Bikini-clad Natasha Hamilton, 42, says she had to learn to 'accept' her body again after the birth of her fifth child: 'I felt like a stranger in my own skin'

Daily Mail​

13-05-2025

Natasha Hamilton opened up about her struggles with body confidence since the birth of her fifth child in a candid social media post.
The Atomic Kitten star, 42, welcomed her daughter Kitty with husband Charles Gay in August 2023.
She is also mum to Josh, 22, Harry, 20, Alfie, 14, and Ella, 10, from previous relationships.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the pop star showed off her figure in a green bikini as she posed with a cocktail in her hand during a trip to Ibiza.
Opening up about self acceptance, she penned: 'If you've followed me for a while, your kids are probably grown up now… so you might not remember that wild transition from having a baby to trying to feel like yourself again.
'Honestly? I've felt like I've been in a dark hole for years. Lost, exhausted, and searching for the woman I used to be.
Taking to Instagram, the pop star showed opened up about her struggles with self love and acceptance
'This year forced me to slow down and ask myself what I really want. And the answer was simple: to be happy. But when you're a stress-head, a worrier, and a recovering control freak, happiness can feel just out of reach.
'Therapy helps. So does talking honestly about the tough bits.
'After my fifth baby, my body was worn out. An emergency op after Kitty's birth shook me to my core. I smiled through it all, but I didn't feel like me. I didn't feel strong or sexy. I felt like a stranger in my own skin.'
She continued: 'Shooting 'Edge of Us' should've felt empowering, but I was swollen, self-conscious, and trying too hard to fake confidence. It broke something in me and started a slow journey back to wholeness.
'It's not about body shape. It's about belonging. About acceptance.
'At my husband's event in Ibiza, surrounded by bikini babes half my age, I kept my cover-up on the whole time.
'And you know what? That's okay. I wasn't quite ready then. But I'm getting there.'
'Every day, I practice loving who I am. Not just Mama Bear. But Hot Mama too,' Natasha added.
Over the years Natasha has been fairly transparent over what she has had done to her face, admitting to Botox, lip filler and laser treatment.
In a pictured she shared on Instagram earlier this year, the star's changed appearance caught the attention from her fans as some admitted they couldn't even recognise her.
According to cosmetic expert Dr Ross Perry of skin clinics chain Cosmedics, Natasha appears to have undergone multiple different treatments - some which she hasn't admitted too.
Dr Perry said: 'It looks as though Natasha has had dermal fillers to her cheeks and lip areas to create the more fuller effect that we can see in the latest images.
'It also looks like she potentially has had what's called a lip lift, where the upper part of the lip area is lifted up by removing a small amount of skin under the nose.
'Potentially some rhinoplasty too where the bridge of the nose has been trimmed, as well as the tip of the nose, and possibly some eyelid surgery to help remove some of the eyelid heaviness.
'There is also the use of eyebrow tattooing and most likely Botox as well, to create a smooth complexion.'
It comes after Natasha reflected on her personal life in a rare interview and said her past love splits have led to the 'sickest, darkest feelings she's ever felt in her life'.
But she said there is something incredible about 'learning from her bad decisions' and learning about how to fend for herself.
Appearing on My Dirty Laundry podcast last June, she said: 'We're a blended family and sometimes I feel like people can't fathom how you can make something work that from the outside looking in, that looks different or chaotic.
'They just they can't comprehend what they don't know, but I'm sat here with five incredible children and my life has continued and flourished and got better, despite the traumas that I've been through in my personal life.
'Did I ever want any of that? Of course I didn't! God, you must be mad! Like, to ever wish any of that upon you - but I can't live in the past.
'I'm never going say I wish that didn't happen. I'm not going to wish my life away. Everything has made me the woman who I am today.
'I'm probably more accepting than most people are because I have been through a lot. I do not judge someone because of their circumstance. Absolutely not.
'I judge people how they treat me. You know, how you show respect to people, like they're the important things.'