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Pampita reveals severe economic struggles during first pregnancy
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Pampita reveals severe economic struggles during first pregnancy

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Argentine model Pampita Ardohain revealed severe economic struggles during her first pregnancy with her late daughter Blanca.
  • She described having "zero pesos" in her bank account and relying on borrowed money for taxes and inherited baby items.
  • Ardohain shared these experiences to illustrate life lessons learned from past financial hardship.

Argentine model and television host Carolina "Pampita" Ardohain has shared intimate details about the significant financial difficulties she faced during her first pregnancy with her late daughter, Blanca. Appearing on the program "PH, Podemos Hablar," Ardohain recounted a period of extreme economic vulnerability following her separation from Martín Barrantes.

When I separated, I went to live in Chile and I was pregnant, I didn't have a cent.

— Pampita ArdohainArdohain described her financial situation after separating from her previous partner and moving to Chile while pregnant.

"When I separated, I went to live in Chile and I was pregnant, I didn't have a cent," Ardohain revealed. She described being left financially destitute by the divorce, to the point where her accountant had to lend her money to cover tax obligations. "My accountant lent me money to pay taxes. I had zero pesos in my account," she stated, conveying the distress of navigating her first pregnancy without resources.

My accountant lent me money to pay taxes. I had zero pesos in my account.

— Pampita ArdohainShe detailed the extent of her financial distress during her first pregnancy.

Ardohain expressed deep emotional pain over her inability to purchase basic necessities for her daughter's arrival. "I remember perfectly that I asked Benjamín: 'I need to buy bras.' And then his family gave me the stroller, the crib, and baby clothes from cousins. My first daughter had everything inherited," she explained. She recalled wistfully looking through shop windows, unable to afford anything, with all her daughter's belongings being second-hand.

I remember perfectly that I asked Benjamín: 'I need to buy bras.' And then his family gave me the stroller, the crib, and baby clothes from cousins. My first daughter had everything inherited.

— Pampita ArdohainArdohain recounted her inability to buy essential items for her daughter and relying on hand-me-downs.

This is not the first time Ardohain has spoken about her past financial precarity. She previously recounted surviving on instant soup and water crackers during her early days in Buenos Aires, waiting for her first paycheck from a job at a Martínez outlet. Ardohain presented these challenging experiences as valuable life lessons for her audience.

I used to look through shop windows and couldn't buy anything. It was all used.

— Pampita ArdohainShe expressed regret over not being able to purchase new items for her first child.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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