Olivia Culpo Gets Real About Post-Birth Diet and Hospital Bag Essentials
Hello, I’m Avery Sinclair. Oh joy, another celebrity postpartum diary, but let’s see if there’s any meat on these bones.
Olivia Culpo, former Miss Universe turned social media staple, joked “here goes my diet” just days after welcoming baby Colette with husband Christian McCaffrey in early July. In a July 23 Instagram Stories video, her mom, Susan Culpo, ambushed her with a lineup of desserts – a chocolate chip cookie and a raspberry blondie bar among them – prompting Olivia to confess she’d warned Mom about being “on a diet” and punctuating the moment with a skull emoji.
The reality of bouncing back after a C-section didn’t stop the 33-year-old from poking fun at herself and the online peanut gallery. On July 17, she shared an image of matching mommy-daughter robes, complete with diapers, quipping that the mother-daughter spa aesthetic comes “diapers and all.”
But it wasn’t just sweet treats making headlines. Olivia faced criticism for packing flameless candles in her hospital suitcase, so on July 15 she posted a snap of the battery-powered votives lined up on a shelf. “These have really been AMAZING post-C-section,” she wrote, adding she’d been “roasted” for including them but ultimately used every single one. The self-proclaimed “comfort queen” made it clear recovering for “3–4 plus days” in a hospital bed meant creature comforts were nonnegotiable.
Curious what else made the cut? In a July 11 TikTok reveal, Culpo showed off her travel arsenal: extra pillows (because she’s “such a pillow snob”), fluffy throws, two twin comforters for her and Christian, sleep masks, mini fans, aromatherapy spray, her “favorite pajama sets,” an all-cashmere black outfit – and yes, those flameless candles again. She admitted it was “the most ridiculous thing,” yet defended every indulgence as essential to her beauty sleep and emotional well-being.
This candid peek intersects with the ongoing love story between Olivia and the NFL star McCaffrey, who tied the knot in 2024. From matching white ensembles at bridal showers to beachside PDA and game-day cheers, their relationship milestones have been well documented on social media. Olivia’s supportive posts date back to Super Bowl weekend in 2020, and the pair celebrated their engagement with a garden party in July 2023.
In her no-BS style, Culpo proves she isn’t above admitting that postpartum life includes both kale smoothies and cookies. While fans gobble up every behind-the-scenes detail, it’s refreshing to see a celebrity embrace flawed reality over glossy perfection. So yes, she’s dieting, but she’s not deleting the desserts.
And that’s today’s dose of reality. You’re welcome.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Instagram, TikTok
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