Frankie Bridge's Post-Birth Body Struggle

Frankie Bridge has spoken of her body image struggles since becoming a mother, despite being proud of herself for giving birth.

The 30-year-old has sons Parker, five, and Carter, three with her footballer husband Wayne Bridge and has opened up about her mental health after she was snapped wearing a bikini on holiday.

Writing on Instagram, the former 'The Saturdays' singer said: "Whilst I am proud of who I am and that my body was able to bring Carter and Parker into this world... it's still something I don't feel confident about.

"I still stress about my body and how my body looks, it's easy to compare others and it is a massive contributing factor to my mental health.

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"When I was pregnant for the first time that was when I realised I had suffered from an eating disorder in the past, having no control over what my body did during pregnancy was hard for me.

"The list is endless; weight loss, weight gain, saggy skin, stretch marks. Mums I know you get me! I still HATE the thought of going on holiday - what to wear, how to wear a bikini."

The star is hoping she can accept her body for the way it is now rather than longing for how it looked before. She said: "Like a lot of women, I'd love to lose some weight, tone up here or there, eat less carbs, not have that glass of alcohol but I am me, the proud mummy to Parker and Carter.

"I know for a fact that no matter how toned, how thin I am that I will never be able to see myself the way that others do. I look back at pictures... and long for 'that' body, knowing that 'then', I wasn't happy either.

"So, here's to accepting ourselves for who we are and finding a way to be happy with it."

(JG/MH)

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