Stories You Loved: Mariska Hargitay Loves Her Curves from Motherhood

In another week of tragedy, it was a breath of fresh air to read something lighthearted, like Mariska Hargitay’s outlook on her body after baby.

Readers loved the reason why the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, 49, embraces her curves.

“I love my curves because they scream, ‘I’m a mama!’ ” the actress said. “I’m the girl who started wearing maternity pants about an hour after I found out I was pregnant because I was so excited about becoming a mom.”

Curves aside, Hargitay acknowledges that she no longer has the body she had when she was younger, but she’s just fine with it.

“Things are sagging a bit – I’m not going to lie,” she says. “But am I going to be upset about the sag or am I going to look at my three gorgeous kids and my husband and count my lucky stars? I try to focus on who I am rather than who I’m not.”

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