“The Reality Of Motherhood”: Serena Williams Posts Bikini Pic To Promote Body Positivity After Pregnancy

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The former number one female tennis player in the world announced that she would exit the sport in 2022 and has continuously been vocal about body positivity, as per Sky News .

The Olympic gold medalist told British Vogue in 2020 that she grew up “without positive body image” and struggled to accept her physique.

“How amazing that my body has been able to give me the career that I’ve had, and I’m really thankful for it,” she added. “I only wish I had been thankful sooner. It just all comes full circle when I look at my daughter.”

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Serena, who is married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, gave birth to their first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr, in 2017.

Following her first birth, the Grand Slam champion opened up about how she was forced to undergo an emergency cesarean and have surgery for blood clots in her lungs during the birth, Sky News reported.

Serena went on to reveal her struggle with postnatal depression, saying: “I think people have to talk about it more because it’s almost like the fourth trimester. It’s part of the pregnancy.

“I remember one day, I couldn’t find Olympia’s bottle, and I got so upset I started crying because I wanted to be perfect for her.”