'This Is My New Body': Chrissy Teigen Shares Video Of Stretch Marks After Having Second Baby

'I don't really call this "body confidence" because I'm not quite there yet.'
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Chrissy Teigen is renowned for being hilariously honest on social media, but now she has gone one step further and shared a video of her post-pregnancy body while on holiday with her family.

The mother-of-two, who gave birth to her second child on 7 June, posted the video of her stomach in a bikini to her Twitter with the caption: “Mom bod alert.”

Featuring stretch marks (and some mosquito bites from her time in Bali) the video has attracted lots of praise from fans and fellow mothers for being ‘real’.

mom bod alert! pic.twitter.com/Qi0BZvLmhV

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2018

”I guess these just aren’t gonna go away [the stretch marks], this is my new body,” she says, speaking to the camera.

The 32-year-old, who is married to singer John Legend, then posted a series of follow up tweets, explaining her reason for sharing the video so publicly.

She said, although she is happy that other people are “proud to show off” their “killer bodies” on Instagram, it means that “regular ol’ bodies” get forgotten.

Instagram is crazy. I think it’s awesome people have killer bodies and are proud to show them off (I really do!!) but I know how hard it can be to forget what (for lack of a better word) regular ol’ bodies look like when everyone looks bonkers amazing

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2018

And is also quick to clarify that this isn’t an act of body confidence and shouldn’t be seen as such, because she is “super insecure”.

She just felt compelled to share to help other people in her position.

also I don’t really call this “body confidence” because I’m not quite there yet. I’m still super insecure. I’m just happy that I can make anyone else out there feel better about themselves!

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2018

And it had the desired effect, with lots of mums replying and saying that they had been comforted by seeing Teigen’s body in this way.

You have no idea how much better you just made me feel. I even showed my husband: look Chrissy has stretch marks where I do!!

— Kayla (@kpw5887) July 31, 2018

You've just made SO many women feel SO much better.Cheers.

— kim dunn (@kmjdu) July 31, 2018

I love how open you are, makes me feel better for not bouncing back as easy as I did after my first

— Kortney (@KortneyRaeCarn) July 31, 2018

Can't believe I'm doing this, as no one's seen my stomach since '01, this was actually a good day. 5 (big) kids, stretched out skin, multiple scars from gall bladder surgery but it's me and I wouldn't change a thing. Real mom body. 😬 pic.twitter.com/aAcHMYXjWq

— Wouldn't It Be Nice (@_Jeannie5_) July 31, 2018

And even women who haven’t had children were quick to support Teigen’s message.

I ain’t got no kiddos and I got stretch marks. Welcome to the club my angel.

— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 31, 2018

Teigen also shared a photograph of herself and her husband John in bikini bottoms.

pic.twitter.com/Nuggx674BL

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2018

Teigen has previously spoken about how much she enjoyed having grey hair.

She said on Twitter: “I have a skunk like streak of grey hair and I’m actually very into it. My Cruella dreams are coming true!”

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