Sonam Kapoor’s Honest Take on Pregnancy Weight Gain And Postpartum Body Image Struggles: ‘Had To Accept’

Sonam Kapoor confessed to finding it traumatic when she gained 32 kilos after giving birth in 2022. Scroll down to read more.

Actor Sonam Kapoor has been away from the limelight for a while. The Aisha fame tied the knot with businessman Anand Ahuja, and later, the couple was blessed with a baby boy. After the pregnancy, Sonam has openly talked about her post-pregnancy weight loss journey. Now, in a fresh conversation with Fashionably Pernia’s The Style Icon podcast, the actor revealed details about the changes she made in terms of fashion post the born of her son Vayu.

Sonam Says ‘You Have to Adjust to the New You’

As the conversation in the podcast progressed, Sonam said, “I gained 32 kilos. Honestly, initially, I was traumatised. You are so obsessed with your baby that you are not thinking about working out or eating right. It took me a year and a half. I took it really slow. You have to be slow because you have to adjust to the new you.”

Sonam added that everything in life changes after pregnancy, including one’s relationship with oneself and one’s spouse. She said, “Everything in your life changes. Your relationship with yourself changes, with your husband, it changes everything changes. You are never going to feel the same about your body. I have always accepted myself for who I am, and I was like, I need to accept this version of myself.”

Sonam’s Crazy Workout Routine

Earlier, this year, Sonam took to her social media and shared a bunch of pictures from her recent photoshoot and opened up about her self-care journey. In the caption, she wrote, “It’s taken me 16 months to feel like myself again. Slowly steadily, without any crash diets and crazy workouts, just consistent self-care and baby care. I’m not there yet, but almost where I want to be. still very very grateful for my body and how incredible it has been.”

Sonam Kapoor’s Work Front

On the professional front, Sonam was last in the 2023 film Blind. The film was released on Jio Cinema and was helmed by Shome Makhija, and also featured Purab Kohli.