As Neha Dhupia Announces Second Pregnancy, Revisiting Her Views On Fat-Shaming Of New Moms

Neha Dhupia motherhood quotes: Soon to be a mother for the second time, Neha Dhupia is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her little bundle of joy. The star, along with her husband Angad Bedi, surprised their fans by sharing the big news from their social media handle on Monday. Dhupia's daughter, Mehr Dhupia Bedi also features alongside the couple in its pregnancy-reveal post.

The picture shows Bedi caressing his wife's baby bump while also holding their daughter in his arms. "Took us 2 days to come with a caption….The best one we could think of was … Thank you," read the caption of Dhupia's post.

In a candid conversation with SheThePeople, Dhupia had earlier opened up about how her life completely changed after having a baby, the excitement of being a new mother, and more specifically how as a working mom she stood up against fat-shaming post-pregnancy.

The model and former Miss India tied the knot with Bedi in May 2018, and was back to work only ten days after delivering her first child the same year. The actor has been working on the film sets and on her chat show post pregnancy. When asked about her take on fat-shaming new moms for putting on extra weight postpartum, she said that there's a lot of pressure on every woman at this stage. "I feel as compared to other women, and somebody who talks about various societal issues, I have the awareness and I know that women go through so much," Dhupia said about the struggles of being a new mother.

When you get a knee injury everyone tells you to be careful and take pain killers, women go through so much why is nobody nursing that? Don’t you dare fat-shame a new mom. They go through a lot: Neha Dhupia

Speaking about accepting a woman's post pregnancy body, Dhupia said, "We don't look like this out of choice, we look like this because we've been through a lot. And, whatever we've been through, it's beautiful. It's worth it. Don’t you dare do this to a woman who's already hurting or fat shame a new mom who is still going through many issues, personally and professionally."

She made it clear that it doesn't happen at her house but fat shaming should stop for everyone else.

The mother and actor, who has also said that the industry has never been kind about offering better roles to mothers, further noted, "I have seen men fat shaming their wives after they have given birth and it is beyond mean. There are women who have different body types and they don't change after delivery and there's nothing wrong with that as well. But everyone's not the same." Sharing an advice with new moms, Dhupia said, “Get a lot of sleep. It is very important.”

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Feature Image Credit: Neha Dhupia/Instagram

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