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It might not be everybody’s idea of art, but Anna Murphy likes her cast of her baby bump on display on the mantelpiece. The 38-year-old was a trend setter for celebrities such as Myleene Klass and had the belly cast mould made a few weeks before she gave birth to twins Lola and Cristiano, now seven. ‘I had the cast made because I wanted to capture my pregnancy appearance,’ she explained. ‘was having twins and was very big. Seeing it in a 3D way rather than as a photo was brilliant.
‘It has become a unique piece of art in my home. It is a lovely piece. ‘It is in the children’s nursery but everyone who comes around goes in to have a look,’ added the financial PA, who lives in Essex with her 42-year-old husband Mark. Belly casting has become increasingly popular of late, according to professional caster Juliann Rubijono.
‘There’s a different attitude toward motherhood than there was when I was pregnant almost 20 years ago,’ she explained. ‘I felt awkward – we covered ourselves up a lot more in the early Nineties and late Eighties. Now women are proud to be pregnant. They embrace it.’ Most of those who take a cast do so two to six weeks before their due date. The entire process can take up to an hour-and-a half.
You can easily do it yourself, with a belly casting kit, on sale for as little as £20. Vaseline is applied to the body, to allow the cast to be removed easily. Then strips of cloth are dipped in plaster and smeared across the body. It usually starts to dry within ten minutes. However, many women enlist the help of a professional instead, which can cost hundreds of pounds. Among the celebrities who have joined in the fun is Klass.
Just weeks before she gives birth to her second child, the 32-year-old TV presenter has made a belly cast to preserve her bump for posterity. She has yet to reveal what she plans to do with the finished article. But it seems unlikely she’ll hide it in the attic. Perhaps she’ll take a lead from mothers who have painted their casts and hung them on the wall for all to see. Some women even dare to use their casts as fruit bowls.
Ladies, would you do something like this to preserve your memories??
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