Pop Star Proud Of Piling On Pounds! Posted by Kate 17 March, 2010 - 12:14 PM

(Getty Images / Closer Magazine)

Steps star Claire Richards has posed for a UK magazine to show off her post baby body; but unlike most celebs, she's not doing it to show how quickly she could lose the weight.

The lead singer of 90s pop band Steps (remember 5, 6, 7, 8 and Tragedy???) says she gained 32 kilos during her recent pregnancy but isn't in any hurry to shed it.

Claire was a slender dancer in Steps (pictured left) but has grown to a size 18 since leaving the band. And as the new photo (right) shows, she's OK to show off her new curves. And we think she looks pretty hot!!

She told the magazine "I don't want to be overweight forever, I want to be fit for my kids. And when I'm slim, I admit I feel better about myself. But when you have a baby, it's inevitable you'll put on weight."

This photo shoot comes just days after Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen showed off her super skinny body just 3 months after giving birth.

Did celebrities make you feel pressured to lose your baby weight? Do you wish more stars would be like Claire?

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• Zoe says

  OMG! Claire got fat again? She looked soooooo good at the end of her wedding documentary when she slimed down to a size 10. Oh well, losing weight (again and again) when you're a celeb equals big dollars!

  Posted Wednesday 17 March, 2010 1:44 PM
• cj says

  She's Sexy voluptuous and I hope Claire decides not to lose the weight. To be that curvy at that weight is so Hot. There is no more to say.

  Posted Monday 18 October, 2010 2:02 AM