Olivia Wilde on her Post-Baby Body: ‘I’m a mother, and I look like one’
Olivia Wilde has opened up about her body after welcoming son Otis Alexander 11 months ago with fiancé Jason Sudeikis.
The actress revealed in the 2015 April issue of Shape, which is out on newsstands already, "I am not in perfect shape. In fact, I'm softer than I've ever been, including that unfortunate semester in high school when I simultaneously discovered Krispy Kreme and pot. The photos of me in this magazine have been generously constructed to show my best angles, and I assure you, good lighting has been warmly embraced. The truth is, I'm a mother, and I look like one."
Despite all of the changes her body went through after pregnancy, the 31-year-old actress is embracing her new form. Wilde also tries to exercise frequently even though she is still a sucker for foods like pizza and beer. Her favorite workout at the moment is 2Fly, which incorporates dance fitness. The workout is taught by Sudeikis' sister, Kristin Sudeikis.
"I believe in a world where mothers are not expected to shed any physical evidence of their child-bearing experience," Wilde continued in her personal essay for the magazine. "In that same world I believe there is space for exercise to be as much a gift to your brain as it is your body. I don't want to waste my time striving for some subjective definition of perfection."
She also opened up about the expectations she had for her body right after birth. She wrote:
"That gorgeous bump you proudly paraded around town for some 40 weeks has only retreated slightly after the birth. Now it's a lot like a partially deflated pool toy. After giving birth, I joined the ranks of millions of new mothers when I moaned, 'Why do I still look pregnant? Is there another one stuck in there?' But luckily, that part doesn't last long. Basically, for the first few months, your body has that covered, and you can just let it do the work while you focus on keeping the kid alive and occasionally washing your hair. Breast-feeding helps, in the most intense way."
Wilde's most recent projects included horror film "The Lazarus Effect" and TV series, "Portlandia." Her upcoming films include "Meadowland" and "Let it Snow."
