Jools Oliver recently gave birth to her fifth child with husband Jamie Oliver, though you might not know it looking at the photo she posted on her Instagram account today.
That’s because the 41-year-old shared a snap that didn’t feature her perfect newborn baby boy (although thankfully there have been many that do) in favour of one celebrating her perfect new trousers.
“Finally ‘almost’ fitting into these gorgeous trousers, so comfy post little baby and beyond. Think we have finally found our perfect trousers,” the designer captioned the photo, tagging a friend.
While most of Oliver’s followers were chuffed for her, some were surprisingly unimpressed with the pants and, apparently, with Jools’ post-baby physique.
“I am currently pregnant with my second baby,” one wrote in the comments section. “And every minute of every day I’m scrutinising my weight. Pictures like this DO NOT HELP!”
“Shouldn’t you be more concerned with bonding with your child rather than how quickly you fit back into your jeans?” another tsk’d into their smartphone.
But Jools, bless her, refused to engage with the “ridiculousness” — after all, who could be angry in the world’s most relaxed slacks?
“Honestly it’s about the trousers!!! I didn’t even think about the weight!!!” she wrote in reply. “For god sake I still have heaps to lose… my T-shirt hides a lot.”
“The waist of the trousers is elasticated!!!! So prob would have fitted when I was 9 months pregs! As for bonding with my baby… I feel no need to address this ridiculousness.”
A perfectly English response from a new mum who just found her perfect pair of trousers.
Wonderful.
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I can't believe people feel the need to comment with that crap! How dare a mum not spend 24/7 with her baby and god forbid, think about something else. Like ya know, getting dressed.
Some people are way too sensitive over the whole "post baby body" concept. What is the point in getting angry at a celebrity (or anyone for that matter) for being skinnier than I am? Losing weight doesn't make someone a bad person/mother and it is just ridiculous that some women cop so much crap just for being fit.