'It was very challenging': Nicole Trunfio says husband Gary Clark Jr found her breastfeeding son Zion in public 'uncomfortable'

By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 11:11 EDT, 9 July 2017 | Updated: 12:36 EDT, 9 July 2017

She was pictured breastfeeding son Zion on the cover of Elle Australia.

And two years on, Nicole Trunfio has spoken candidly about the impact of that famous photo shoot.

The 31-year-old told a conference in LA on Sunday that her husband Gary Clark Jr. wasn't comfortable with her breastfeeding in public. 

'It was very challenging': Nicole Trunfio (right) told a conference in LA on Sunday that her husband Gary Clark Jr. (left) wasn't comfortable with her breastfeeding in public

'It was very challenging': Nicole Trunfio (right) told a conference in LA on Sunday that her husband Gary Clark Jr. (left) wasn't comfortable with her breastfeeding in public

'In Australia we breastfeed anywhere and everywhere, we are very open about it and there is no judgment. It is a very free country,' Nicole said at the Mammas Making It event, according to The Daily Telegraph.

'I'm married to a Texan and it is a very different world. Even my husband would get very uncomfortable with me breastfeeding in public. For me it was very challenging.'

The comments come two years after Nicole garnered attention for the June 2015 cover of Elle Australia, which saw her breastfeeding son Zion, now two.

'I'm married to a Texan and it is a very different world': The supermodel said Australia was more accepting of breastfeeding in public, according to The Daily Telegraph

'I'm married to a Texan and it is a very different world': The supermodel said Australia was more accepting of breastfeeding in public, according to The Daily Telegraph

Iconic photo shoot: The comments come two years after Nicole garnered attention for the June 2015 cover of Elle Australia, which saw her breastfeeding son Zion, now two 

Iconic photo shoot: The comments come two years after Nicole garnered attention for the June 2015 cover of Elle Australia, which saw her breastfeeding son Zion, now two 

After the magazine hit newsstands, Nicole took to Instagram to explain the message behind the shoot was to reduce any stigma about women breastfeeding in public.

'There is nothing more powerful and beautiful than motherhood,' she began.

'The last thing I want to do is be controversial, so please take this for what it is, let us normalise breastfeeding. There is nothing worse than a mother that is judged for feeding her hungry child in public.'

Changing attitudes: Nicole told The Sunday Telegraph's Stellar magazine in December last year that husband Gary changed his views on breastfeeding after the photo shoot

Changing attitudes: Nicole told The Sunday Telegraph's Stellar magazine in December last year that husband Gary changed his views on breastfeeding after the photo shoot

She continued: 'I'm so proud of this cover and for what it stands for. I obviously don't look like this while I am breastfeeding but this stands for all women out there, whether you breastfeed or not, we gave birth, we are women, we are mothers.

'Thank you to ELLE for being so bold and making such an encouraging, positive and healthy statement.'

Nicole also told The Sunday Telegraph's Stellar magazine in December last year that husband Gary changed his views on breastfeeding after the photo shoot.

Nicole and Gary welcomed Zion into the world on January 11, 2015 and married in April last year. 

Bundle of joy! Nicole and Gary welcomed Zion into the world on January 11, 2015

Bundle of joy! Nicole and Gary welcomed Zion into the world on January 11, 2015

Newlyweds! The couple married in Palm Springs, in April last year. Pictured in February 2017

Newlyweds! The couple married in Palm Springs, in April last year. Pictured in February 2017

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