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Here’s what happens when you don’t drop your baby weight fast enough in Hollywood: You start seeing rumors that you’re expecting again. Just ask Reese Witherspoon. Last spring, Star plastered her face on the cover of the magazine, along with an equally glowy pic of Julia Roberts and the headline, “Reese & Julia: Baby #3!”

Around 40 percent of moms gain more weight than they should during pregnancy. Celebs are no exception—remember Kate Hudson’s 60-pound weight gain? And yet, mere weeks after giving birth, most of them are already back in their skinny jeans. So how do celeb moms manage to defy the laws of nature?

After the death of Ana Carolina Reston last year, some fashion houses have discussed a ban on stick-thin models. (One major fashion show in Madrid banned models with a BMI below 18; Reston’s BMI at the time of her death was 13.5.) But one former supermodel doesn’t support the idea. In fact, she thinks it’s time for models to get even skinnier.

Am I the only one irritated at the Tyra Banks backlash after she was photographed on an Australian beach in a not-so-flattering swimsuit? The way the tabloids jumped on her, you’d think she was photographed kicking puppies.