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Pregnancy was one of the happiest moments in the lives of these celebrities. And with that beautiful pregnancy glow came a few extra pounds, but of course. Some of these celebrity women gained as much as 100 pounds while carrying their children, sometimes to the shock and cruel remarks of the public. But even though they were still smack dab in the middle of the limelight, they refused to let Hollywood and public pressure get them down. Because when nature is taking its course, mother’s know the last thing they need to be concerned with is what people think of how they look.

So, to be open and honest, and to also show how quickly they snapped back, these celebrity women opened up about just how many pounds they put on during pregnancy, and they made themselves just that much more relatable to fans. Learn more about their journey to motherhood.

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Melanie Brown

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown gained 64 pounds during her third pregnancy, and she loved it: “I’m eating for England and I’m loving it,” she said in past interview. “Usually I’m very disciplined with my diet but this time I’ve been listening to my body — and it has wanted food at all hours.”

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Leah Remini

Leah Remini embraced the 80 pounds she gained during her pregnancy with daughter Sofia Bella. But she said that the tabloids got on her nerves: “No one wanted to talk about how I actually did lose the weight, just that I got fat.”

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JWoww

Jersey Shore star JWoww didn’t want to know how much she gained. She just went with the flow, saying, “You’re creating a beautiful baby but you have thunder thighs. I’m exhausted, my boobs are massive and I’ve never been this big. I mean it’s a blessing, but it’s crazy.”

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Hayden Panettiere

Actress Hayden Panettiere celebrated her 40-pound weight gain with a sense of humor: “The worst part is that my feet are still size five and they’re going, ‘What’s going on with all this weight?’ They’re about to snap from underneath me with the strain.”

Coco Austin

Although she only gained 13 pounds during her pregnancy, Austin said she was “mentally prepared to blow up like a whale and I was totally cool with it. I really could have cared less how my body looked it didn’t matter to me… I couldn’t wait to get a bump and rock it! I would’ve gone through anything to make a healthy baby.”