There's More to It Than It May Seem

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Some fans of the "Ironic" singer have spotted changes in her body. But Alanis Morisette's "weight gain" could have a lot of explanations.

Michelle Stein - Author

When it comes to privateness, celebrities have a uncooked deal in some ways. From their style, to their art, to the way in which they carry their children — it's all below a microscope for entire strangers to select aside. Unfortunately for Alanis Morissette (together with most feminine celebs, truthfully), folks feel that scrutinizing her frame is truthful recreation.

Some social media users have even taken it upon themselves to point out the "Jagged Little Pill" singer's recent weight gain.

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This would possibly give an explanation for Alanis Morissette's contemporary "weight gain."

Part of the cause of the superficial observation about Alanis' body may also be blamed on a throwback photo she shared to Instagram. In overdue July, the mother of three posted an older picture of herself when she was still pregnant together with her 3rd kid — when she had a clearly-visible bump.

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She even made positive to come with the hashtag #winterinmybelly (her son's title) with a pregnant-woman emoji.

But that did not prevent some followers from assuming Alanis had posted a contemporary photograph of herself. "Ur pregnant again?!!!!" one individual commented alongside shocked-faced emojis.

"What a stunning photo! And looks like your [sic] having another baby," another person wrote.

As a long way as Alanis has publicly shared, no less than, the singer is not currently anticipating a fourth kid.

Source: Instagram

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Reminder: Alanis is in her mid-40s and had a toddler in 2019.

It's additionally worth stating to those who may have spotted weight gain in Alanis that age and small children have some way of fixing an individual's frame. She's 46 and gave delivery a 12 months in the past, in spite of everything.

The singer and her husband, hip-hop artist Souleye (Mario Treadway), welcomed their third kid in August 2019. The couple named their baby boy Winter Mercy. (They even have a son named Ever Imre, who was once born in 2010, and a daughter named Onyx Solace, who was once born in 2016.)

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Not to mention, Alanis has been struggling with postpartum despair, which is able to absolutely give a contribution to weight gain as neatly. Alanis has been open about suffering from postpartum depression after her first two pregnancies. And even though she hoped she would keep away from PPD the third time around, sure enough, it hit the brand new mom another time.

"This time around, it's less depression, it's more anxiety and a little more of the compulsive, obsessive thoughts,” she said on CBS This Morning in October. “I mean, [I see] images that are horrifying, just a lot of times about safety about the people you love, your loved ones, your children. And then [I] just [have] to remind myself, ‘Oh no, this is just postpartum depression swooping in again. Stop.’”

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Alanis Morissette has been open about her past eating disorder.

All the way back in 2009, Alanis opened up about her past battle with bulimia and anorexia. She referred to herself as a "self-loathing, dysmorphic lady" during that time in her life. A year prior to that interview, the singer had endured blog posts that mocked how "fat" she had gotten.

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“There was a lot of shame on my part," she told People. "Shame for having had an eating disorder. Shame for having gained weight. Shame for all of it.”

Alanis has also written about her "fraught courting" with meals on her personal blog.

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It's impossible to say for sure what factors may have contributed to Alanis Morissette's potential weight gain. (And it's actually kind of gross that it's even a subject of dialogue — particularly amid a global pandemic that's holding everybody at home, where they are more inclined to stress-eat and probably lack motivation to exercise.) Hopefully, although, the singer is worked up and doing neatly whilst social-distancing together with her circle of relatives.

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