Ellen Pompeo Gained 26 Lbs., "Went to" Size 26 Jeans While Pregnant
Like all expectant moms, Ellen Pompeo got bigger while pregnant with her first child, daughter Stella, born last September. But not that much bigger, she says in the April issue of Self magazine.
"I went up a pants size during my pregnancy," Pompeo, 40, says. "I was in size 25 jeans and went to 26. I gained 26 pounds." (Stella's dad is Pompeo's music producer husband Chris Ivery.)
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The Grey's Anatomy actress adds that she adores her fuller post-pregnancy shape. "I weigh 10 pounds more than I ever have. I love it."
The super-svelte star admits that "everyone always told me I was too skinny before, and I thought, Oh, God, what if there are 14-year-olds who think I'm not eating, and then they don't eat? Do I have a responsibility?"
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"Really," Pompeo retorts, "I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it. [My weight] doesn't matter to me. I have a healthy baby."
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The actress also suggests she got flack for taking a mere four weeks off before returning to the Grey's set. "A lot of people couldn't understand why I wouldn't take my maternity leave," she says. "I make a good living, but I won't always make this kind of money. I felt I needed to work while I had this opportunity."
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55Even if you go look at Buckle you can see how they size their jeans. A 26 is a 1-2 and a 25 is a 0-1. And yes people can bounce back without having eating disorders or smoking. I was a 25 pre-pregnancy and am now a 24 post pregnancy.
This has got to be one of the stupidest statements I've ever heard someone make. I hate when celebs go around announcing their dress size etc. It doesn't make me feel bad, just ticks me off more than anything. Most smoke themselves to death and practically starve. You'd be surprised at how many smoke.
size 25 to a size 26?!?! Give me a break. I knew there was a reason I don't like her or most of Grey's cast except for McDreamy :)
Wow!!! She really porked out at 26 lbs gained while pregnant. Give me a break!!!
25" pre baby...riiiiight! You just keep telling yourself that!
26# WOW, THAT IS WHAT FAKE KHATE HAD CUT OFF HER TUMMY! HER 1ST OF MANY PLASTIC SURGERIES!
That cover is so photoshopped. It doesn't even look like her. I'd love to see the original shot. LMAO
And admitting that a size 26 is your fat size isn't going to mess up 14 year holds?
hahaha i live in europe and its certainly not talking about european sizes. i had no idea people were so cluelessly trashy. hahahaha 26 is talking about your inches and europeans dont use inches in case you didnt know that. only americans use that system of measurement. so that would be impossible. its not european sizes. its designer jeans. people need to go out and buy themselves a pair of nice jeans. maybe get off of the USweekly website and start to actually work so they can afford them..just saying....
Yeah, this Michelle McGee that is claiming that she was Jesse's lover is no supermodel, but a dowdy self-proclaimed "model". For crying out loud, she has a tattoo across her forehead!
WOW- HAVE A BABY AND GET A BOOB JOB! SOUNDS LIKE FAKE KHATE G.!
It doesn't matter about the argument about the different sizing of high end jeans vs low end jeans.Its the fact that the headline is making it seem like she's so fat she had to wear a 26 size pair of jeans and of course, the slanted way it reads is that she was OBESE.We all know the Hollywood standards of being a size -0.Another way of making the rest of the population feel fat and then do something stupid like starving themselves.And also, back in the 80's when I had my kids, the doctor told me to gain 25 lbs and that was it, so what's the deal with 26?Other celebrities claim they gained 60-70 pounds, which I find a bit outrageous because if you see the stars immediately after having babies, they are skinny as can be.I think they are lying to make it look like they are some subhuman and are better than the rest of us.
That pic of her is so photo shopped. I watch Greys and she is just not as thin as that pic looks. If your going to blab about your weight then at least your body should be shown as it is.
like, oh em gee! A whole pants size? ya don't say!
For me to be a size 25 jeans, i would have to weigh 95 lbs, and a 26, probably 105lbs, so unhealthy for someone that is 5 foot 7
Gaining 26lbs during pregnancy is completely normal and not much if you are underweight to start with. I had 4 children and my lowest weight gain was 31lbs and highest 40lbs. Most of it comes off with your first pregnancy without even doing much in the first 6mos after birth anyway,
It makes me laugh that people so clearly don't read the comments (or understand how higher end jeans are sized). Clearly she doesn't mean a size 26 as in 00, 0, 2, 4...24, 26. Look at the sizing on the Nordstrom website for Joe's Jeans, True Religion, any of those types of jeans.
I think it's great she is happy being a bit bigger - albeit not much. I've always thought she was too tiny. She looks good, and a healthy baby is all that matters once you give birth. She's got a healthy attitude, screw having to be a double 00, some much pressure.
I take it the "size" 26 is actually the waist size in inches.
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