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A very pregnant Kim Kardashian sports a form-fitting black mini dress with sheer sleeves backstage at the Kid's Choice Awards in Culver City, Calif., on April 14.
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The Black Eyed Peas songstress still dresses to impress despite being pregnant. Fergie wore this printed mini dress and neon sandals from her own shoe line, Fergie Shoes, at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.
Celebrities flaunt pregnancy
CALLAN REILLY
creilly@kansan.com
With celebrities announcing their pregnancies left and right these days, it seems as if having a baby bump is the hottest accessory. That, or there must be something in the water in Hollywood, Stars such as Kim Kardashian, Fergie, Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz have all refused to let fashion slide as their pregnancies proceed.
The bump trend is even popular overseas. Kate Middleton, European supermodel Eva Herzigova and heiress Peaches Geldof were all on Vanity Fair's list of Top-10 Best-Dressed Fairn pregnant Ladies. Who ever thought that a large belly could be so stylish?
The mothers-to-be seem to have one thing in common (besides being pregnant). Each of the famous beauties is taking maternity fashion to a whole new level. The gals are dressing to impress, always showing their pregnancy rather than hiding it. What youd think would be time for oversized tops and sweats has instead now turned into a time for form-fitting garments. Dresses seem to be the go-to garment. Whether it's mini or maxi length, pregnant women in the lime light are making sure their bump is the main feature.
The ladies aren't even letting their shoe game slide. Being that one of the biggest complaints from pregnant women is foot pain, you'd think that sky-high pumps would be the last shoe choice for a woman expecting. That doesn't stop Kardashian from stomping around in her Louboutins, or Fergie from wearing neon heels from her very own shoe line. Hold for applause.
Of course, the best thing about maternity fashion is the glow
that comes with it. Does anyone remember Amber Rose at the Grammy's earlier this year? Wiz Khalifa's fiancée was not just glowing, but rather radiating in a formfitting donna Karan gown. Rose was about to pop at the event, and gave birth to her and Khalifa's son just days later.
There couldn't possibly be anything more beautiful than a woman embracing her pregnancy through high fashion. What used to seem to be nine months of torture now doesn't seem to be too bad (with the help of good styling). Women everywhere should take after this year's expecting celebrity mothers and their fashion sense. After all, you are dressing for two.
Edited by Megan Hinman
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Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, tweeted this photo Tuesday after his successful surgery to mend hernial tears.
The Rock's surgery successful
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Dwayne Johnson had an emergency operation for three hernial tears he suffered while wrestling John Cena during WrestleMania earlier this month.
The actor-wrestler, better known as "The Rock," underwent surgery Monday, which is why he missed the Los Angeles premiere for his latest flick, "Pain & Gain." E! News reported. The movie costars Mark Wahlberg and opens Friday.
But the 40-year-old is doing fine now, saying that the surgery was successful.
"Surgery a success! Dr repaired 3 hernial tears (fun pain). Superman is on the mend.. #WeFallWeRise," Johnson tweeted Tuesday with a
photo of himself in a hospital bed, flexing in a Superman T-shirt.
His publicist Alan Nierob told the Associated Press that he is now recovering at home.
Johnson, 40, wrestled with Cena on April 7 at Wrestlemania 29 to defend his championship title, but he lost the match, and his midselection suffered an even greater loss.
"In the middle of last night's Wrestlemania match I tore my abdomen & abductor muscles off the bone. Just part of the job," he wrote April 8, adding,
"But as we know. It's all about #JustBringIt. WWE Universe,
THANK YOU for all the love & well wishes. Means everything to me. #LeaveAllInTheRing."
On Sunday, Johnson announced
that he'd be having the surgery this week and tweeted that his doctor had to "push my intestines back thru the tear in my abdomen. Kinda romantic."
The actor plays a workout-obsessed body builder in the upcoming film, and "Pain & Gain" director Michael Bay gave his apologies for the Rock's absence on the red carpet Monday.
"Dwayne's hit tonight," Bay said "He was pushing it too hard. (He) needs to grow up and stop wrestling 300-pound men."
It doesn't seem as if Johnson is shy away from the hulk-like roles any time soon. He has already been cast in the titular role of Brett Ratner's "Hercules: The Thracian Wars."
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