Chelsea’s Sam Kerr and her fiancee Kristie Mewis faces homophobic abuse after baby announcement

Chelsea star Sam Kerr and USWNT midfielder Kristie Mewis k Monday announced they are expecting a baby, a move that sparked reactions on social media.

The couple shared a beautiful collage of photographs on social media to make the announcement. However, things turned ugly as the duo received hateful and homophobic comments from users, which forced Kerr to turn off the comment section of her Instagram post – according to The Guardian.

Chelsea have now condemned the homophobic abuse aimed at Kerr and her fiancee Kristie Mewis.

The London club issued a statement condemning the “unacceptable and hateful” messages, while club skipper Millie Bright and head coach Sonia Bompastor also showed their solidarity with the couple.

Sam Kerr & Kristie Mewis watch on from the stands during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Newcastle United FC at Stamford Bridge (Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)

Bright said: “If I wasn’t a footballer, I’d come off social media in a heartbeat, because there can be a lot of good things and it can also be overshadowed by so many negatives. There shouldn’t be any room in this world for comments like that or behaviour like that. I totally disagree with it. It shouldn’t be tolerated. Social media can be either the best thing or the worst thing in the world. It’s a real shame because it should be a place where people share memories and their joys in their life. Let’s hope that we can move forward and make the world a better place on social media and spread happy comments.”

She added: “We’re just really happy for them both. Seeing the joy it brings to both of them, I think that’s what we’re all put on Earth for, to bring joy to one another, and we’ve not got the time of day for certain comments. Our focus is to spread happiness and support each other, regardless of everyone’s situation, and I think that’s a value of the club, a value of ours as people.”

Chelsea boss Bompastor said of the social media abuse: “I just want to support Sam – we fully support her. This is just unacceptable to have these kinds of comments. Especially in our world, in 2024, that’s crazy for me to understand how people can react like this.

“But I just want to focus on the positives and give all my support to Sam and Kristie, and tell them we are really proud and really happy for them. As a mum, having the opportunity to become a mum, that’s the best news you can have in your life so I just want to focus on that.”

Sam Kerr is currently out of the Chelsea squad as she continues to recover from an ACL injury.