'Proud of my body': Hilary Duff poses NUDE, flaunts tattoos in Women's Health 'Body Issue'
Hilary Duff went fully bare for the latest Women's Health edition called 'Body Issue' She opened up about the standards of the industry when it comes to the female body in the accompanying interview. Hilary said, "I’m proud of my body."
She continued, "I’m proud that it’s produced three children for me. I’ve gotten to a place of being peaceful with the changes my body has gone through." Hilary also added, "I also want people to know a makeup artist was there putting glow all over my body and someone put me in the most flattering position." as she spoke the truth during the time of the photoshoot.
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In order to look her best and prepare for the shoot, Duff trained four days a week. She lifted weights and worked on some strength training moves. In her interview with the magazine, the 34-year old 'How I Met Your Mother' star also spoke of her love of tattoos and getting inked. She said she has over 20 designs across her arms and other body parts. These tattoos mostly have an earthy theme, other than a few fun designs that are matching tattoos with her friends. The most recent addition to her canvas is the word 'mother' in a delicate font on her neck.
She said, "I think at 34, I’ve just gained a lot of respect for my body." as she spoke about her journey. Duff added, "It’s taken me all the places I need to go, it’s helped me build a beautiful family." Sharing on how she takes care and makes time, Duff said, "We bust our ass to get our bodies in shape and to look the best we can. We get facials and Botox and our hair done and highlights and brows and lash lifts and all this s—t." she highlighted the importance of keeping everthing in sync and making sure things are going well inside-out. She shared how meditation is a constant part of her self-care routine.
Duff added that she challenges herself to stick to a routine. She concluded, "But I want to work on the inside. That’s the most important part of the system.” The post was captioned, " I knew doing this would terrify me and I was right! @womenshealthmag had the most lovely all-women shoot and I actually had the best time. I felt strong and beautiful and laughed a lot getting into some of these poses without my high waisted mom jeans and oversized whatever I normally wear. Thank you to everyone who normalized this day for me."
Comments on her post include kind words like, "Um. Wow! This is so liberating and beautiful! We seriously admire you so much! 👏🔥🥰", "Wow wow wow. What a beautiful display of just a complete badass gorgeous woman🔥🔥🔥", and "Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"