Chloe Goodman admits seeing other women’s post-baby bodies on social media made her feel ‘dumpy’

Chloe Goodman has spoken candidly about her relationship with her body, five months after giving birth to her first child. 

The reality star, 26, welcomed daughter, Isla with fiancé Grant Hall in May, and admitted she was struggling to accept her body hadn’t ‘snapped back’ into shape.

Speaking with Closer magazine, the new mum confessed she couldn’t help comparing herself to pictures she sees on social media, but has been working on regaining her body confidence.  

New mum: Chloe Goodman has spoken candidly about her relationship with her body, five months after giving birth to her first child

Chloe gained four stone during pregnancy, and is still a stone heavier than her pre-pregnancy size, noting her body has ‘completely changed’.

She told the magazine: ‘My boobs are an F-cup now that I’m breastfeeding, and they’re heavy. Grant and I have a running joke, where we say I’ll need scaffolding instead of bras soon! 

‘And my belly is like the dough you see them rolling out at Pizza Express!’

Candid: Chloe gained four stone during pregnancy, and is still a stone heavier than her pre-pregnancy size noting her body has 'completely changed'

Before: Chloe (pictured in 2019) used to work as a body double for Cameron Diaz and Cheryl

Candid: Chloe gained four stone during pregnancy, and is still a stone heavier than her pre-pregnancy size (pictured right in 2019) noting her body has ‘completely changed’

Calling herself ‘dumpy’ in comparison to her sister Lauryn, who welcomed a son just five days before Chloe gave birth, she mused: ‘Instagram doesn’t help.

‘I’ve seen so many new mums who look better than they did before they had children, and I think, “How come that hasn’t happened to me?”  But I’ve got my beautiful baby girl and a partner who loves me, no matter what I look like.’ 

Chloe, who admits she cried the first time she looked in the mirror after giving birth, added: ‘My sister looks incredible after having a baby, and then there is dumpy old me over here.

‘You do compare. I’ve got friends who looked amazing straight after having their babies. So many people said to me, “You’ll lose weight when you breastfeed”, but it hasn’t happened for me.’

Cute family: The reality star, 26, welcomed daughter, Isla with fiancé Grant Hall in May, and admitted she was struggling to accept her body hadn't 'snapped back' into shape

Cute family: The reality star, 26, welcomed daughter, Isla with fiancé Grant Hall in May, and admitted she was struggling to accept her body hadn’t ‘snapped back’ into shape

Despite Chloe’s reservations, the Ex On The Beach beauty – who used to work as a body double for Cameron Diaz and Cheryl – looked sensational as she posed in her lingerie for an accompanying photoshoot. 

Embracing her post-pregnancy curves, Chloe was a vision of beauty in a cream lace lingerie set. 

Out now: Chloe's full interview appears in this week's Closer magazine, on sale now

Out now: Chloe’s full interview appears in this week’s Closer magazine, on sale now

And although it has been a journey, Chloe revealed she is learning to love her look. 

She explained: ‘It’s about getting to the point where you accept yourself as you are.

‘I felt the most insecure and vulnerable when Isla was first born, but Grant was amazing and definitely helped me feel confident again. 

‘I’m really happy and I’m not in any rush to go back to how I was before.’

Chloe had a difficult pregnancy, needing to have a cervical stitch and suffering with severe anxiety as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 

A cervical stitch is a common treatment for pregnant woman who have had previous cervical surgery. 

Chloe welcomed her daughter Isla with her Middlesborough defender fiancé Grant on May 4, within days of Lauryn giving birth to Junior, whose father is Manchester City right back Kyle Walker. 

Chloe’s full interview appears in this week’s Closer magazine, on sale now.

Delightful duo: Chloe said she feels 'dumpy' in comparison to her sister Lauryn, who welcomed a son just five days before Chloe gave birth

Delightful duo: Chloe said she feels ‘dumpy’ in comparison to her sister Lauryn, who welcomed a son just five days before Chloe gave birth

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