Renowned singer Mariah Carey who is known for her intensive fitness regime and her flawless physique once went through massive physical change after embracing motherhood. Married to Nick Cannon, the 54-year-old once carried his children and admitted finding the dramatic changes in her body, challenging.
It was reported via Reuters, that Mariah Carey had a tough time embracing her physical transformation through pregnancy. So much so that she even felt the urge to hide her “rancid” pregnant body from Nick Cannon. Determined to work off the extra weight right after her pregnancy, Carey successfully got back her desired physique.
Mariah Carey Struggled With Physical Changes During Pregnancy
Married in 2008, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon embraced parenthood for the first time in 2011, when they welcomed their twins Moroccan and Monroe Cannon. And undoubtedly, the journey of parenthood was quite scary for both the stars. But embracing it all, Carey and Cannon became phenomenal parents.
However, looking back at pregnancy struggles during a news conference with Reuters, Mariah Carey opened up about struggling with her body image. Known for having a flawless physique, when the singer began witnessing dramatic changes in her body through pregnancy, she got overwhelmed.
“I had a lot of issues” Carey shared and began discussing how her pregnancy induced high blood pressure and diabetes. Further, Carey recalled the time when she felt so large at the end of her pregnancy that she avoided learning her weight. Feeling insecure about her physicality, Mariah Carey implemented extreme measures to hide it from Nick Cannon.
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Mariah Carey Hid Her Pregnant Body From Nick Cannon
Speaking with Reuters, Mariah Carey recalled how the sudden and gradual changes in her physique made her insecure. So much so that she even wore a towel to cover her body in the bathtub. Not just that, according to the 54-year-old singer, she tried her best to hide her “rancid” pregnant body from Nick Cannon.
“You think I would let Nick see me looking rancid like that?”
Eventually, Mariah Carey got back her desired physique right after pregnancy, as she was determined to work it off. She admitted that it took her a lot of effort and she had to take care of several things before randomly losing her extra weight, since pregnancy not only changed her externally but even from within.
Asserting that she learned a lot about her body after her pregnancy, Mariah Carey mentioned that her journey to weight loss wasn’t just about her appearance, but mainly about her health. Feeling helpless and vulnerable during and right after her pregnancy, Carey went ahead to gain back her confidence after becoming a mother for the first time.
