Hilary Duff Strips Down In A Revealing 'Sports Illustrated' Cover After Having 4 Kids: ‘It Was A Little Scary’
Hilary Duff is embracing her fears by appearing on a stripped-down Sports Illustrated cover after having four children.
In the photos from the Turks and Caicos photoshoot, which was unveiled on May 12, Duff posed in the shallow, crystal-clear water in a one-piece swimsuit that featured a halterneck framing a low-cut neckline that bared her chest to her midriff.
In other shots, Duff wore a criss-cross wrap design at her waist and a backless silhouette that also showed off her sides. Her signature blonde hair was styled in beachy waves to match the setting.
Duff, who returned to music with her 2026 album Luck… Or Something, told Sports Illustrated that getting asked to be on a cover was “flattering” but daunting. “I’m a mom of four, and I’m not a spring chicken,” she told the publication. “I don’t typically frolic around in a bathing suit, so it was a little scary.”
The “Roommates” singer shares three daughters, Banks, 7, Mae, 5, and Townes, 2, with husband Matthew Koma, as well as son Luca, 14, with ex-husband Mike Comrie. “But it was also incredibly empowering. It was a mostly female crew on set, and it really felt like a celebration of women,” she said of the shoot.
Duff did admit that being a mom has helped her let go of some insecurities and shed some of the body image issues she faced in her youth. “The amount of pressure I put on myself to look like other people was a lot,” she said. “I can look at my body now and appreciate all the things it has done for me. I no longer find that I am constantly comparing myself—and that is a better place to exist.”
Duff opened up about taking a stance against the pressure to lose weight while on the red carpet at the Time100 Gala. “I obviously grew up during that time when all of us were trying to disappear and be waifs, and that’s not natural for my body,” she explained to Time. “For most of our bodies, especially as we endure the hormonal changes or motherhood and pregnancy and all of those amazing things that make us women, right?”
“So stronger, not smaller is a huge, impactful statement that resonates with me. I am strong, and I have muscles, and I’ve always been a gymnast. I used to be embarrassed of my strength and I just don’t need to be anymore.”