Former TV star Jessica Rowe left Studio Ten almost a year ago, saying she wanted more time to focus on her family. And now Friday, the 48-year-old journalist revealed the backlash she suffered after she resigned from the breakfast show. Speaking on The Project, the author and mother-of-two said a number of people labelled her decision 'old fashioned.' 'I'm a proud feminist': Jessica Rowe, 48, has revealed the backlash she suffered after her shock resignation from Studio Ten for her 'old fashioned' decision to focus on her family. Pictured appearing on The Project on Friday night Reflecting on her shock departure from the show, she said she wanted to 'listen to her heart' and focus on daughters Allegra, 12, and Giselle, 10. 'I'm a proud feminist. A lot of people at the time said I was old fashioned,' Jessica, who is married to Nine newsreader Peter Overton, said. Jessica continued by explaining her brand of feminism was about showing support for the choices women make. Not happy: Jessica defended her decision, saying that her brand of feminism was about 'supporting all the different choices we make as women'. Pictured on The Project Leaning in: Jessica said the decision to leave the morning show was difficult but she decided: "It was the right time to lean in hard for my family". Here with Allegra, 12, (L) and Giselle, 10 (R) 'For me, my brand of feminism is about supporting all the different choices that we make as women,' she said, with the panel nodding in agreement. The former TV star finished: 'And for me, at this time of my life, it is the right time to lean in hard for my family.' Despite her departure from the show, which has struggled against poor ratings and reported in-fighting, Jessica said it was the best show she's had on the telly. She said it was big decision to leave because she 'loved the job' with its open format meaning she could do 'all sorts of crazy wild things.' Shock departure: Jessica left the show back in March last year, with previously telling the Women's Weekly that she struggled with anxiety and depression while filming the show It comes after Jessica admitted she struggled during filming of the morning show, while speaking to the Australian Women's Weekly in March. Jessica, who filmed her last episode of Studio 10 in late March 2018, said that her feisty on-screen persona masked her secret struggle with anxiety and depression. 'I could feel at the end of each show on most days I would be close to tears,' she said. 'I'd feel that behind my eyes and was just about keeping it together. And I thought, 'Why am I doing this to myself?' Family first: Jessica is married to Channel Nine newsreader Peter Overton and the couple share daughters Allegra, 12, and Giselle, 10. Pictured on July 1, 2016 in Sydney 'I knew that I was heading down, I knew that my anxiety was there, that I was getting depressed and that if I didn't make a change I'd start to falter.' On March 9, 2018, Jessica announced her resignation from Studio 10 live on air - with former Studio Ten EP claiming Ten had planned to 'sack her for a year.' Channel Ten has denied the accusation, telling Daily Mail at the time: 'Mr McKnight's claim is completely wrong, obviously spiteful and deliberately misleading. Jessica is now spending time focusing on her 'Crap Housewife' brand, which she has parlayed into a book about her poor cooking skills. No thanks: Jessica often takes to Instagram, sharing photos of unappetising meals prepared for her family in order to promote her 'Crap Housewife' brand All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility