12 Super Famous Moms Who Bluntly Opened Up About Their Postpartum Bodies

Jennifer Garner previously revealed that she had given up trying to get back to her pre-baby body.

The 52-year-old actress, who shares 18-year-old Violet Anne, 15-year-old Fin, and 12-year-old Samuel with her ex-husband, Ben Affleck, explained that although she works out constantly and has very healthy eating habits, her body “will still look like a woman who’s had three babies.”

As per Hola, in 2021, Jennifer appeared on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast and explained that all women have different bodies and different metabolisms.

The 13 Going On 30 star described how “incredible” it is that some people “bounce right back to that slim-hipped, no stomach” after giving birth.

Shining light on the importance of accepting your own body and urging everyone to “be grateful,” Jennifer said: “It carried you this far. It carried babies for you. What else do you want? My goodness.”

Back in 2020, the actress expressed her frustration with constant pregnancy rumors, stating that she had accepted her natural body transformation.

Jennifer also reportedly insisted that she was “not pregnant”: “I‘ve had three kids and there is a bump.”

She added: “From now on, ladies, I will have a bump, and it will be my baby bump. 

“Let‘s just all settle in and get used to it. It’s not going anywhere. Its name is Violet, Sam and [Fin].”

Kate Winslet has three children from three different relationships. Her first child, Mia Honey, was born on October 12, 2000, with her first husband, film director Jim Threapleton, whom she married in 1998 and divorced in 2001. 

The Titanic star’s second child, Joe Alfie, was born on December 22, 2003, during her marriage to director Sam Mendes; they married in 2003 and separated in 2010. 

Her third child, Bear Blaze, was born on December 7, 2013, with her third husband, Ned Rocknroll (born Edward Abel Smith), whom she married in 2012.

In 2014, the 48-year-old actress opened up about welcoming Bear, in addition to filming Divergent.

She told E! News: "To be honest with you, after having a baby you end up being so busy with the baby and the nursing. 

"And I have two other children as well obviously, so there's so much going on that the difficulty I find is remembering that you have to eat. 

“Because when you're nursing you really have to eat, otherwise you don't produce anything that's going to feed your child. 

“So nursing's a great excuse to eat heaps. 

“That's what I've been doing."

But as for squeezing her post-baby body back into her Divergent costumes, Kate joked: "Getting into the costume again was a little bit like squeezing a sausage into a thimble!"

"I had just had a baby! It just doesn't feel right. Your body is very soft."

Drew Barrymore, has two daughters with her third and ex-husband, Will Kopelman. Their first daughter, Olive, was born on September 26, 2012. Their second daughter, Frankie, was born on April 22, 2014. 

Taking to her Instagram page in February 2020, the 49-year-old actress shared a before and after photo of herself, highlighting her pregnant and postpartum body.

She wrote in the caption: “I go up and I go down. The rollercoaster of my body is a challenging, but beautiful ride.

“I made two kids. The single most important purpose for me being on this planet is for them! 

“It is a true miracle I was able to have these two girls. 

“So whatever the aftermath on my body, well bring it on!”

The Hollywood star admitted: “That said, there have been times I have stood in my closet and just cried. 

“Hated getting dressed. Didn’t feel good! 

“It takes so much for me to look decent. 

“I have to eat just right and work my *ss off! 

“I cannot fight the fact that I have the propensity to be the Pillsbury dough boy! (Now all I can think about is crescent rolls).

“So DON’T Be fooled by what you see when people are thin right after [a] baby.”

Back in 2011, Amy Adams claimed that she had a muffin top after giving birth to her daughter.

The 49-year-old actress gave birth to Aviana in 2010 after becoming engaged to actor and painter Darren Le Gallo.

The Arrival star reportedly revealed that she felt no pressure to lose her baby weight.

She told In Style at the time: "I read about these actresses who get on a stationary bike two weeks after giving birth and I'm like, 'What? Where did you push your baby out of?'" 

Amy confessed: "Since having Aviana, I have a muffin top, and that's okay right now."

She continued: "I'm definitely not one of those women who make it look easy.

“But I'm more patient than I ever thought I would be, and I'm not hard on myself anymore."

Lindsay Lohan welcomed her first child with her husband, Bader Shammas, in 2023. Their son, Luai Shammas, was born on July 17, 2023.

In March 2024, the 37-year-old actress was featured in a new cover story for Bustle, where she chatted about the “pressure” of being thin and the postpartum period.

She said: “Everyone’s getting so thin now. 

“I feel like everything always comes full circle again, so this is that moment, and this, too, shall pass. 

“But it does seem like there’s pressure.”

The Freaky Friday star, whose own struggles with body image became nearly emblematic of the early 2000s size 0 obsession, was gladly observing this moment from the sidelines, Bustle reported.

“I was so attached to [Luai] that my last thought was going on a treadmill,” Lindsay said. “I feel like we put so much pressure on ourselves to have to look ‘good’ so soon, but you look so beautiful [postpartum]. Give yourself time.”

Reese Witherspoon has three children. With her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, she has two kids: daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe, born on September 9, 1999, and son Deacon Reese Phillippe, born on October 23, 2003. 

And with her current husband, Jim Toth, she has a son named Tennessee James Toth, born on September 27, 2012. 

After giving birth to Tennessee James, the 48-year-old actress reportedly said she wasn’t exactly bouncing back into shape.

She told People in 2020: “I don’t know if I’m bouncing back. I’m slowly crawling back.” 

The Oscar winner joked about fighting a case of “baby brain,” saying: “I couldn’t remember, the other day, what you call that thing that keeps the food cold. 

“It was the refrigerator, I couldn’t remember the name of it!”

Mila Kunis welcomed her first child, a daughter named Wyatt Isabelle, in 2014 with her husband, Ashton Kutcher. The couple went on to have a son named Dimitri Portwood in 2016. 

The 40-year-old actress opened up to Entertainment Tonight in October 2017 about her postpartum journey, admitting that maintaining a post-baby body took effort.

She said: “Lots of gym-ing.

“I hate someone who's like, ‘This is all natural.’ Bullsh**. It's not natural.”

Jessica Simpson shares three children with her husband, American guitarist, vocalist, and composer Eric Johnson. 

Their first child, Maxwell Drew Johnson, was born on May 1, 2012, their second child, Ace Knute Johnson, was born on June 30, 2013, and their youngest child, Birdie Mae Johnson, was born on March 19, 2019. 

“It wasn’t until I became a mother that I learned to celebrate what a woman’s body can do," the 43-year-old singer-actress told People in April. "I am more confident now after three kids than I was at 25!”

Kim Kardashian has four children with her ex-husband, Kanye “Ye” West. Their first daughter, North West, was born on June 15, 2013. 

Their son, Saint West, followed on December 5, 2015. Due to complications with her previous pregnancies, their third child, Chicago West, was born via surrogate on January 15, 2018.

Ye and the reality TV’s star fourth child, Psalm West, was also born via surrogate on May 9, 2019.

After her difficult pregnancies with Saint and North, the 43-year-old starlet told Entertainment Tonight in 2016: "Having a positive self-image has always been important to me because it affects so many aspects of my life: my work, my relationship with my husband and my life as a mom.”

Kim reportedly acknowledged that shedding 70 pounds (almost 32 kilograms) after giving birth to Saint took plenty of hard work and dedication. 

She said at the time: "After I had Saint, I decided to set goals for myself. 

“I was motivated, but it was tough!

“It isn't easy to just bounce back.”

Serena Williams, who is married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, was roughly eight to nine weeks pregnant when she won the Australian Open in early 2017.

The tennis star gave birth to a daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., on September 1, 2017. She was delivered through emergency cesarean-section after her heart rate dropped during labor.

In August 2023, Serena gave birth to a second daughter, Adira River Ohanian.

On June 15, the 42-year-old athlete took to her Instagram page to open up about undergoing radio frequency on her stomach to tone her post-baby tummy.

Serena wrote: “On my last trip to Paris a girlfriend of mine treated me to a spa day. 

“She knows after 2 babies I have been self-conscious of my tummy.

“I just had to post this video she took. 

“The results have been amazing. 

“I can see progress with my skin going back to normal and my confidence coming back. 

“Listen my body will never be the same but neither will I cause I have 2 amazing lights in my life.”

Anne Hathaway has two children with her husband, Adam Shulman. Their first son, Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman, was born on March 24, 2016. Their second son, Jack Shulman, was born in November 2019. 

Last year, the 41-year-old actress told People: “People don't talk about this and it really made me feel better when I found out about it. 

“It takes three years for your body to fully recover from a pregnancy. I didn't snap back. 

“I want to be very, very clear about that. 

“With my second, it took every minute of those three years. 

“Let your body be a body. 

“There's nowhere to get to. It's just now. 

“Be present and take care of yourself and don't set expectations.”

Zooey Deschanel welcomed daughter Elsie Otter in 2015 and son Charlie Wolf in May 2017, alongside her ex-husband, Jacob Pechenik.

The 44-year-old actress told Redbook magazine back in 2016: “I’ve never really felt like an adult, but I think it’s a huge accomplishment to have a child so maybe I feel like an adult for that reason!”

After giving birth to her first child, the New Girl star opened up about not prioritizing losing pregnancy-related weight gain.

Zooey said: “To expect someone to look like her pre-baby self immediately is odd.

“Because you just grew a human and then birthed that human — there’s a lot that needs to go back to where it was. 

“All your organs move around, for Christ’s sake!”

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