Louise Thompson's fiancé Ryan Libbey fought back tears as he shared his 'visceral' reaction to Louis Theroux's manosphere documentary this week.
The pair spoke on their He Said, She Said podcast this week about the Netflix show which follows the lives of misogynistic and dangerous content creators.
They shared their fears about raising their son Leo, four, in this day and age and how they hope they've done enough as parents to make sure he grows up being respectful to women.
Ryan, 35, said he was on the verge of tears and feeling 'so emotional' about the topic and described the anger he felt watching the show, while Louise, 36, broke down too.
Louise says on the podcast: 'We started watching the Louise Theroux Manosphere show and Ryan literally had to stop it, he was like 'I can't go on'.
'It gave you such a visceral reaction.'
Ryan then explained: 'Me now as a father to a son, I have a role to play to counter what they're doing...'
Louise then asked him: 'What if you went up to Leo's bedroom and he was watching an Andrew Tate woman hating video?'
He replied: 'I'd snap the f*ing phone in half, I'd pack a bag and I'd say we're going camping for as long as it takes for you to hear the message. I'm literally holding back the tears right now because I feel so strongly about this.
'I don't even know why I feel so emotional. If it ever happened it would be the biggest test ever for me as a dad.
'These people aren't new but now we are glorifying them. They have platforms that are huge. I find it terrifying as they are so degrading towards women. It's so wrong in so many ways.
'I have a real problem that we are amplifying these people. I am going to raise Leo to be respectful and highlight the bullst that they stand for. We live in a world that amplifies the noisy people.'
Louise then broke down herself as she said: 'You always think as a parent that these things won't happen to your children, you think if you do a good job they will be good people. But what if they don't.
'You have to hope that they don't fall into the crew at school that are watching those kinds of videos.'
'Because it's not good enough. It's kind of off key that I've been walking around without anything on my ring finger.'
'When we were away I was thinking about it as there was a guy checking me out at a restaurant... A guy with really blue eyes... So it did cross my mind that I need to wear an engagement ring because if not people might think we are on a family holiday.'
It comes after last month Louise shared an emotional update on her health woes, as she continues to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The pair spoke on their He Said, She Said podcast this week about the Netflix show which follows the lives of misogynistic and dangerous content creators
Ryan, 35, said he was on the verge of tears and feeling 'so emotional' about the topic and described the anger he felt watching the show, while Louise, 36, broke down too
She is currently in therapy for her PTSD - with her latest victory coming with her recently returning to Antigua two years after she was forced to cut short a trip to the island to have her colon removed.
She was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2018 and in April 2024, was fitted with a stoma after falling ill during the trip to Antigua, where she was losing significant amounts of blood, could not walk or hold her son, and had to book an early flight home.
Now, Louise proudly revealed she has returned to the traumatic spot with son Leo and Ryan, saying: 'This was a beautiful opportunity to re-write those memories in better health'.
Alongside a lengthy caption detailing her emotions, Louise cosied up to her son while also sharing stunning scenery snaps showing the pair by the water.
In the caption, she wrote: 'I don't know where to begin but Antigua is very, very nice. I actually came out here 2 years ago but the trip was cut short because I had to fly back home to have my colon removed after reaching fulminant ulcerative colitis...
'This was a beautiful opportunity to re-write those memories in better health. If you've listened to the pod you'll know I was a little anxious in the run up...
'Travelling with ptsd can be hard. I experience major dissociation on day 2 when my brain panics post travel day (routined) when I suddenly have a lack of routine, but newsflash, I haven’t felt bad ONCE in the almost two weeks that we’ve been here...
'I feel like I’ve turned a major corner in my recovery and I’m unimaginably happy about it. I hope this lil update provides hope to anyone going through the wringer atm. I have ALL the serotonin coursing through my body. No aids...
'Just movement, sunlight, seafood, happy thoughts, sleep. Lots of it. Oh and little to no screen time. My family are archaic so practically surviving on iPhone 6’s and proper maps in the car...
'In case you didn’t know 90-95% of serotonin is produced in the gut so it’s unsurprising that when I was physically unwell for all that time my mental state was absolutely cooked...
'It also affects digestion and clotting and lots of other important processes. I’m going off on a tangent but I feel like I want to do some research around what happened to me re: ssri’s, gut health, digestion, bleeding, the nervous system because they’re all interconnected... and I still bleed in weird places....
'Yes places I can see. Just not where I should as a woman once a month. It’s a minefield. Anyway a few years ago I thought I’d never enjoy travel again but here we are like a totally normal family...
‘I won’t lie, I have a few safety nets to lean on. I think that’s being sensible. I brought an armoury of lotions and potions, probiotics, magnesium balm, soaks, tea bags and things to make me feel like I am at home…’
‘Including a newfound dream cream for fissures. Who ever thought I’d be saying those words. Is it the air pressure? Last time I was here I basically had a prolapse so it’s all up from 2024. I think it all helped.’
Last month, Louise shared an emotional letter to her stoma bag, two years after having the bag fitted while undergoing a life-saving procedure.
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic bowel condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed and small ulcers develop on the colon's lining, which can bleed.
A stoma is a surgically-created opening made on the abdomen, which is made to divert the flow of body waste into a medical device, which the person can then empty.