Being a mom is one of the greatest achievements a woman can have. After all, with all the hardships and challenges of being one, any woman should be proud. However, it also causes one of the most drastic changes in a person's body: stretch marks.
While most people, especially with the rise of social media, are quick to note the changes brought about by pregnancy, such as weight gain, it also puts unrealistic pressures on women that they have to look a certain way.
Many moms choose to ignore these comments and celebrate their postpartum bodies instead. Celebrity moms, for example, have been candid about showing their post-natal bodies and sharing body positivity to fellow women.
Here are some of the celebrity moms who are proud to show their battle scars:
Becoming a mother is life-changing especially for a beauty queen who will experience major changes in her skin after a pregnancy. But former Binibining Pilipinas-International Lara Quigaman did not complain about it. She even proudly showed it off to her followers.
For Karel Marquez, imperfections do not make her less of a person. In fact, flaunting them is how she shows the world that she's proud to be a mother.
Maggie Wilson-Consunji is confident to flaunt her pregnancy stretch marks.
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Ina Raymundo is proud of her "battle scars" after giving birth to her five children.source:
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Andi Eigenmann sees stretchmarks as a beautiful symbol of motherhood.
Andi Eigenmann also said that having belly marks doesn't mean moms are not allowed to wear bikinis and crop tops anymore. "I've grown to be more comfortable and proud of them because hey! This body has done amazing things. It carried my 2 beautiful girls for 9 months, and gave birth to them safely too! I hope you guys will realize that too.”
Denise Laurel is proud to show off her folds and stretch marks during her trip to Maldives.
Kylie Padilla proudly showed off her pregnancy stretch marks on Instagram which earned her praise from netizens.
'Bubble Gang' star Chariz Solomon is a doting mother of three and is proud to show off her 'battle scars.'source:
Sexy actress Ellen Adarna did not let a basher get in the way of loving her flaws, be it on the stomach or thighs, after giving birth to her son, Elias Modesto.
Chynna Ortaleza proudly showed off her beautiful body after giving birth to her two children, Salem and Stellar.
According to Rochelle Pangilinan, it's thanks to her husband, Arthur Solinap, that she won't shy away from showing her stretch marks before giving birth to their daughter, Shiloh.
"Chika Minute" host Iya Villania showed off her stretch marks days before giving birth to her daughter Lauren Alana. She posted a photo of herself and Baby Leon on Instagram with the caption, "Yes, those are tiger stripes given to me by this little boy when he was in my tum."
Social media personality Kryz Uy embraced her flaws after giving birth to her son Scott Knoa by saying that she's a "lot softer (more huggable I like to say)."
Actress Solenn Heussaff became frustrated about losing weight at times when she would see her body shrink while the scale says otherwise. However, she revealed that she's happier now considering the number of changes in her body. Solenn revealed, “Ever since I got pregnant and ever since the lockdown, I am way happier now. What I mean by happier is I care less about the judgment of other people and although I am 4 kilos heavier than I was pre-pregnancy and my hips are 4 inches wider, I am way happier now.
Former actress Jewel Mische took to Instagram to flaunt her post-natal body a month after giving birth to her second daughter Emerald. While she has a flat stomach, Jewel revealed that she actually has “more curves, lumps, and bumps, and that extra squish.”
Luane Dy may already have a toned tummy but she didn't shy away from showing some of her body's imperfections. She also couldn't believe how amazing her body is ever since she gave birth to her son, Christian.
Melissa Ricks shared a powerful message for mothers who are ashamed of their imperfections with a post on Instagram. The actress admitted that editing her photos won't help hide her "extra weight, bilbil, stretch marks, freckles, wrinkles, and cellulite.”
Despite being 40 years old, actress-singer Geneva Cruz still has a great body that most women would aspire to be. The actress said, however, that she's not without imperfections which she has grown to love as she got older.
Despite the speculations about the status of her marriage with Richard Gutierrez, Sarah Lahbati confidently flaunted her stretch marks in an Instagram Reel she uploaded on December 11, 2023.
Sarah tied the knot with Richard in March 2020 and they have two sons: Zion (born in 2013) and Kai (born in 2018).
Actress Sofia Andres was commended by netizens for proudly showing her "stripes" in an orange bikini.
Sofia gave birth to her daughter Zoe in Australia back in 2019. She revealed the news on Father's Day 2020 to honor Zoe's dad, Daniel Miranda.
Social media content creator Viy Cortez wrote a heartwarming message for her Baby Kidlat on Facebook, which also serves as a reminder to fellow moms about the beauty of their stretch marks.
She posted, "Unang drawing ng kidlat ko. Okay lang anak kahit punuin mo tiyan ni mommy basta healthy ka. Yung iba dyan tahi ko sa laproscopy lalo na yung nasa pusod hahaha.”
While many people believed that Katarina Rodriguez did not have stretch marks, the former beauty queen was not afraid to prove them wrong and showed them in a photo on Instagram.
She also mentioned that while she was bothered by them at first, she "learned to embrace them" after learning that its genetic and there are not much she could do to prevent them.
Actress Coleen Garcia never shyed away from showing off her post-partum bod. In fact, in her posts, she instead expressed her appreciation and acceptance of her new body.
Wearing a bikini is one way to show off a woman's body and for Cai Cortez, it's also an opportunity to show off her "battle scars" and stretch marks to prove that one can be confident with their body.
First-time mom Bianca King was never afraid to show her pregnancy journey, including some stretch marks that she was able to lessen with the help of some oils and creams.
Content creator and mom of two Zeinab Harake shared in an interview with PEP.Ph in February 2023 that she is proud of her tiger marks.
She explained, “Okay lang, meron ako niyan! Proud ako sa kanya. Wala dapat ikahiya 'yung mga mothers diyan. Kasama 'yan sa love na ibinibigay natin sa mga anak natin."
Zeinab has an adopted son named Lucas, while Zebbiana is her daughter with ex-partner Skusta Clee.
Almost two months after giving birth to Hailee Luca, actress Kris Bernal shared in her Instagram Story that she is embracing the changes in her body.
She then posted a photo of her postpartum body saying, "Lovin' my body in this season, more than ever (more than the fit one), for being able to grow a healthy baby inside."
Kris and husband Perry Choi welcomed Baby Hailee on August 15, 2023.