Of all the ‘80s models, I can’t really say that Christy Turlington ever made my top-five favorites. Christy is beautiful, no doubt, but she really wasn’t “fun” or scandalous. In fact, she was so uncontroversial that she ended up using her good-girl image to create a new model archetype, one that’s being used these days by the likes of Karlie Kloss and some others. Just FYI: my favorite model from that era was easily Linda Evangelista. Linda was an enigma, she was fierce, she was a mess. She was amazing.

Anyway, in the years since the model mania of the ‘80s and ‘90s, I’ve grown to respect Christy more and more. She’s always done her own thing and followed her own path. She’s currently the founder and face of Every Mother Counts, an “organization dedicated to raising awareness about issues women face in pregnancy and childbirth.” Christy covers the new issue of Red to raise more awareness. Some highlights:

Why she founded Every Mother Counts: ‘I experienced complications myself after I delivered my daughter, Grace, and I guess my own experience of childbirth was the epiphany. What I realised was actually how lucky I had been, that so many women don’t even get to choose when they become pregnant. They don’t get to choose how many children they have. They don’t get to choose whether they will be medicated, or have a natural birth. This is just how it is, and it’s not an ideal way to bring life into the world, I don’t think.’

The mortality rates for women giving birth: ‘If I have a goal, it’s for as many people as possible to be aware that this is an everywoman issue. For example, it’s shocking, but the US is actually one of eight countries around the world where maternal death rates are on the rise. So this is not just a problem in the developing world.’

She’s going to run her fourth marathon this year: ‘I actually feel stronger and healthier than ever. Giving birth was probably the most empowering thing I’ve ever done physically. I was like, now I can do anything. I can run a marathon… I can run three marathons!’

Sisterhood: ‘I think the most important thing is for women to see the sisterhood in motherhood. Sisterhood in being women, actually. It’s really the capacity to give birth that unites us, more than the experience itself. It’s about being there for each other.’

[From Red]

I’ve read some interesting accounts and attempts to explain why maternal death rates are on the rise in a country like the USA. I have my own theories, like inadequate sexual education, the glamorization of teenage motherhood and the no-epidural and home-birthing movements. But I don’t have any science to back up my theories, so I’ll just shut up. I believe every woman should be able to control her reproductive destiny and that includes deciding what birth plan is right for her. The problem, as Christy points out, is that so many girls and women don’t have those choices.

So here’s my question: do you want more Turlington stories? She gives interviews often enough but I usually ignore them. Her heart’s in the right place, but most of the time the interviews are boring or like this, sort of sad and depressing (but informative). Do you want more Christy?

Photos courtesy of Red.

They grow so fast, don’t they?

Kaiser is growing like a weed and Jenelle Evans documents this fact in her latest Instagram update. She shared a side-by-side comparison picture of Kaiser Griffith when he was 2-months-old, compared to him at 8-month-old. She even has him decked out in the same clothing, so we get an accurate estimate of how much he’s grown. She captioned the picture:

“2 months up top, 8 months on bottom #LittleKing”

These are just so adorable!

Yesterday, we posted about Kim Zolciak sharing some family photos she took while at the beach on her Instagram account. We’re happy to report that she decided to share even more! Among the photos she shared, we found a collage of Kane and Kaia simply too cute! She captioned the photo:

“How the events unfolded yesterday Kane puts up with her fussing and then he covers his face with his hat and finally he is like “the hell with this I’m out” and she is grabbing his shoulder like “not so fast buddy” #TwinLife #ImAlwaysLaughingWithTheseCuties #MiniKimandKroy”

Check out the rest of the amazing pictures she shared in the slideshow below.

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Are you up for a little bit of celebrity kid trivia?

Your job is to tell us who the child is in the picture attached to this post. Leave your guess in the comment section below. Make sure you check back tomorrow for the answer! Good luck!

Is it surprising you that Lip Sync Battle is attracting some big name guests? Probably not. It’s only 10 episodes and it’s produced by Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski, and Stephen Merchant. So, basically, they’re just calling up all their friends.

Krasinki and Merchant apparently invented the ga…      

Is it surprising you that Lip Sync Battle is attracting some big name guests? Probably not. It’s only 10 episodes and it’s produced by Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski, and Stephen Merchant. So, basically, they’re just calling up all their friends.

Krasinki and Merchant apparently invented the ga…      

Easter is still happening (on Instagram, at least), and Amy Sedaris decorated eggs with Sarah Jessica Parker and James Wilkie. (I cross-referenced these egg photos like a nerd.)

@w1lkie

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Apr 4, …      

Easter is still happening (on Instagram, at least), and Amy Sedaris decorated eggs with Sarah Jessica Parker and James Wilkie. (I cross-referenced these egg photos like a nerd.)

@w1lkie

A photo posted by Amy Sedaris (@imamysedaris) on

Apr 4, …      

Is that redundant? “New” and “rookie”?

Page Six reports that Leonardo DiCaprio has a new hookup.

Surprise! She’s a model!

Surprise! As of October 2014 she was 24 years old …which…

That’s cutting it close. Because usually Leo’s girls age out at 25. But Kelly Rohrback was named Spor…      

Is that redundant? “New” and “rookie”?

Page Six reports that Leonardo DiCaprio has a new hookup.

Surprise! She’s a model!

Surprise! As of October 2014 she was 24 years old …which…

That’s cutting it close. Because usually Leo’s girls age out at 25. But Kelly Rohrback was named Spor…