episode. It was really liked when I explained in real detail how it went.

Huntington will be seen in the future Traitors– in the season of the program with 17 other well-known people. The series starts on August 29 at Nelose.