It might sound unusual for an actress, but Kristen Bell actually likes her post-pregnancy body and is in no hurry to lose the baby weight. She gained 43 lbs during pregnancy and it doesn’t bother her at all.

She told Redbook magazine: “I’d like to get back down to where I was before the baby… But, if this is where my body wants to be, so be it. I’m not going to make myself miserable for the rest of my life trying to get back to where I was before.”

The actress also says that her partner Dax Shepard loves her new shape. “All Dax did was tell me he loved me chubby. He even asked me to stay chubby after the baby was born. During my pregnancy I refused to worry about something I could not change, and I still refuse. I’m like any other woman. All this evolved b.s. that I’m telling you is my mantra: It’s not something I practice naturally. I had to surrender to not worrying about the way I looked, how much I weighed, because that’s just part of the journey of having a baby. I am not a woman whose self-worth comes from her dress size. “

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