A mother and grown daughter have spoken out about their relationship after they left viewers baffled after appearing on the TLC show, sMothered.
During their appearance on the first season of the show, mom Sunhe and daughter Angelica revealed that they frequently share the same bed, and made viewers recoil in disgust after they shared bathwater.
Here are just a few viewer reactions to that moment:But Sunhe explained on the show that after Angelica's father abandoned the family when their daughter was just six months old, she was forced to do everything for her baby. Sunhe said: "When I first saw Angelica, she looked like an angel. I said, 'she is going to be my everything'."
Now, speaking to Fox News in a recent interview, the mother and daughter have defended their relationship and say that criticism won't affect their close bond.
Angelica, 30, said: "My mom is portrayed as someone who's very hard and wants the best for her. But at the same time, it's just a mother's love. Any mother who loves her daughter as much as my mom loves me, she will have her claws out. She wants to make sure that anything that happens in her daughter's life is going to be the best for her."
Fifty-year-old Sunhe added that she realizes that fans call her "overbearing" but "any mother who loves their child the way I do, can understand".
She explained: "A lot of people think I control every aspect of Angelica's life but I would say that I guide her and I want nothing but the best for her."
The mom and daughter duo also spoke to the New York Post about the fact they share a bath - describing it as an act of "trust".
Angelica added: "People want to find something wrong in a relationship when they don’t understand it. But my mom and I are close. There’s nothing wrong with it."
But with the global pandemic meaning more of us are separated from our families, Angelica told Fox News that she hopes people will now start to "cherish every moment" with the people they love. She explained:
"I just hope that people watching the show will come closer to those that maybe they've drifted away from. What this pandemic has taught us is that life is just way too short and we must cherish every moment with the people that we love."
