Anne Hathaway has a message to anyone who has felt pressure to shed the baby weight: love what you've been given.

The free x rated moviesactress and recent mother posted an image on Instagram of jean shorts in the making, with a touching message about shame and self love.

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"There is no shame in gaining weight during pregnancy (or ever)," she said. "There is no shame if it takes longer than you think it will to lose the weight (if you want to lose it at all)."

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Hathaway went on and spoke candidly about self love, with an anecdote about making her own jean shorts this year "because last summer's are just too dang short for this summer's thighs." The actress gave birth to her son, Jonathan, in April 2016.

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"It's all love (don't let anyone tell you otherwise)," she wrote at the end of the note.

Well said.