Kristen Bell surprise praise , Julie Anne Genter cycles to hospital to give birth
Kristen Bell surprise praise , Julie Anne Genter cycles to hospital to give birth. Actress Kristen Bell has praised Green MP Julie Anne Genter for cycling to the hospital to have her baby. Bell is the voice of Anna in Frozen and has starred in popular TV shows including The Good Place, Veronica Mars and Heroes.
Bell shared the Green Party’s post, which reads: “Our Minister for Women and Associate Minister for Transport @JulieAnneGenter just biked to the hospital to have her baby! The most #onbrand thing ever.” Ms Genter has attracted international media attention after she shared an Instagram post outside the hospital, having cycled there on her electric bike. She’ll be the second minister to give birth this year, after Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a girl in June.
Julie Anne Genter’s bike-ride to hospital was described “very on brand”, and it seems the world agrees, with international media lauding her for tying together her ministerial roles. The 38-year-old Green Party MP cycled to hospital on her electric bike on Sunday to give birth to her first child.
Our Minister for Women and Associate Minister for Transport @JulieAnneGenter just biked to the hospital to have her baby!
The most #onbrand thing ever. 💚 pic.twitter.com/ntxWSicDL4— Green Party NZ (@NZGreens) August 19, 2018
She said she was going for an induction and cycling to hospital had put her in the “best possible mood”. Ms Genter is an avid cycler, when she announced her pregnancy she shared an illustration of a couple on bikes with a baby on the backseat.
While some speculated Ms Genter’s social media post was a publicity stunt, Greens co-leader James Shaw praised the Minister for Women’s decision to cycle to hospital to give birth as “very on brand” at the party’s annual conference on Sunday.
The story was soon picked up by world media, with a report by ABC News Australia highlighting the positive comments she received on her Instagram post. The majority of comments were “congratulatory and positive” the report said. “The latest post is just part of a well established theme where Ms Genter uses every opportunity to promote cycling – the keen cyclist even employed pedal power when first announcing her pregnancy.”