Mother of Daughters makes tentative return to Instagram on husband's account

In November last year the parenting blogger world was rocked when one of its queen bees - Clemmie Hooper, aka Mother of Daughters - unmasked herself as an Internet troll .

Clemmie revealed she had been posting derogatory and racially-fuelled comments under the pseudonym Alice In Wanderlust on the controversial gossip site, Tattle Life.

Some of the comments even targeted her husband Simon, who runs his own successful Instagram platform, Father of Daughters.

(Instagram/Clemmie Hooper)

Other users began to suspect Alice and Clemmie were the same person when they both appeared to be on holiday in the same location.

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So, some people in this corner of the internet may want to know my response to what’s happened over the last couple of days. Frankly, I'm in a crap position as I only really have 2 options - 1). to stay silent to protect my wife & knowing that if I do, the silence will be deafening or 2). to comment on something I had no knowledge of. It's not a fun place to be. And yet fun is what I can to Instagram for. I don’t take myself or life too seriously, but when something like this happens I have to acknowledge it and in all honesty, I'm feeling both angry & a bit sad. I can't condone or fully understand why Clemmie did what she did. Make no mistake about it - she made some bad choices - I just wish she could have spoken to me about this before it all got too much. Actually, If we're wishing for things, I wish it had never happened in the first place. I’ve seen first hand what 3 years of being attacked online can do to a person and the dark places it can drive you to – I guess whereas I can happily ignore it all, she couldn’t & ended up getting lost. To be clear, I’m not here to defend my wife’s actions or provide excuses because I have none. What I do know is that online actions have real world consequences - this has impacted our family & it will take some time to recover. That said, away from these squares, the world keeps spinning, the leaves are turning & we have 4 girls that need their parents. I'll be here tomorrow doing what I do.

A post shared by Simon, also known as FOD (@father_of_daughters) on Nov 9, 2019 at 12:04pm PST

Following the fallout, Clemmie took to Instagram stories to apologise and explain she created Alice to "protect my family and I" but things had quickly got out of hand as she got "lost online."

(Clemmie Hooper)

Her husband, Simon, said he had no knowledge of her actions and told his followers at the time that he felt "angry and a bit sad."

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Clemmie's account, Mother of Daughters has since been deleted, and she appeared to go offline completely.

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With relatives all now packed up & safely back in their own homes, ready to be wheeled out and seen again at the next family gathering, the deafen noises of shrieking kids, barking dogs & general festive cheer (that's reverberated around the house for what seems like an eternity) has finally subsided to be replaced with relative tranquility & a life that feels a little more 'normal'. We'll just overlook the mini Everest sized collection of refuse in the corner of the kitchen, the embarrassing endless pouring of empty bottles into the recycling bin that has neighbours asking questions (I've discovered there is literally no way to do this either subtly or quietly), the fact no one knows what day of the week it is and that our girls have basically lived off yellow snacks and chocolate for almost a week. The next 3 days is our time - just me and my 5 girls..... bet we're all clawing at the walls & concocting inventive ways to kill each other within 24 hours.....ahhh, family time. #justustime #deadbynewyears #family #fatherofdaughters #mygirls #dadlife #fod #mod

A post shared by Simon, also known as FOD (@father_of_daughters) on Dec 28, 2019 at 12:55pm PST

But is she testing the waters for a tentative comeback? Over the festive period, Simon posted a photo of the pair together, describing Christmas with extended family and their four daughters - the first time he had posted an image of his wife since the scandal broke.

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On Tuesday, Simon also shared shots of Clemmie on a New Year holiday in Tenerife with their four children.

(Instagram/FatherofDaughters)

Fans of the couple welcomed Clemmie's appearance on Simon's account. "Clemmie is back, miss her!" wrote one user, while another asked, "When is Clemmie coming back?"

It's currently unclear if she will reinstate her own defunct Instagram account, where she had over 700,000 followers.

As a working midwife, she could also be facing disciplinary action from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, who were alerted to her anonymous posts in November.

"We've had some messages over the weekend regarding one individual['s] online conduct as reported in the media" the NMC council tweeted, "Please be assured we have passed all these messages onto the relevant teams here at the NMC."