Kate Middleton was praised for not hiding her post-baby belly. The Duchess of Cambridge emerged from St. Mary's Hospital with baby George Alexander Louis and Prince William just one day after giving birth. Middleton chose a blue polka-dot dress which clearly showed off her remaining baby bump.
While mothers and women all around the world praised Middleton for her brave choice OK! Magazine was criticized and labeled "vile" for a special edition of their royal baby cover, the Telegraph reports.
The magazine had a shot of the royal mother on their cover with an accompanying headline about how the Duchess' trainer was going to help her "diet and shape-up." Women, especially mothers, took to Twitter to criticize the magazine for focusing on her weight loss. Users of the social networking site even urged others to boycott the magazine.
"Let's be honest, all women should boycott it for being so oppressive," one user tweeted.
Moments after Middleton emerged from the hospital doors women began tweeting their excitement that she was representing what "real" women look like after giving birth to a baby.
The founder of mothers' group Netmum's felt the royal mother was dispelling the "myth that all mothers should be perfect postpartum."
"In a couple of minutes on the steps of the Lindo Wing, Kate has done more for new mums' self-esteem than any other role model," Siobhan Freegard told the Telegraph. "Sadly, too many celebrities often have ultra-fast tummy tucks or strap themselves to emerge in tiny size six jeans, leaving everyone else feeling inadequate."
"I love that Kate didn't hide her remaining bump. That is what a postnatal woman looks like folks," one woman tweeted.
"They both looked fab, and I was also impressed that she didn't hide the belly, good for her!" anther wrote.
"I've got tears in my eyes here. so glad Kate didn't try to hide her bump like so many celebrities do. Good for her," someone else posted.
There were some people that didn't even know a woman had a bump remaining once she gave birth and blamed that on the media's obsession with weight.
OK! Magazine did issue an apology for the cover saying that it was printed before she gave birth.
"Kate is one of the greatest beauties of our age and OK! readers love her," the Guardian reports. "Like the rest of the world, we were very moved by her radiance as she and William introduced the Prince of Cambridge to the world. We would not dream of being critical of her appearance. If that was misunderstood on our cover it was not intended."
The magazine also came under fire for a tweet sent just moments after she appeared on the hospital's steps. According to the Independent, OK! tweeted: "Anyone else have a 'how many people did she give birth to?' moment there #royalbaby." The tweet has since been deleted.
