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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ashley Judd, 57, shares body-positive message in swimsuit: ‘We don't care club'
Ashley Judd doesn't care. The actress, 57, shared a body-positive message on Instagram Tuesday while swimming in the Baltic Sea. 'Hi, I'm Ashley and I am a member of the 'We don't care club,'' she declared at the start of the video. 'And when I'm in my swim suit [sic], sometimes I get a little chafing, like right down there,' she said, referring to her upper thighs. She explained that she uses cornstarch as a remedy for it and if people can see the residue on her thighs, she doesn't care. Judd went on to address her 'inner child' and said it belongs to the 'MSU club' — aka the 'Make stuff up club.' 'And as a post menopausal woman, I don't care if you don't like the 'MSU club' for inner children,' the 'Double Jeopardy' star screamed as she attempted to backflip into the water. 'I'm also picking my crotch, and I don't care,' she continued while adjusting her one-piece bathing suit. 'I probably have cellulite and I don't care. And I got hungry bum and I don't care.' The actress went on to do several water tricks because 'when we were little it was really fun and we don't care what people think of us.' In the caption of the Instagram Reel, Judd further talked about embracing her aging body. 'What will I, with my freedom & mirth, when I let go of caring about stupid, controlling norms about my female body, be free to enJOY? . . . I bask in the unselfconscious being-ness of my True Self. My Inner Child is free to emerge. She feels confidence & glee. ' Fans flooded the comments section applauding her video and relating to her message. 'I love this. It made my inner (and whole being) laugh happily several times. ' one fan wrote. 'Love your I don't care club!' another added. Judd has been a longtime advocate for women. She was one of the first prominent actresses to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and played a pivotal role in the #MeToo movement. 'The healing I've done has very powerfully shaped my work. It's made me unafraid, it's made me incredibly driven,' Judd told the AP in 2018. The daughter of singing legend Naomi Judd revealed that her mom encouraged her to expose the now-disgraced Hollywood mogul for his abuse. 'I just want to remember when I was speaking to my mother about this she said, 'Go get him, honey' in her sweet way, in dulcet tones… not a punitive bone in her body,' Ashley said of her late mom in October 2022. Ashley revealed that she was the one who found her mother's body after Naomi fatally shot herself in April 2022. 'I went upstairs to let her know that [her] friend was there, and I discovered her. I have both grief and trauma from discovery,' she told Diane Sawyer the next month. Ashley and her half-sister, Wynonna Judd, 61, were left out of their mother's will, but denied that they ever argued over the matter despite speculation. Instead, the Grammy winner insisted that the tragedy brought them closer together. 'Both my parents are gone, and I'm relying on Ashley,' Wynonna told People in October 2022. 'She's relying on me in a different way that's about compassion. It's not about being successful and smart and capable. It's about, 'I love you.' 'I love you, too.' We're vulnerable with each other, and we're tender.'Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chanelle Hayes shows off her figure in a cut-out bikini during holiday to Tenerife after nine stone weight loss
Chanelle Hayes showed off her figure during a holiday to Tenerife over the weekend after her nine stone weight loss. The former Big Brother star, 36, who appeared on the Channel 4 reality series in 2007, wore a cut-out bikini for a day at the pool. She teamed the black two-piece with a pair of oversized sunglasses and styled her hair into loose curls. Relaxing by the pool, Chanelle soaked up come sun before taking a shower outside. She has candidly discussed her struggles with her body image over the years and admitted she wishes she could tell her younger self to 'enjoy every moment'. At the height of her fame in 2009, Chanelle weighed 8.5 stone, barely ate and took laxatives to try and achieve a 'WAG body'. In 2020, the reality star then had a secret gastric sleeve operation after she reached 17-stone. Chanelle lost nine stone and dropped from a size 18 down to an eight, and has bravely shown her scars from the operation on her trips abroad. She revealed the operation was a 'last resort' after years of being unhappy, opting to have the surgery at Burcot Hall Hospital in Worcestershire. Last year, she took to social media to share before and after photos of her weight loss, adding that her operation had 'changed her life' and she had 'no regrets'. She is known for her body positive posts and recently hit back at the idea of a 'summer body' as she insisted it's 'not the bikini size' that matters in an impowering message. In June 2024, she wrote alongside a video of herself wearing bikinis over the years: 'What even is a summer body anyway?! I had a lovely time on every single one of these holidays and I ranged from size 6-18 (to pregnant!). 'I've chosen all blue bikinis because sometimes our body image makes us feel blue. I wish I could tell my younger self to just enjoy every single moment because it's the memories that counts. Not the bikini size.' Elsewhere in recent weeks, Chanelle has marked a major achievement after qualifying to become a nurse in a major career change. Relaxing by the pool, Chanelle soaked up come sun before taking a shower outside She revealed the operation was a 'last resort' after years of being unhappy, opting to have the surgery at Burcot Hall Hospital in Worcestershire The star shared a throwback snap of herself dressed up as a nurse as a child alongside a photo of her recent graduation and her new uniform. She wrote: 'I've been posting a lot less recently. It's not because I have nothing to say, I've been settling into a new job role that I have wanted for many years but didn't feel quite brave enough to do. 'Thankfully, my husband and parents were such rocks and provided unconditional love and support for me when I was struggling. 'My children have missed out on a few plans, we have limited our holidays to accommodate my studies. 'But they saw every single atom of the blood sweat and tears that I poured into my degree. 'This taught my children that people can say cruel things about their mum, but she was resilient. 'They heard people tell me to quit to do something easier, witnessed me working HARD and achieving a first class honours.' The star shared a throwback snap of herself dressed up as a nurse as a child alongside a photo of her recent graduation and her new uniform before penning an inspiring caption She added: 'I carried so much guilt studying so hard when my kids needed me, but now I see that I taught them an important lesson. 'Whatever you strive for; work for it, stick at it, you will achieve it.' Chanelle and her husband Dan Bingham tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in June of last year. The TV personality shares her son Blakely, 11, with her ex-partner Matthew Bates, who she was in a relationship with between 2009 and 2010. She also has Frankie, four, with Edward Oates, who she was with on-and-off from 2016 to 2017.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘This Is Us' Star Looks ‘Amazing' After First Pilates Class: ‘You Are an Inspiration'
'This Is Us' Star Looks 'Amazing' After First Pilates Class: 'You Are an Inspiration' originally appeared on Parade. This Is Us star Chrissy Metz has an important message for her fans: step out of your comfort zone and do things you're afraid to do. Metz, who recently penned the children's book When I Talk to God, I Talk About My Feelings, shared the powerful message in a social media video she filmed after braving her first Pilates class—alone. Metz, 44, famously played Kate Pearson on the emotional drama This Is Us, part of the show's 'Big Three,' which included Sterling K. Brown's Randall and Justin Hartley's Kevin. Metz became an icon in the body-positive movement for her portrayal of Kate, who openly struggled with her weight on the Metz's message here wasn't about weight loss or beauty. Instead, the actress made a more important point: don't be afraid to try new things. And fans thought she looked amazing doing it. She said of her inaugural Pilates class, 'I felt so silly because I was like, 'Oh, what spring is this? What does that do?' Just flip-flopping like a fish, and whatever. But the victory was that I did it. The victory was that I went. I tried. I faced my fears.' The actress continued, 'If you're thinking about Pilates: just do it. Just do it—even if you fumble through it, even if you feel like you look awkward. Who cares? Nobody's great out of the gate, right? So yeah, I encourage you to do the things that scare you, the things that get you out of your comfort zone—because you just never know. You never know how it could change your life.'Fans embraced the actress's empowering message—and served kindness right back to her.'You are so beautiful, your skin looks amazing!' wrote one fan, while another added, 'You are an inspiration.' 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 'This Is Us' Star Looks 'Amazing' After First Pilates Class: 'You Are an Inspiration' first appeared on Parade on Jul 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Times
16-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Times
Lingerie boss Melanie Marsden: ‘I'd breastfeed my baby during webinars'
Melanie Marsden was born in Birmingham and studied media and cultural studies at Cardiff University. She met her husband, Dan, at primary school; they launched the body positive lingerie brand Lounge in 2016 from her parents' spare room with £1,000 from savings and her student loan. The Solihull-based company was worth £150 million last year. The couple live in Birmingham with their children, Felicity, 4, and Frederick, 18 months, and Pip the cavapoo. Felicity appears before six and gets between us for a cuddle. Then Dan brings me a cup of tea and we do a 'prince and princess' breakfast in bed — a pancake for Felicity and a squishy yoghurt for Fred. It's about pace; we don't have time to sit around a breakfast
