Lorella graduated last year from the University of Portsmouth with a degree in law and is currently growing two of her own businesses as an agent for social media influencers. The figures have sparked debate with a demographer suggesting the government should introduce a 'negative child benefit' - taxing the childless. Her comments come after the latest census for England and Wales shows the number of under fives fell by 7.6 per cent between 20. If I did change my mind on having kids, it definitely wouldn't be until I'm in my thirties." "Having children would definitely be the lowest priority in my life.
Lorella said children are messy, expensive and she hates their TV shows (Image: Lorella Palmer / SWNS) "There is the pressure of time, like at what point can't I change my mind and still have children before my body decides I've run out of time? When I was a teenager, I'd play planning my perfect life at sleepovers and I thought 22 was so grown up and that by then, I'd have got married, got four kids and drive a Range Rover. My boyfriend just graduated too and we're both just fumbling through life, trying to figure it out, so I cannot imagine having kids. She said: "Now I am 22 and I realise it's so not grown up.
She acknowledges that, being on 22, she may change her mind. Lorella's boyfriend, Callum Page, 23, of four-and-a-half years is supportive of her decision not to have children. I know what it's like to grow up quite poor and I'd rather go on holiday than pay for a kid." "Why would I want to push something out of my hoo-ha and expand my stomach and my cherries and everything else on me that's just going to change? Kids are expensive. I'm not prepared to give all my sleep, time and energy away, or my money. Unless you're willing to give that all away, because kids deserve everything if you decide to bring them onto the planet, you shouldn't have them. "When I say I'm selfish, I mean that I enjoy my own sleep, my own time and my own money, and kids take all of that away. She said: "I think that a lot of people aren't happy to admit that they are selfish, and then they have kids and do nothing but complain.
She said she wants to focus on building her businesses. Lorella's top reason for not having children is that she considers herself 'selfish' in that she enjoys her own time, money and freedom that comes from not having kids. Lorella has been with her boyfriend, Callum Page, 23, for four-and-a-half years (Image: Lorella Palmer / SWNS) Read more: Savvy London mum saves money on food shop by foraging for ingredients including nettles and wild garlic around the city I don't need children to feel fulfilled." Having children would definitely be the lowest priority in my life. They have no common sense, they can't drink, they have to go to bed early, they scream, they cry, they annoy me. "Kids are just annoying, they annoy me, in every sense of the word. They're just living their best life, they're being kids, but I just want to be wearing a cream dress and not worry! I don't like that mess, stay away from me. The businesswoman said: "Every time I see a child, they've just got crust round their nose and round their mouth, there's drool, they've got food everywhere and they've got sticky fingers. Lorella Palmer from Erith, in Bexley, has slammed mums who criticise her choice.
A 22-year-old woman said she's not planning to have children as they're 'crusty', too expensive and always have sticky fingers, proclaiming that other people's children should 'stay away from her'.