Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani, 42, looked amazing on the September cover of Harper’s Bazaar in a pink Oscar de la Renta gown.
”It's, like, the real deal, dude,” said Stefani, who is a busy mom to Kingston, 6, and Zuma, 4. ”It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too. Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done — by far.”
What is her secret to her fab looking bod after having two kids? ”There is no secret: You just have to eat healthy, work out and torture yourself!” admits Stefani.
We love her chic style and she explains how she keeps her picture-perfect look. ”I've always been a girl who loves to dress up,” Stefani says, of her signature blond hairstyle and red lips. ”I already put my makeup on twice today: I put it on to take my kid to school, and then I went home, washed my face, and put it on again to have lunch with you.”
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It sounds like her husband, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, also likes her glamorous look. ”I like to make my husband like me more,” she reveals, ”and he likes it when I'm wearing makeup.”
Next up Jessica Alba reveals how she stays hot on Self magazine
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Jessica Alba
“Bubble butts, like my dad and I have, run in my family!” Jessica Alba, 31, reveals to the editors in the September issue of Self magazine. ”To tone up, I do jump lunges and squat jumps. They make me want to vomit, but they’re the best for getting my legs in shape.”
In between her workouts and taking care of her two daughters , the busy actress has also found the time to start The Honest Company, which sells eco-friendly and non-toxic baby products. She said she decided to start the company after a scary incident with her daughter.
“I found my daughter Honor sitting in her crib, eating these tiny beads from the inside of her diaper. They were all over her face. It was a moment of terror,” she told the magazine.
She said that working on her company is a huge passion of hers. “It’s awesome — it really does feel like this is my third baby. It’s a deep passion of mine and I spend all my time at the office. I think it’s a nice balance to Hollywood because it’s so free and it’s so creative and so much of what you do is in someone else’s hands, essentially and this is something that I could actually control and I could see something from the beginning to the end and there’s something really wonderful and fulfilling about that. Especially when it was so hard to get it going for so long.”
Next up: Katie Couric talks about baby lust in Good Housekeeping
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Katie Couric
Katie Couric, 55, graced the September cover of Good Housekeeping and opened up about her new daytime talk show, Katie, menopause and her biggest regret.
“I love being around my kids. I’m not a particularly solitary person. I like a big, chaotic household — noise, commotion, laughter!” said Couric, who has two daughters Ellie, 21, and Carrie, 16.
Her biggest regret? “Sometimes I think I should have had six kids. Or I wish I’d had one [more] at 37, but I was busy. My career,” she revealed.
Couric told the magazine she is going through menopause and it has been a transition for her. “I think emotionally and psychologically, it’s weird to feel like, ‘Gosh, my childbearing years are over.’ And of course they’ve been over for a long time, but still, they’re officially over now. It’s kind of a head trip, to tell you the truth,” she reveals, admitting that she has ”total child lust when I see little kids.”
Couric is known for her bubbly personality and looks years younger than she is — so what is her secret? “I know it sounds corny, but I think the key to staying young is having joy inside you; being a caring, loving, generous person; and [having] a sense of humor.”
Next up: Jillian Michaels talks being a mom to Shape
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Jillian Michaels
Former The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels was the Shape magazine cover girl for September — and this new mom is looking better than ever!
“My life is rich in ways I never thought possible,” says Jillian, who recently adopted a Haitian daughter named Lukensia; her partner Heidi Rhoades just gave birth to a son named Phoenix. “I feel like I can finally hone in on what truly matters to me.”
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She said her priorities have changed since becoming a mom. “I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first,” she says. “But I know now that’s not always possible. The reality is, I work, but not nearly as much or as hard as I used to, and if we go out, it’s maybe once a week. What’s changed? After weighing the pros and cons — ’like, I could go to the gym or spend two hours with my kids; or I could take that job in Miami, but then I’ll lose a weekend with my family.”’
Michaels says she now calls herself M.O.M., or master of multitasking. “To save time and fit in exercise, I’ve learned to do several things at once myself,” she says.
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Just because she is busy, however, does not mean you will find her letting her health go!
“So many people have said to me, ‘I can’t wait for you to have kids and find yourself at the drive-thru.’ Look, I’m far from being a perfect parent, but I promise that will never happen. And, honestly, I don’t understand why it does for so many.”
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Next up: Michelle Obama on Ladies' Home Journal
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Michelle Obama
The First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama graced the September cover of Ladies’ Home Journal and spoke about the importance of having more women in leadership roles.
“We have to start with them while they’re young and instill in girls a sense of confidence. That’s why sports are so important. They teach you how to compete — how to fall down and get back up. And there are organizations like the Girl Scouts: They nurture self-confidence and give girls the chance to practice being in charge. We’ve got to give young women the opportunities to be leaders,” said Michelle, who has two daughters Malia and Sasha.
“We talk about this a lot, obviously. But it's not just about what we want for our girls... we also think about the girls who grew up like we grew up: In working-class neighborhoods where they didn't have sports programs. Or in a single-parent home. They need to be encouraged, too,” she said.