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Emily Ratajkowski Encourages Body Positivity for Pregnant Women with Nude Photo

Emily Ratajkowski—a.k.a. Emrata—opens up about her body positivity journey while pregnant in a recent nude photo.
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Why is everyone is talking about Emily Ratajkowski? The model, best known as Emrata, rose to fame for her role in Robin Thicke's headline-inducing music video for his song "Blurred Lines." Currently pregnant with her first child with husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, the model has returned to prominence for posting a nude photo to share her pregnancy experience and encourage other mothers-to-be to enjoy the same magical moment despite the inevitable physical changes.

She captioned the Instagram post, "Sometimes I feel like Winnie the Pooh in human form, other times like a fertility goddess with a juicy butt. I took this on a day where I was feeling the latter. Either way I know I’m going to miss this bump and those kicks very soon."

 

While Ratajkowski wants to inspire women to love their bodies during pregancy, actress Blake Lively recently took to Instagram to denounce unhealthy female body standards, especially postpartum. Under a photo of her first talk show appearance after the birth of her third child, Betty, the American actress wrote, "I put together a Lanvin shirt and dress from Net-a-Porter to make this pretty outfit. Because no one had samples that fit me after giving birth. And so many clothes from stores didn’t fit either. So. Many."

Her message was met with considerable support from the public, including many women who also shared their stories about the difficulties finding clothes after giving birth.

Lively went on to say, "It doesn’t send a great message to women when their bodies don’t fit into what brands have to offer. It’s alienating and confusing. And I wish I felt as confident then as I do now, a year later looking back. That body gave me a baby. And was producing that baby’s entire food supply. What a beautiful miracle. But instead of feeling proud, I felt insecure. Simply because I didn’t fit into clothes. How silly is that in retrospect."

Several other celebrity moms expressed their support, including Games of Thrones actress Sophie Turner and model Elsa Hosk.

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