Serena Williams is getting real about life after welcoming a baby, giving birth to her second child with husband Alexis Ohanian last August.
The 42-year-old tennis star shared a new video on Instagram documenting her struggles with figuring out postpartum fashion and her changing body.
Watch below as Serena gets honest about finding clothes that fit her body and getting candid about embracing a new fitness regime…
The star received a slew of positive responses from her famous fans who praised her for being so open about her changing body, with Deborah Roberts writing: "Serena , I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability. You'll get in that skirt."
Another fan commented: "Well done on sharing the reality of postpartum… not just the glamorized instagram version," and a third also added: "You don't have a problem, you have a beautiful body. Women are spending money to get what you have. Seriously. I love your outlook on life."
The Wimbledon champ has taken fans along on her fitness journey the past few months as she hits the gym with renewed fervor after welcoming her second daughter. She and Reddit co-founder Alexis are also the parents of daughter Olympia, now six.
© InstagramBack in 2018, Serena spoke with press ahead of her Wimbledon return about regaining her athlete's physique after giving birth to Olympia, and revealed that she struggled to lose weight despite following a strict vegan diet.
"I was vegan, I didn't eat sugar," she explained. "I was totally eating completely healthily… And I wasn't at the weight that I would have been had I not breastfed.
"What I've learned is that every body is different – no matter how much I worked out, it didn't work for me. I lost 10 pounds in a week when I stopped. I just kept dropping."
© TikTokSerena also discussed crying with a then 10-month-old Olympia when she made the decision to stop breastfeeding. "I literally sat Olympia in my arms and I talked to her about it and we prayed about it.
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"I said, 'look, mommy has to stop and mommy has to do this'. I cried a little bit, not as much as I thought I would."
© Getty ImagesShe did confess, however, to missing the pressure of the game by the time she made her return to the court. "It definitely surprises me.
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"I have this amazing child, all these grand slams... it was all super bonus. I definitely feel a lot less pressure out there but I'm a little bit shocked at how much I almost want that pressure." At her first Wimbledon post-birth, Serena exceeded expectations, making the finals despite being ranked 181 in the world at the time. She lost to Angelique Kerber of Germany.
© InstagramSerena has since officially retired from competitive tennis, making the announcement in August 2022 and playing her expected last matches at the US Open that year. She has since dedicated her life to more entrepreneurial pursuits, taking care of her two daughters, and even branching out into other media, such as YouTube.
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