She recently spoke about how she felt ‘a bit ashamed of her postpartum body’ in an interview with Women’s Health.
And Millie Mackintosh shared a behind-the-scenes snap from the accompanying magazine shoot of herself in pink and white bikinis on Tuesday.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 32, showed off her incredible figure in the stylish two-piece which featured metallic detailing as she posed for the mirror selfie.
Wow! Millie Mackintosh showed off her incredible figure in a pink bikini as she shared behind-the-scenes snaps from her recent Women’s Health cover shoot on Tuesday
Snaps: The beauty wrote in the caption: ‘Very excited for my most recent cover shoot to be on the shelves tomorrow.. here is a little sneak peek from the day!’
Millie displayed her taut abs and toned legs as she modelled one set of swimwear that featured in the final shoot.
She wore her golden tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and slipped on some comfy white slippers as she took a break from working the camera.
The beauty wrote in the caption: ‘Very excited for my most recent cover shoot to be on the shelves tomorrow.. here is a little sneak peek from the day!’
Another snap showed her looking incredible in a flattering white bikini as she posed up a storm for the photographer.
Posing up a storm: Another snap showed Millie looking incredible in a flattering white bikini as she posed up a storm for the photographer
Swimwear: She donned a range of eye-catching swimwear in the footage shared on Instagram
And while she was required to be scantily-clad for the shoot, the star still gave in to her cravings, as she posted an image of herself indulging in a light snack.
‘My favourite snack… rice cakes and peanut butter,’ she captioned the photo, which showed her wearing a white bathrobe as she tucked into her savoury treat.
In the Women’s Health interview Millie spoke about being a first time mum, how she felt ‘a bit ashamed of my postpartum body’ and Sienna’s hip dysplasia.
Millie candidly revealed she struggled to even look in the mirror the first three months after Sienna’s birth.
Yummy treat: And while she was required to be scantily-clad for the shoot, the star still gave in to her cravings, as she posted an image of herself indulging in a light snack
Jewellery: She was also shown wearing eye-catching costume jewellery in the range of images
‘It was honestly quite hard to see my body after a baby. And I think it is for a lot of women,’ she said.
‘It can really feel like a shock and something that’s hard to love, maybe – and hard to feel good about.
Cover star: Read the full Millie Mackintosh interview in the May issue of Women’s Health UK, on sale from 7th April
‘I did feel self-conscious when I went out and wouldn’t want anything to be tight to my tummy.
‘And, yeah, I did feel a bit ashamed of my postpartum body. And it’s kind of sad that I felt that. It feels good to admit that and say, “yeah, I did struggle looking in the mirror for the first three months”.’
But Millie, who has worked hard gradually reintroducing her fitness regime and nutrition in the months after Sienna’s birth, said she has learnt to love her figure.
Joking she’s ‘mainly lived in a tracksuit for the last year’, due to the pandemic, she added: ‘[My figure] definitely won’t go back to being exactly the same as before and I’m okay with that…I feel more womanly, and I’m really loving it.’
The brunette beauty also touched upon receiving Sienna’s hip dysplasia diagnosis.
The diagnosis meant that Sienna had to wear a special harness for six to 12 weeks in order to treat the dysplasia, making it hard for Millie to cuddle and breastfeed her daughter.
Change: Millie has candidly revealed she struggled to even look in the mirror the first three months after Sienna’s birth (pictured in the final stages of her pregnancy)
Happy family: Millie welcomed her first child, a daughter named Sienna, with her husband Hugo Taylor in May last year (pictured)
‘It was a really difficult and scary time,’ she said. ‘The stress of going from having quite a chilled baby to a baby that’s just crying and upset and you can’t do anything.
‘It was really heartbreaking. But as she’s crawling normally and doing well, we’re hopeful and remaining positive that her hips are healthy. They caught the condition early, so it shouldn’t affect her later in life.’
Millie also described what it was like becoming a mother to her little girl as she said: ‘It’s like crazy stupid love. Your life is turned upside down. [I’ve] just never felt the love like it – it’s crazy how much your heart opens and, yeah, she’s incredible.’
Millie and Hugo originally dated for six months in 2011, before Millie dumped Hugo when she found out he’d cheated with her best friend and co-star Rosie Fortescue.
Glowing: Millie, who has worked hard gradually reintroducing her fitness regime and nutrition in the months after Sienna’s birth, said she has learnt to love her figure
Millie then met her future husband, rapper Professor Green, 37, real name Stephen Manderson, who she tied the knot with in September 2013.
The ex-couple were married for two-and-a-half years, before finalising their divorce in May 2016, the same week Millie and Hugo went public with their rekindled romance.
Rapper Stephen has since welcomed a little girl of his own with girlfriend Karima McAdams. Actress Karima gave birth to daughter Slimane Ray Manderson earlier this month.
Read the full Millie Mackintosh interview in the May issue of Women’s Health UK, on sale from 7th April.
Toned: Millie also described what it was like becoming a mother to her little girl as she said: ‘It’s like crazy stupid love’
Challenging: The brunette beauty also touched upon receiving Sienna’s hip dysplasia diagnosis