The Kardashians experienced significant pregnancy weight gain, with Kim gaining around 60-70 pounds (e.g., 60 lbs for North, 50+ lbs for others), while Khloé gained about 40 pounds, reaching 203 lbs at delivery for True, with both sisters discussing the intense public scrutiny and difficulty of losing the weight, highlighting it as a challenging but natural part of pregnancy.
To make matters worse, Kardashian said the media “really did brutalize me" after gaining 70 pounds.
Today, Kylie Jenner continues to live a balanced and active lifestyle. While she has shed the 60 pounds she gained during her pregnancies, she maintains her healthy routine. Her weight loss journey has taught her valuable lessons about balance, self-acceptance, and mental wellness.
"Well, I gained 40 pounds during my pregnancy. And I was 203 pounds when I delivered, which blows my mind," True Thompson's mom reflects. "And you think, 'Oh you're gonna have a baby and all of it's gonna come out.
General good health
Kate did not gain excessive weight during her pregnancies, seemingly below the recommended average of 25-30 pounds, Ross says. "It's the combination of someone who is in good health, who took great care of herself, got adequate sleep and took her vitamins and for the entire nine months," Ross says.
Despite gaining around 65 pounds during each pregnancy, Meghan said she continued to wear her signature five-inch, pointy-toed heels at public events.
Prince William and Kate Middleton sleep in separate beds primarily due to the constraints of the Royal Train (which has only single beds) and as part of a long-standing aristocratic tradition of separate sleeping arrangements for better rest or privacy, though they likely share a bed at home, with their dog sometimes joining them for extra comfort, aligning with modern trends for "sleep divorce".
While her physical recovery seemed almost too perfect, it was her words that truly stirred up controversy. “I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals,” she told Vogue, adding that she was careful with her diet and gained “only 30 pounds.”
Kim Kardashian's decision to use surrogacy was driven by serious medical complications from her first two pregnancies. After North West's birth, Kim developed placenta accreta, a condition where “the placenta grows inside your uterus” and can be life-threatening.
September is our one-year anniversary,” said the 37-year-old. “I've lost 20 pounds and I'm really proud of that. I was almost 140 forever and now I'm like 116 and it just feels good.
The TV personality noted that she “gained exactly 40 pounds” while pregnant with all three kids, but lost the weight in different ways.
Diane Keaton (50): The iconic actress chose adoption to build her family, welcoming daughter Dexter in 1996 and son Duke in 2001, both over the age of 50. Naomi Campbell (50): The supermodel surprised the world in 2021 with the announcement of her daughter's birth.
Kylie Jenner has publicly shared her struggles with postpartum depression (PPD) after both of her pregnancies and, more recently (late 2025), revealed she's been dealing with chronic back pain for nearly three years, leading her to undergo stem cell therapy for relief. She also previously mentioned a diagnosis of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome affecting her eye.
Kim Kardashian never confirmed Ozempic, but her ultra-slim frame in 2024 and 2025 kept rumors alive, especially after extreme dieting stories like crashing for the Met Gala dress.
Overweight women need to gain less (15 to 25 lb or 7 to 11.5 kg or less, depending on their pre-pregnancy weight). Underweight women will need to gain more (28 to 40 lb or 12 to 18 kg). You should gain more weight if you are having more than 1 baby.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West paid their first surrogate around $113,850 total for their daughter Chicago, which included a nearly $70,000 agency fee and about $45,000 in monthly payments to the surrogate, plus bonuses for multiples. For their second surrogate-born child, Psalm, reports suggest a similar arrangement with comparable fees for another surrogate.
“Since we implanted my fertilized egg in our gestational carrier, our baby is biologically mine and Kanye's.” Kardashian West goes on to explain that a gestational carrier can be someone you know, or found through an agency as she and Kanye did, as well as underlines the fact that, despite what some may suggest, it's a ...
The fact is that a gestational surrogate does not share DNA with the baby she carries, and she is not related genetically to the baby in any way. The baby and the surrogate do not share blood either; instead, the nutrients and oxygen are delivered to the baby through the placenta, which also prevents blood sharing.
Cameron Diaz is returning to film after welcoming two children with husband Benji Madden. The two had daughter Raddix in 2019 and son Cardinal in 2024. The couple reportedly used a surrogate to carry their daughter.
And it wasn't easy: "Turns out, you can't lose the 61 lbs you gained during pregnancy by just scrolling through Instragram," she quips. "Thanks @donsaladino for kickin' my A double S into shape. 10 months to gain, 14 months to lose. Feeling very proud."
Meghan Markle has publicly shared that she experienced postpartum preeclampsia, a serious and rare condition involving high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine that occurred after childbirth, describing it as a "huge medical scare". She revealed this on her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, highlighting the life-threatening nature of the disorder, which can happen weeks after delivery and impact new mothers' ability to care for their newborns.
Mum to two teenagers – Apple (17) and Moses (15) – the Goop founder revealed that she gave birth to her children via cesarean section. Sitting down with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman – the hosts of the popular Armchair Expert podcast – Paltrow recalled the trauma she went through when delivering her firstborn, Apple.
No, King Charles and Queen Camilla generally sleep in separate bedrooms, a common practice among the British upper class and royals, including the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as it helps maintain their relationship and allows for personal space, with both having their own rooms at residences like Clarence House and private country homes.
The "baby brain" comment refers to a widely reported incident from Prince Harry's memoir Spare, where Meghan Markle allegedly told Kate Middleton she must have "baby brain because of her hormones" following Kate's birth of Prince Louis in 2018, causing a significant rift because Kate found the comment offensive, leading to a dispute about appropriate ways to speak within the Royal Family, although Meghan viewed it as a lighthearted comment she'd use with friends.