Star says she lost the weight for the Campari job

Feb 5, 2009 13:52 GMT  ·  By

Jessica Alba gave birth to a baby girl in June 2008, but one can hardly tell she’s a new mommy by looking at the Campari shot she did no later than December the same year. Just like countless other female stars, getting in such an enviable shape was no walk in the park for the beautiful actress, as she herself admits in the latest issue of Elle magazine.

Jessica has always maintained in top shape without too much effort, as she has repeatedly told the media. However, when it came to losing the baby weight – and fast – she finally realized how blessed she had been until then to have such good genes. With the Campari catalog about to start shooting, Jessica came to the conclusion she had to lose the extra pounds, and that a more drastic method was necessary.

So she started working out like crazy, she reveals. While the results did not fail to become visible in almost no time, Alba tells Elle the pain and effort was sometimes more than she could handle – which is why she stopped shortly after the job was done. “I did it for the Campari job. [The workouts] were horrible. I cried. And I haven’t worked out since.” the actress admits.

As for looking so slim after pregnancy, here too Jessica has a little secret. “I wore a girdle. Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist – any kind of band or girdle works. She was like, ‘I slept in it.’ I didn’t recover as fast as she did. I don’t have a six-pack – that’s just not my body at all.” the actress explains.

Nevertheless, even if the pain of working out was unbearable for Jessica, contractions were not, as she points out in the same interview. “Contractions aren’t that bad. If you’ve ever had bad cramps? That’s what they’re like. But that moment when they put the baby on your chest – that’s deep. It’s a deep experience.” she underlines.

For more on Jessica’s life as a new mommy and wife, as well as for several photos of the stunning actress, pick up the latest issue of Elle magazine.