StyleBlazer Exclusive: Ciara Talks Mommyhood, Music And More!

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Ciara’s back! The Grammy Award-winning singer recently took a break to give birth to her first child, son Future Zahir, but the new mom is ready to get back to work while trying to master the balancing act between mommyhood and music. We recently sat down with the singer to chat about her ongoing partnership with Degree Women on their Improvers campaign. She also shared her post-baby fitness tips, what we can expect from her style as a mom and more! Read our full interview below. (Also check out our video interview with her pre-baby here.)

StyleBlazer: You’ve been working with Degree over a year now on their Improvers campaign. How did the partnership initially begin?
Ciara: It’s so cool because I always loved the deodorant even before I actually met everyone at Degree. They brought to me the cool concept of the campaign which is all about inspiring and encouraging women to do more of what they love and I was so honored to be a part of it because I respect the brand and I could relate to the message. I’m all about encouraging women to do more of what they love. I’m trying to figure out how I can work harder each day and achieve my goals especially now being a mom! I am really doing so much more now so it’s something I really relate to. It’s been really fun and cool and was an organic partnership between us.

SB: So what do you want to do more of now?
C: I definitely want to make sure I have the proper balance between mom and businesswoman. Now that my son is in my life, he is the most important part. When you have a baby, it’s about being on point, so it’s about having that good balance of going home and going to work. I want to be able to do everything at the highest level possible and with my music, I want to be able to go to an even higher place than I’ve been before.

SB: You’ve always been in the most amazing shape! So what are you doing now to stay fit post-baby?
C: I’m working with my trainer Gunnar Peterson and we train like five days a week for an hour each day. We do a lot of plyometric moving and weight training. It’s all about getting my core back strong because now my stomach is completely weak. Even my back has to be strengthened again because I carried so much weight. It’s amazing how your body goes through that full transformation and the change doesn’t happen overnight. It really does take a lot of hard work! I also eat five to seven small meals a day.

SB: How do you think your style will change now, if any, now that you’re a mom?
C: My style has definitely evolved over the years. I feel like I’ve evolved tremendously from the beginning to now because I’ve learned more about fashion. As a mom, I honestly don’t think you change anything. For me, I’m young. I want to make sure I stay young and fresh. Being a mom is a brand new thing in a spiritual way but from a fashion perspective, I think you stay true. If anything, I’m inspired to try new things because I’m in a cool place in life.

SB: You’re going to be on an upcoming episode of MTV’s House of Style. Tell us more!
C: It’s fun because we do a recap on my style evolution of some of my really cool performance looks. It’s really fun and funny because I also got to bring some of my team players who helped bring my vision to life. It was cool to reflect on the whole process of how we made those looks and how the ideas came together.

SB: What can we expect next from Ciara?
C: It’s going to be an amazing year and years ahead. I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of what I’m capable of and I believe it’s going to be an incredible ride. World tour, launching my new album, new music, new sound, there’s a lot of cool things to look forward to.

SB: Any insight into your new sound?
C: It’s going to be special. Special’s the word.

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