Skinny VS Curvy

‘I woke up this morning and decided I’m over Hollywood’s perfection requirement.’To all my girls (and boys) who have ever been embarrassed by their skin! I salute you! I’m not perfect–and that’s okay with me!’

… said AnnaLynne on Twitter next to her make-up free picture.

Left – Before: Beyonce before her pregnancy, in April 2011.

Right – After: Beyonce + 50 pounds / 23 kg, a few days before giving birth.

Here’s the full story from People Magazine:

The singer says she gained 50 pounds during her pregnancy – putting on the last 20 during the final month leading up to the delivery – and was determined to bounce back after baby as soon as possible.

“I lost most of my weight from breastfeeding and I encourage women to do it; It’s just so good for the baby and good for yourself,” Knowles, who breastfed Blue for 10 weeks, says. Then, “about a month after” giving birth, the new mom tackled the remaining pounds with a strict diet and exercise routine.

“I counted calories. I worked out maybe three to four times a week,” she shares. “I did a lot of walking in the beginning and now I’m running. But I had to work my way up. I couldn’t just go right from being pregnant to running.”

All the hard work – including “staying away from anything delicious” and no cheat days – has paid off.

“I’m proud that my waist came back so fast. I’m proud of that and happy, but that was mostly from the breastfeeding,” the singer explains.

And not only is Knowles just “three to four pounds” away from her pre-pregnancy weight, but she has also acquired a new softness about her voluptuous body.

“My hormones are still in my body. Your body produces the hormones that make your body soft,” she says. “It’s just magical. It makes me so proud to be a woman because it’s just unexplainable what happens to your body – it’s incredible.”

Does it look like a 50 pound weight gain to you? Check the before and after comparison above!

On Hollywood’s trend of being bikini ready weeks after giving birth:

‘There’s so much pressure on you as a new mom that the last thing you need to have hanging over your head is some expectation of what your body is supposed to look like. I actually think that the scrutiny of new mothers bodies has gotten out of control. Every new mother just gets a free pass. I’m actually angered by the ‘posing in a bikini six weeks after having my baby’ [trend]… Who cares if our boobs are hanging low and we have a little more junk in the trunk? We created a human being, everybody. Let’s celebrate!’

… says Jenna, who gave birth last September.

Pictured: Jenna at the Tribeca Film Festival premier in New York City on April 23.

New mom Beyonce recently opened to People Magazine about how she prepared for her daughter’s arrival:

“I did have a fresh eyebrow wax. I got my nails done, I got my feet done, had my hair done, and I had my little lip gloss.”
“But I didn’t feel that I looked beautiful during birth, but who does? After being pumped with all those fluids and gaining so much weight … I barely recognized myself. But after many hours of labor, I could care less about anything but my child. I didn’t care how I looked.”

And after birth:

“I felt more powerful than I’ve ever felt in my life. I felt connected to my body. I felt like I knew my purpose in the world.”

Pictured: Beyonce 6 weeks after giving birth.

From Us Weekly:

Zoe Saldana isn’t opposed to plastic surgery.

On Lifetime’s “The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet” Thursday, the 33-year-old actress revealed she wouldn’t mind getting a breast augmentation.

“‘Buy yourself a pair of t-tties.’ I heard somebody tell me this once and I I was like, ‘You know what? You’re absolutely right. Thank you for that,’” Saldana said. “And it just hit me, like, ‘Why not? But yourself a pair of t-tties.’”

In Saldana’s eyes, if “an old man was having a midlife crisis and can buy a Porsche and date a 17-year-old, I can buy myself a pair and be the sexiest soccer mom you’ve ever seen.”

The single star — she recently split with beau of three months Bradley Cooper, 37 — added that she doesn’t judge women who decide to go under the knife.

“As long as you’re doing it for reasons that are balanced for you [it's okay]. It’s not even about judging what’s right or wrong. There’s nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you’re feeling is wrong. They can tell you it’s different to what they’re feeling. That said, I’m okay with people trying to do whatever it is they need to do to feel better,” The Words actress explained.

“What doesn’t feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else — when you want to be another person.”

How would thin, small-framed Zoe look with bigger boobs?

See more recent pictures of her next!

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