Leave it to new mom and international superstar Katy Perry to be awesomely honest about the
reality of life postpartum. The singer just welcomed a baby girl named Daisy Dove this
past week with her fiancé, actor Orlando Bloom. The couple shared on UNICEF's Instagram
page upon little Daisy's birth:
"We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter."
The singer first announced she was expecting at the end of her music video for "Never Worn
White." And now, Perry's baby girl is here, the star also released her album, Smile, the
same week she and Bloom met their daughter! And then, just days later, the star oh-so
bravely bared her body, still very swollen tummy and all, in nothing but a pair of mesh
maternity underwear and a nursing bra.
In addition to her courage in sharing a selfie, in her bathroom no less, and mere days after
giving birth to her first child, we love the Smile singer's sense of humor even more. Because
Perry showed off her look as though she were on the VMAs red carpet, complete with hair
and makeup by "exhaustion." Her facial expression backed up the draining reality of the first
few days (heck, weeks and months!) with a newborn.
Of course, it's no surprise that this is one star who isn't trying to sugarcoat pregnancy
and motherhood. In 2011, while married to Russell Brand, Perry told Ellen DeGeneres
how many kids she wanted to have, saying,
"If it doesn't hurt the first time, I'll keep popping them out."
When she finally revealed her pregnancy, and admitted the secret was hard to keep, she
also tweeted:
"Omg so glad I don't have to suck it in anymore. Or carry around a big purse lol."
Later, Perry shared a quarantine selfie while also showing off her growing bump. At that
time, the American Idol judge was characteristically candid about what it was like to be pregnant
during a pandemic, complaining to fans on Facebook Live:
"You know, not like everyone does a babymoon or a baby shower or you know blah blah blah,
but I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to do any of that."
Meanwhile, Katy Perry is not the first star to show off her postpartum body so soon after
giving birth. Chrissy Teigen famously shared a postpartum selfie after her second child's
birth in 2018. In the viral Instagram shot, the similarly-candid star posed in her hospital-issued
mesh underwear, while breastfeeding newborn baby Miles. Commenters were pretty united
in their praise for the star mom for revealing what real motherhood consists of right after
you have a baby. One fan said:
"Postpartum undies are life!!! Love that you captured this gorgeous photo of what motherhood
is like."
Even Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle were largely applauded for going out in public
and refusing to hide their baby bumps soon after giving birth. That said, we're pretty
sure seeing the royals posing in mesh postpartum panties is out of the question! No matter,
anyone in the public eye who can shed light on what a woman really looks like after she
gives birth helps normalize the experience.
As for Katy Perry, it's the singer’s candid spirit that makes us giddy to see what else
she'll share about her motherhood journey. First, she shared that baby bump, and as What
to Expect notes, it is completely normal for that not to go down for weeks or longer after
your baby is born. After all, it did take nine months to grow that precious baby space,
so it's hardly going to disappear overnight. Heavy bleeding is also normal, and that is
why those oh-so-attractive mesh undies come in handy. You may also be sore, exhausted,
and experience sore, even bleeding nipples if you're breastfeeding. Nope, this part of
your life is not glamorous, but it is real, and so we want to say thanks to Katy Perry
for keeping it real now and always.
In fact, we are guessing that real tales of breastfeeding and being up all night are not
far behind this latest postpartum pic. We're in, Katy! Never change.
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