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Snapback! 12 Celeb Moms Whose Post-Pregnancy Body Bounce Back Is the Truth

The #snapback is real for these Hollywood moms! Granted, trainers, chefs and more helped them bounce back after giving birth, but hopefully their tenacity will inspire you to lose it too.
By Crystal Tate · Updated October 27, 2020
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Kandi Burruss
Kandi and husband Todd Tucker just welcomed their first son in January, and the singer/reality star revealed on Instagram that breastfeeding helped her lose weight and she’s actually smaller than before!
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Ciara

When Ciara first stepped out after giving birth to baby Future, her body looked just as amazing as it usually does. She told Shape magazine that she lost 60 pounds four months after giving birth.

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Beyoncé

After giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter in 2012, Beyoncé welcomed twin boys, Rumi and Sir Carter. She didn’t waste any time returning to her pre-baby shape. In her documentary, “Life Is But A Dream,” she admitted that she worked very hard to get her body back. She said, “I wanted to show that you can have a child and you can work hard and you can get your body back.”

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Crystal Renay Smith

Ne-Yo’s wife recently gave birth to their son, Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr., and she posted an Instagram photo of her practically flat stomach one week after her C-section pregnancy. She accompanied her post with a fitting hashtag: #FlawsAndAll.

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Apryl Jones

Omarion’s girlfriend Apryl Jones posted a recent photo on Instagram, and you would have never guessed that she gave birth to their daughter and second child barely a month ago.

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Kelly Rowland

Four months after giving birth to her first son Titan, Kelly Rowland lost a whopping 70 pounds. Her secret? Her trainer Jeanette Jenkins, healthy eating and SoulCycle.

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Teyana Taylor

When Teyana Taylor went into labor a month early, NBA player Iman Shumpert actually delivered their daughter at home. Six days later, Teyana Taylor amazed her fans with a photo of her flat tummy.

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Zoe Saldana

After giving birth to twin boys, Zoe Saldana was very open in a Facebook post about losing the baby weight. “Bouncing back feels impossible, but I know it is important as a woman, and now a mommy, to not give up,” she wrote. After a healthy diet and exercise, the actress did indeed bounce back.

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Mariah Carey

After a strict diet and exercise, Mariah Carey revealed on “The Rosie Show” that she lost 70 pounds after giving birth to twins, Moroccan and Monroe.

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Halle Berry

Just four months after giving birth to son Maceo, actress Halle Berry debuted her post-baby bod at the Acapulco Film Festival and she looked smoking hot!

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Kerry Washington

Scandal star Kerry Washington looked great after giving birth to her first daughter, but she told Self magazine, “I’ve been really focused on not being ‘back’ to anything, but being the best version of myself right now.”

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Yandy Smith
Reality star Yandy Smith, aka “snapback queen,” welcomed daughter Skylar in 2015.
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