Anne Hathaway On The Pressure Of Being Expected To ‘Snap Back’ After Pregnancy: ‘Let Your Body Be A Body’

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Anne Hathaway is clapping back at the notion that a woman’s body should immediately “snap back” to its pre-pregnancy condition after having a baby.

In a new interview with People, Hathaway addressed these unrealistic expectations placed on new moms. “People don’t talk about this and it really made me feel better when I found out about it,” she explained. READ MORE: Anne Hathaway Insists She Doesn’t Have Any Fashion Regrets: ‘Even If It’s Terrible, It’s Still Great’ “It takes three years for your body to fully recover from a pregnancy.

I didn’t snap back. I want to be very, very clear about that,” she continued. “With my second [Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman are parents to Jonathan, 7, and Jack, 3], it took every minute of those three years,” she shared. “Let your body be a body.

There’s nowhere to get to. It’s just now. Be present and take care of yourself and don’t set expectations.” READ MORE: Anne Hathaway’s Next Movie Role Involves More Fashion And Music She also discussed aging, and how similarly unrealistic expectations come into play as we get older. “Aging is just another word for living,” she said. “And what you do with it from there is personal and up to you.