Celebrity parents, they’re just like us. Even though they have stylists to dress them in the hottest haute couture and full glam squads to make them over before every red carpet event, they also struggle with postpartum body insecurity issues. And now two superstars are speaking out about their post-baby struggles.
Earlier this week, actress and TV host Drew Barrymoregot real on the set of her self-titled The Drew Barrymore Show. The former child star, who grew up in the spotlight, has two children with ex-husband Will Kopelman: Olive (born September 2012) and Frankie (born April 2014).
During a makeover segment, Barrymore discussed body image with a guest who recently lost 75 pounds. In a tearful admission, the famous mom said, “I so related. I really did. The other day I was walking down the street, and I’ve had two C-sections, and I’m so wrecked down there that I permanently just I can’t wear a lot of different types of pants. But the other day I was walking around, and I had this shorter shirt on, and I couldn’t keep my jacket closed, and I’m like walking around, and I was like, I don’t want anyone to see this.”
Barrymore continued, “And I just like, I so get when you have kids, and you have a busy life, and your body changes, and you get older, and things just aren’t the same. And just hearing your story, I just thought of how I felt two days ago walking down the street on a Sunday with my daughter.”
When speaking with her guest’s teenage daughter, Barrymore took a more optimistic view of her postpartum body, “You know what my daughter does? She encourages me to dress differently. And a lot of the time I feel really good.”
Drew isn’t the only Hollywood A-lister to have post-pregnancy problems. Earlier this week, actress Vanessa Hudgens shared a very real Instagram post, “That moment in post partum where your pants finally fit again.”
Fans and friends chimed in, commiserating with their own experiences. Actress Samantha Hanratty wrote, “I think I cried when it finally happened. Some will never fit again tho,” and fellow former Disney star Aly Michalka added, “Oh man! Such a moment!”
Baby weight gain isn’t the only new mommy issue Hudgens has dealt with. The actress recently posted a photo to her Instagram Stories of her hand covered in loose hair, with the words, “And so it begins.” The mom to two (Hudgens has a son born in 2024 and a daughter born in 2025 with husband, former MLB player Cole Tucker), also revealed, with a not-so-subtle sarcasm, “Having a great hair day even with my hair loss lol.”
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