Some time ago I shared the results of an investigation, in which they explained that most women felt insecure because of the unreal representations we saw of pregnancy and postpartum in social media and networks. Nor do magazines or fashion sites where we see how they praise celebrities for instantly recovering their figure after having a baby.
That is why the confession made by actress Anne Hathaway has been news: celebrities also feel insecure about their postpartum body, and incidentally, it reminds us of the importance of supporting each other.
On the occasion of the promotion of his new movie "Ocean's 8", the feminist spin-off of the thief group trilogy headed by George Clooney and Brad Pitt, actress Anne Hathaway was visiting the program of Ellen Degeneres.
During the interview, she He talked about his return to the cinema after becoming a mother and how he felt about his body after all the changes he experienced during pregnancy and postpartum.
As we well know, when you are a model or actress, the figure and image is something that is very important, so she herself says she is used to feeling pressure to maintain a certain weight or size. But after having her baby, she realized that her body had changed, that she was no longer as thin as before, and it was hard for her to return to her previous weight. This made her feel fear, because she would return with her new body to begin filming "Ocean's 8".
Fortunately, what she felt as an insecurity, was something that the director saw as something positive for the film and when she expressed her insecurity for being a size larger than usual, he replied: "That's great, we have eight women protagonists in this movie, so we need all possible body types, "which made her feel a little better.
The day they were going to start filming the movie, Anne still felt somewhat insecure but decided to go with a positive attitude, getting ready and wearing jeans. She came to the filming set and He found a very pleasant experience, as some of his companions praised how good it looked, as Sandra Bullock who said: "you look great mom"and Cate Blanchett, who flattered the jeans that Anne was wearing.
For her, receiving those comments helped her feel less insecure and realize how much positive or motivational words can be when you're going through a moment of distrust in yourself.
The importance of support between women and mothers
As we can see from the experience of Anne Hathaway, celebrities also feel insecure about their body and this reminds us that there is much beyond what is seen in social networks or in the media, and things are never as idyllic as they seem.
Testimonials from celebrities like hers, or that of the Chrissy Teigen model when she confessed that she was suffering from postpartum depression, are important because it has been discovered that social networks can affect the confidence of recent mothers, causing them to doubt themselves.
But in addition to showing us that postpartum is not perfect and that we all go through similar insecurities, it shows us the effect that a kind word or gesture can have on another recent mom, who is struggling to love her postpartum body.
What we can and should take from its history, is the reaffirm the importance of supporting each other among women and mothers, either with beautiful words, with actions or gestures as simple as a smile or an empathetic look. Motherhood can be very difficult in the first months, and a show of support will always be welcome.
