For some lucky women, pregnancy is a magical time. They have the adorable, basketball-shaped belly and that dreamy pregnancy glow. They feel curvy, extra cute, and womanly. They may rock their maternity photo shoots and breeze through labor and delivery. Those women, and the celebs who fall into that group, are lucky to be sure.
But there's another group of pregnant people who are, well, not quite so blessed. The only glow they get is from sweating, and they are pregnant from head to swollen ankle.
Pregnancy is such an emotional time, and it can be easy for a woman to think that there is something wrong with her if she doesn't love being pregnant or even wishes she could just fast-forward to the part where the baby arrives and she isn't pregnant anymore. The good news is that hating pregnancy doesn't translate to the ability to love being a mother and being darn good at it.
It's always good to normalize that pregnancy can be both a glorious and a deeply uncomfortable experience (and sometimes both at the same time!), so we're giving a shout-out to 15 famous mamas who were willing to keep it real and share that they hated pregnancy. Read on for some super-relatable reasons some of our favorite celebs hated being pregnant.
Kim Kardashian
Jessie James Decker
Country singer Jessie James Decker is a great example of how different every pregnancy can be. She has three childern and has said that her first pregnancy was "brutal" because of "horrible morning sickness" but that her second was much smoother.
Amber Rose
Model and influencer Amber Rose is another famous mom who had to deal with hyperemesis gravidarum. During her second pregnancy, she reflected on how hard it was, saying, "It's really, really hard being pregnant — I'm not gonna lie. To all the women out there who just pop out babies like it's nothing, God bless you guys, 'cause oh my God, it is just a lot."
Gwyneth Paltrow
Actress and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow is all about having an aspirational, organic, expensive life, but even she isn't immune to the challenges of pregnancy. During a Goop virtual summit, she shared, "I had a hard time being pregnant. I mean, it's obviously beyond worth it. But I was very nauseous and sick for both. And my babies were huge. So it was kind of not that comfortable." She's also said that she almost died having her first child, so it isn't too surprising that she's not the biggest fan of being pregnant.
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria hasn't officially said that she hated being pregnant, but she was open about the challenges of carrying a baby at 43 when she chatted with Jimmy Kimmel in 2018. "Everything's uncomfortable. It's not just your belly — everything gets bigger," she told the late-night host. "I've never seen my thighs so big, and my boobs, they're in the way of everything. It's hard."
Zoe Saldana
Actress and mother-of-three (including a set of twins) Zoe Saldana was one celebrity who experienced pregnancy and delivery as a major challenge. She has described the experience of having her twins as "a kind of trauma" that made bouncing back "feel impossible."
Kelly Clarkson
Singer and The Voice host Kelly Clarkson is so funny and relatable, especially for those who don't love being pregnant. She's shared that she will "never, ever do it again" and that her body just isn't "meant to be pregnant," so she has no plans to go down that road again.
