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Jessica Alba: I’m Jealous of Gisele’s Post-Baby Body

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Currently expecting her second child with Cash Warren, Jessica Alba says her body never quite recovered from her first pregnancy.

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"I can't ever get down to the weight I was before I had Honor," the Spy Kids 4 actress, 30, tells Allure's August issue.

"My body's just different. The jeans just sort of zip up differently, and things hang differently. It's a miracle what happens, but you definitely are different afterward. Unless you're Gisele."

Related: PHOTOS: Incredible post-baby bodies!

Ironically, it wasn't until Honor's 2008 birth that Alba embraced her sexuality. "I was quite shy with it," she admits. "It wasn't something I embraced until I had my daughter. I saw how incredible and amazing it is to be a woman and to be able to create a life. There's a reason why certain areas of the body are desirable –- because it all leads to reproduction."

Related: PHOTOS: Who else is expecting in Hollywood?

Looking back, Alba has a sense of humor about being called a sex symbol. "According to some people, I peaked in my early 20s," she says with a chuckle. "I was like, 'Oh, really? I feel like I'm getting better.'"

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