Jennifer Lopez talks pregnancy weight gain: 'I loved my jiggly belly because I earned it'

Jennifer Lopez might have one of the most famous figures in the world but she was happy to see it change while she was pregnant.

The 43-year-old has opened up about her pregnancy and revealed that she loved the additional weight she gained when carrying twins Max and Emme, now 5.

"When I got pregnant I remember watching my back, belly and butt grow and thinking, 'I will never be the same again'", the actress/singer told Stella magazine.

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"Then I remember right after the twins were born having that weird jiggly belly - and kind of loving that. Because I earned that jiggly belly."

Jennifer, who gave birth to Max and Emme in February 2008, claims it took her a year to lose the 50lbs (3st 8lbs) she gained when pregnant.

To help her get back down to size, the "Live It Up" singer completed a triathlon just six months after giving birth.

The thrice-married star split with the twins' father, singer Marc Anthony, in 2011 and has since been dating dancer Casper Smart, 25.

However she has remained good friends with her ex-husband, celebrating family events with him and his current girlfriend.

Back in February, J.Lo proudly tweeted a photo of her extended family including her twins, their dad Marc, Marc's son and Casper at a family birthday party but admits that she used to be worried about the unusual family unit.

“I am a nontraditional family,” she told ABC News. “Me being a single mom, their dad doesn't live at home with them. They have three stepbrothers from two other mothers…that’s not traditional.”

"Do I want my children to feel weird about that? No I don't," she explained. "It's about love and that's what I constantly remind myself of because I kind of let society get inside my head, 'Oh, it shouldn't be like this. I did this, I did that. I failed.'"

"And it's like, no. They're happy, they're healthy, they're loved more than anything in the world and they're going to be fine. I want them to know that."