Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox opened up about her ‘complicated’ relationship with her body post childbirth.
The actress, who plays Nancy Osbourne in the Channel 4 soap, took to Instagram and shared a picture of herself wearing a one-piece swimsuit.
‘Mum fit,’ she began.
‘Trying on a swimming costume at 11pm with a full washing basket behind me.
‘I think like most people I have a complicated relationship with my body. The amount of time I’ve spent hating it would add up to weeks rather than hours.’
She added: ‘I feel there is so much noise around what we should look like, how we should be working out, what we should be eating, feeling, sleeping and honestly…it’s exhausting! The goal posts change but the pressure to be whatever this year’s version of perfect is the same.
‘BUT back to me. In this moment looking at myself I didn’t have hate, I was fairly “alright with it.”‘
She concluded: ‘It’s not a perfect body but it’s mine. It grew a little human and I was lucky to be able to breastfeed. It’s now healthy and strong enough to play, to roll around, chase, cuddle and to carry and seeing as it’s almost my birthday – that’s something to celebrate.’
Last March, the soap star confirmed the arrival of her little one on social media.
‘Baby River, you have changed our world forever,’ she wrote, revealing her little one’s name. ‘We are so grateful we get to love you.’
A number of Jessica’s Hollyoaks co-stars were quick to comment, with Nadine Mulkerrin, who played Cleo McQueen, writing: ‘Welcome to the world River’, while Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale) added: ‘Wonderful news! Congrats mate, can’t wait to meet the little dude x’
Donna-Marie Quinn star Lucy-Jo Hudson, meanwhile, wrote: ‘Ahhhhhh Jess….. yes….. finally….. you get to hold your beautiful baby in your arms!!!!
‘I’m so bloody happy for you! Love the name.’
Jessica first shared that she was pregnant in October 2022 while opening up about her experiences with miscarriages for Baby Loss Awareness Week.
Jessica was written out of the show earlier this year when she went on maternity leave, with Nancy going to the US to try and get the best treatment available for baby Morgan, who had been diagnosed with a heart condition.
During her time off, Jessica also embraced a brand new look, which she showed off in the new selfie.
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