'I wanted to show my body!': Beyonce reveals her 65lb weight loss post-baby inspired her to strip off for new videos
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She gave birth to her first child, Blue Ivy, almost two years ago.
But Beyonce Knowles wasted no time in snapping back into shape.
Now the singer has revealed that after losing 65lbs in weight post-pregnancy, she was inspired to strip off and show off her curves in a number of new videos for her latest album.
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She did it! Beyonce, 32, reveals that after losing 65lb in weight after giving birth she wanted to show off her body in her sexy new video
Showing off: Beyonce explained that she wanted to 'show that you can have a child and you can work hard and you can get your body back.'
Getting her body back: Beyonce explained in her latest mini-documentary why she chose to strip off
Speaking in another documentary
snippet about the album, Beyonce revealed: 'I was very aware of the fact
that I was showing my body,'
'I
was 195 pounds when I gave birth. I lost 65 pounds. I worked crazily to
get my body back. I wanted to show my body. I wanted to show that you
can have a child and you can work hard and you can get your body back.'
Beyonce stripped off in a number of new videos, but particularly in the video for Partition, which shows her dancing in a strip club.
Proud mother: Beyonce revealed that she wanted to show its possible to have a baby and get your body back in shape
Provocative: Beyonce has previously revealed she would like to follow in the footsteps of Madonna
'I know that there's so many women that feel the same thing after they give birth. You can have your child and you can still have fun and still be sexy and still have dreams and still live for yourself,' she said.
Adding: 'I don't have any shame about being sexual. I'm not embarrassed about it, and I don't feel like I have to protect that side of me because I do believe that sexuality is a power we all have.'
The singer also explained the story behind Partition, and why she chose to film it at the Crazy Horse nightclub in Paris - where husband Jay took her after he proposed.
Mother of all comebacks: Beyonce looks lean and mean in denim shorts and a crop top in Miami on Wednesday
Baby love: Husband Jay Z carries Blue Ivy who enjoyed the New Year celebrations with her parents on Tuesday night
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Changing shape: Beyonce shows off her post-pregnancy body in the video for her track Partition
'The day that I got engaged was my husband's birthday, and I took him to Crazy Horse and I remember thinking "Damn, these girls are fly."
'I just thought it was the ultimate sexy show. I was like, "I wish I was up there, I wish I could perform that for my man." So that's what I did for the video.'
Beyonce also revealed that she invited a host of writers to a house in The Hamptons to collaborate on songs, while she was busy being a mother.
Inspiration: Beyonce revealed that she wanted to film her video at Crazy Horse after she visited the establishment with her husband Jay Z
Working mother: Beyonce also spoke about balancing motherhood with her recording career in the new documentary
Collaborations: Beyonce invited a host of top writers and producers - including Sia and The Dream - for dinner at a house in The Hamptons
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littlepenguin, london, United Kingdom, 9 hours ago
She looks hot