Millie: ‘I’m grateful for my body’
The new mum refuses to punish herself
Having shared most of her pregnancy journey on Instagram, Millie Mackintosh updated fans with her current feelings on motherhood last week – sharing an intimate picture of herself in her underwear while cradling baby daughter Sienna.
She said she felt her relationship with her body had changed significantly since giving birth around ten weeks ago, but that she was “in awe” of what it had achieved. She wrote, “I count myself lucky that, throughout my adult life, I’ve felt and identified as pretty body confident. But now all that has changed along with every other aspect of my life, which makes me look at my body in a totally new light and it’s been a big adjustment!”
Millie, 30 – who is married to her former MIC co-star Hugo Taylor – told fans that her confidence had been knocked by hurtful comments online about her appearance, and that it made her realise how critical she has been of her own body.
She also wrote, “Fitting into my pre-pregnancy clothes seems a long way off,” and that she was in no rush to “get her body back”, adding, “My mantra has always been that you exercise because you love your body not because you hate it, so any movement I do now is with the intention to feel good and never to punish myself.
“Sienna is worth every extra inch, pound and stretchmark.” ■