AMY:
Amy Hart opens up to Closer’s Neeru Sharma about her changing attitude towards her body, her four-day wedding extravaganza, and plans for more babies…
Posing for our exclusive photo shoot, Amy Hart looks every inch the doting mum as she scoops up her one-year-old son, Stanley, and squeezes him for a cuddle. The star, who found fame in Love Island in 2019, admits her life has changed since becoming a mum, and in recent months so has her attitude towards her body.
“Having Stanley has just made me want to enjoy life even more,” Amy, 31, tells Closer. “But it’s also made me think differently about how I look. I think less about looking good ‘aesthetically’, now it’s more about how I feel on the inside.
“My body has changed so much, I’ve gained weight everywhere, even on my face. I’m bigger than I used to be, but I love the curves I have! I really enjoyed pregnancy too; I’ve always had a little bit of a tummy and been conscious of it, but suddenly I had this very socially acceptable huge belly, which was amazing – I was in Spandex for six months!”
NOTHING TO HIDE
Speaking about her changing attitude, Amy says, “When I was a size 8, if I put on a little bit of weight it would’ve been the absolute end of my world, but now I’m bigger it doesn’t bother me. I’ve learned it’s also about how you dress. I struggled with my style after having Stanley, he was born in spring and what I’d normally wear then didn’t suit me. Now I love a wide trouser, blazer and a bodysuit – I’d wear that every day if I could!”
Though Amy, who is set to wed her fiancé Sam Rason this summer, readily admits it took some time getting used to. “Once you’ve given birth, you feel a bit insecure,” she explains, “and at the beginning I used Stanley as a prop in photos and held him in front of my belly! I wore a bikini on holiday a few months after and I thought, ‘This body made Stanley, I’ve got nothing to hide – own it!’”
She adds, “I thought I’d be one of those people who’d be in the gym all the time, but as a tired mum, it’s lower down on your priority list. Of course I want the energy to run around with Stanley, but I also love fast food and could eat it every day! I know that’s no good, so I have a nutritionist who helps guide me. In the past, I would’ve tried artificial things like crash dieting or protein shakes, whereas now I’d rather get my protein from whole foods and don’t obsess too much.”
TROLLING
Despite her upbeat nature, Amy admits she’s still been on the receiving end of cruel comments about her figure. “Being in the public eye is fortunate, and me and others are trying to le
