Outspoken Katie, 38, implied that employers – including herself – are less likely to hire women of 'maternity age' to avoid paying for maternity leave.

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The mum-of-three even hinted that pregnant women as for too much time off and are putting businesses of themselves.

Taking to Twitter, Katie wrote: "Trying to sound pleased your employee is pregnant is like trying to smile whilst someone peels the skin from your shins.

"Maternity legislation is expensive and ill-thought out. Women demanding the earth have legislated themselves out of the game."

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Of course, Katie has had three children but insists she took hardly any time off following their births.

She continued: "I employed women – and still do. I have three children. And I have never taken more than 2 months maternity leave."

It seems that not everyone disagreed with Katie. One user replied: "I couldn't agree more. Those without children end up without rights and picking up the slack."

Another said: "The thought of my staff announcing they are pregnant terrifies me. I almost considered free contraception as benefit in kind…"

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Katie also recently declared that women should even be paid less than men.

She told LBC: "Every time little Timothy has a toothache, you tend to see a female member of staff disappearing.

"We're supposed to be dishing out equal pay, but in reality, the value given to the business by a female employee is significantly less."