Danielle Brooks Poses Nude to Share Body Positive Post-Baby Weight Gain Message

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A post shared by Danielle Brooks (@daniebb3)“As someone who coined the phrase #voiceofthecurves I’ve muted my voice for a few months now out of shame,” Brooks wrote in the captions. “I felt shameful of gaining weight.

Even though I brought a whole human into the world, I still felt shameful because I wasn’t able to maintain my normal body weight post-pregnancy.

And a year later I have only lost roughly 20lbs of a 60lb weight gain. I was quiet in hopes to post that snatch back photo like so many celebrities miraculously do.

But that’s not my story.”In addition to being honest about her own experience with shame, Brooks voiced her support for her fellow sister-in-curves, Lizzo, who was recently shamed by fans for sharing that she’s been.