--- --- # Beyoncé Talks About Accepting the Way Her Body Wanted to Be  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 6, 2018 2:45 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 6, 2018 2:45 PM UTC We can all relax now: even [Beyoncé](http://time.com/5347651/beyonce-scholarship-winner/) knows that having a so-called perfect body, especially post-pregnancy, is too much to ask. In her [new cover story](http://time.com/3995965/beyonce-vogue-september-issue/) for _Vogue_, Beyoncé [spoke](https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-september-issue-2018?mbid=social%5Ftwitter) about how her body has changed over the past few years — and why it’s OK that she still has a little “mommy pouch” and “FUPA.” “After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look,” she said in the as-told-to interview, noting that she put pressure on herself to lose the baby weight in just three months after having her [daughter Blue Ivy](http://time.com/5351341/blue-ivy-vacation-meme/). For her second pregnancy, with twins [Rumi and Sir,](http://time.com/5304820/ms-tina-instagram-beyonce-twins-photo-rumi-sir-carter/) she was more forgiving of herself — especially after undergoing an emergency C-section. “During my recovery, I gave myself self-love and self-care, and I embraced being curvier. I accepted what my body wanted to be,” she said. “To this day my arms, shoulders, breasts, and thighs are fuller. I have a little mommy pouch, and I’m in no rush to get rid of it. I think it’s real.” Of course, Beyoncé is Beyoncé, so she’s not entirely giving up on her future chiseled abs: “Whenever I’m ready to get a six-pack, I will go into beast zone and work my a– off until I have it,” she said. “But right now, my little FUPA and I feel like we are meant to be.” (A FUPA is a full lower belly or upper pelvic area.) In another section of her story, Beyoncé further pulled back the curtain: “I’ve been through hell and back, and I’m grateful for every scar,” she said. “I look at the woman I was in my 20s and I see a young lady growing into confidence but intent on pleasing everyone around her. I now feel so much more beautiful, so much sexier, so much more interesting. And so much more powerful.” Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been [blessing audiences](http://time.com/5339645/michelle-obama-at-beyonce-concert/) with their [On The Run II Tour](http://time.com/5195480/beyonce-jay-z-otr-ii-tour-dates/) this summer, with upcoming shows across the U.S. Read the full Beyonce interview below. > [](https://twitter.com/voguemagazine/status/1026452873155096577) Beyoncé Talks About Accepting the Way Her Body Wanted to Be ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5358618/beyonce-vogue-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5358618/beyonce-vogue-interview/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Talks About Accepting the Way Her Body Wanted to Be","datePublished":"2018-08-06T14:45:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:10.996Z","description":"\"My little FUPA and I feel like we are meant to be.\"","url":"https://time.com/5358618/beyonce-vogue-interview/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Beyonce"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5358618/beyonce-vogue-interview/","name":"Beyoncé Talks About Accepting the Way Her Body Wanted to Be"}}]}] ```