Made In Chelsea starlet Millie Mackintosh may have found fame party-hopping around London at swanky VIP events dressed up to the nines but while her life has changed considerably over the past few years she insists she wouldn’t change it for the world.
The Quality Street heiress has taken to Instagram to share a string of enlightening snaps with fans about life as a new mum.
Alongside the cute posts of she and daughter Sienna Grace, Millie told her supporters that the little one was worth every stretch mark.
Posing in her bedroom mirror, Millie, 30, stripped down to her underwear as she cradled the tot.
Going makeup-free, the reality TV starlet lifted the lid on her luxurious life by showing off her non-filtered look.
Millie Mackintosh has opened up about life as a new mum (Image: Instagram)
As Millie posed for the snap, her daughter snuggled into her – resting her head on her shoulder.
Millie gave birth to Sienna in May, her first child with husband and former co-star Hugo Taylor.
Speaking frankly about the newborn, Millie captioned the post with a long update.
Millie said: “With Sienna nearing 10 weeks old nothing has given me more purpose than knowing that a small life depends entirely on me to feed and nourish her as she grows.
Millie says her daughter has given her purpose (Image: milliemackintosh/Instagram)
“I try to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle and I count myself lucky that throughout my adult life I’ve felt and identified as pretty body confident but now all that has changed along with every other aspect of my life, which makes me look at my body in a totally new light and it’s been a big adjustment!”
The E4 babe continued: “Fitting into my pre pregnancy clothes seems a long way off and I have no intention of rushing into ‘getting my body back’ but it would be a lie if I said I feel totally happy and at one with my body post pregnancy.
“The process has been made a lot harder by some overly strong and hurtful comments online about my appearance (as much as you try and ignore them). I’m in awe of what my body has achieved over the last year but I find it hard not seeing the girl I know to be me looking back at me in the mirror.”
Millie gave birth to her first child with Hugo in May (Image: milliemackintosh/Instagram)
Encouraging others to be body confident, Millie added: “I now see photos of myself pre-pregnancy and remember thinking at the time I didn’t like my body at certain angle but now I look back and think I looked great!
“It’s made me realise how critical I am of myself and how it’s so crucial, as women, that we learn to let ourselves off the hook.
“My mantra has always been that you exercise because you love your body not because you hate it, so any movement I do now is with the intention to feel good and never to punish myself. Sienna is worth every extra inch, pound and stretch mark. My body made me a mother and for that I’ll always be grateful.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
