OlderJessica Alba Mixes In With Asians, South Americans
Jessica Alba poses with several up and coming designers in the latest issue of Elle, including Joseph Altazurra (pictured), Rad Hourani, Frank Tell, Julian Louie and Jason Wu. The 27-year-old actress discusses motherhood, her exotic look and separation anxiety.
On giving birth: “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.”
On snapping back into shape so quickly after giving birth: “I did it for the Campari job. [The workouts] were horrible. I cried. And I haven’t worked out since.”
Her secret to looking slim after giving birth: “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.”
On having an exotic look: “Anyone who’s part of pop culture is going to be sensationalized and spun into something, some one-liner. Also, there aren’t many other stars, besides Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez, who most people in the world can related to. We look like people of the world – I can kind of mix in with girls in Asia, South America, Europe.”
For more of the interview, check out Elle.com.
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she is afwullllll…..
true that she has enough nannys and money to have a personal trainer who will get her in shape in no time!
but she is too fake.. fake… and again… fake…. jegh
I’m co-signing both #24 and #23. I also have endometriosis, and what other women call “cramps,” I call “CRIPPLING DEATH SPASMS.” The experience is similar to labor pain in the way it ebbs and flows in (nerve shattering) waves - like contractions (except without the epidural option).
Anyway, I can see how Jessica Alba likens her labor pain to “really bad cramps” - its hell but it’s not death. And I’m really irritated with the arrogant and simple-minded comments (from women in particular) claiming knowledge of WTF a stranger’s labor experience is like - how the hell could you know? Are you a god? An astral traveller?
Also irritating: the haters who don’t get that “exotic” is polite media-speak for “non-white or “ethnic.” As in Alba, Lopez, and Berry are all either mixed-race or NON-WHITE. Get it? Alba is well aware of her mixed-raced roots.
Women, get it together and stop hatin - the girl is just trying to live her life and make her money.
Just say “no” to girl-on-girl violence, ya’ll.
Oh gawd…
*rolls eyes*
Here we go again with Miseralba & her stupid ******* comments. Yes Miseralba your looks are *sooooo* ******* exotic. That is, if by exotic you mean “plain & boring, but with a dark complexion”.
And of course giving birth doesn’t hurt that much these days because of all the ******* drugs you’re given! I’ve seen women sitting up in their hospital beds putting on make-up while they’re in labor & having ******* contractions. Women in the 21st century have this privilege. But according to my mother, in her day (the 1970’s) you HAD to go through labor. They wouldn’t give you any drugs until the baby was ready to pop out. I’ve heard horror stories about women wailing like banshies & pulling so much hair out of their heads that they had given themselves bald spots within hours.
So no, Miseralba, REAL contractions are not like ******* cramps.
Dumb ******* ****.
Well, I got news for you *****. There are only three races on the planet: Caucasion, Negro and Oriental. Some people are a mixture, but the vast majority are one or the others. Arabs, Eastern Indians, Egyptians, Europeans, Mexicans, North and South American Indians and most Hispanics are considered caucasion. People from the far east are considered Orientals. People from most of Africia are considered Negros. It is not discriminatory. It is fact of anthropology and something each race should be very proud of.
====I’m so glad her husband yanked her Blackberry out of her hand when she was trying to put that guy on the spot in DC. “Huh, well? So, WHY CAN’T U BE NEUTRAL? HUH?”
She sounded like some kind of bully. I think she was just showing off because there was a camera on them. But then when he turned around and asked her a question she just stared at him blankly. So funny.
Miseralba is about as exotic as a 45 yr old pole dancer at a biker bar in Paducah, KY.
WTF??!! This ***** is crazy, nobody ever would believe that JLO is anything else than Latina or that Halle Berry is 1/2black and miseralba looks latina it does not matter how many shades lighter the powder that you use to make yourself look whiter you still look latina.
when I have bad cramps I stay home with paik killers. otherwise I start bitchin at everyone. btw “I can kind of mix in with girls in Asia, South America, Europe.” South america is mostly of European descents. but again she’s smarter than I ..and all of us. dumb *****. can I slap her please?
I never thought this ***** looked exotic or hot at all…to me she is just a total plain Jane. I actually thought she was of Italian extraction at some point…she did not start playing the “I am Latin” card until the other day.
Also keep in mind that Latin is not a race is a culture composed of different races and nationalities. You see Latin people who are totally black like Sammy Sosa, or people totally white like Cameron Diaz. People like Jessica or JLo are pretty much a mix of different things and it is called mestizas and mulatas. That is the proper name.
Oh and Ms. Alba never looked worse than in the 4 Fantastic movies with that horrible blonde wig and fake blue eyes. Latin or not that is a shade she can’t pull off. Citizen of the World my ass.
If I had Alba’s cash, I’d hire a nanny and a trainer too - who the hell wouldn’t? Anyone that talks shizz about a new mother for using her resources to care for her baby and her body is a woman-hating fool. Jessica Alba is a working actress AND a mom, don’t hate cuz she’s dong what it takes to keep her situation on point.
And WTF is wrong with hiring a nanny, anyway? Haven’t you heard that MAD people are outta work these days?
B**ch please…..
Everyone is different! I had terrible cramps before I got pregnant. When I gave birth I was only in labor for 2 hours and I really experienced the same bad cramps I always had! My mother was in active labor 30 hours and thought she would die-so different strokes for different folks. I love Jessica and think she just gets waaay too much hate. She is adorable and seems to be so happy with Cash and the baby!
“Star?” *****, please.
I would like her to wipe her vaginal juices all over my face. Thank you.
da**it, will someone shut this bi*ch up already…she’s too stupid to realize she’s too stupid to speak…
So white people aren’t “people of the world”???? Note to Alba- your baby looks white so STFU you stupid c**t!
Labor pain is overrated by women. Just like blue balls are overrated by men.
Wow there are some jealous people here!
Jessica is georgous and she sure looks exotic.
***chuckle*** Labor contractions are like having bad cramps…how nice for you Ms. Alba. I’m not even sure why someone would ask her this question. It’s not even relevant. In fact, she’s irrelevant. She hates having her photograph taken, unless it’s to pimp her daughter and what a wonderful mother she is. I find her to be very arrogant.
#28: Women in the ’50’s were knocked out completely when they gave birth. True story - the doctors used to give women in labor tranquilizers’s and pull the baby out while mommy slept. So, I guess you’re mom’s generation was hardcore, but your grandma’s generation were weak. I’d say today’s women fall somewhere in between…
#29:
1. It’s spelled like this: Caucasian. Ok?
2. umm, you should look into modern anthropology - the terminology you’re using to define race is about 50 years out of date. No self-respecting anthropologist uses the term “Oriental” to describe the people of Asia anymore
3. srsly, where did you get that “Arabs, Mexicans, North and South American Indians” are considered to be Caucasian? Considered by whom, exactly? You? Your parents? The truth is that the concept of “race” has been all but completely rejected by modern mainstream anthropology. Even biological science says the idea of a Caucasian race is BS when you examine DNA. And BTW - Arab and Mexican, etc – these refer to ethnicities, not race types.
P.S. Negro? Srsly?
#41 white people = 9.7 percent of the world population
they account for 90 percent of characters we see in mainstream film, tv, and print media. Clearly - white folks are not in any danger of being excluded in mass media. Relax.
Alba, as an actor with a multiracial background,” is rare …and she def offers a certain appeal to those among the (rest) of the “world’s people” ya know, the 90.3 percent that are represented in Hollywood films just 10 percent of the time.
I just read the article where she mentions that she does not feel Latina and I agree with her, as a Latina my self, we don’t really consider third generations Latinos, she is not familiar with the culture, her father and she were born and race here in America and the only Mexican was her grand father, what connection does she has with Mexico? None. And I do think she is exotic.
ugh I am soooo over Jessica Alba. I’m sure her baby is cute or whatever but she just needs to go away or at least just stop talking. she only makes a fool of herself.
Part of pop-culture? bwahhahahaha, she wishes!
Jessica Alba is the stupidest celebrity in ALL of HOLLYWOOD. She should just shut up and stop making such ignorant and RETARDED remarks.
And REALITY CHECK! We are all people of the world. Unless she’s referring to all of the fans on MARS!!!!!!!!!!
AND HER BABY IS UGLY!
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