Diane Kruger Shows Off Toned Abs Months After Giving Birth: 'I Didn't Think it Was Possible'

TheWelcome to Marwenactress, 42, shared a photo of hertoned abs to Instagramon Saturday, flaunting her physique just months after giving birth to her first child in the fall.

The actress thanked fitness influencerHannah Bowerfor being her motivation. Though Kruger didn’t seek help from a trainer, she has remained focused on her goal after her daughter’s birth.

“I don’t have a trainer, but I’ve been committed to getting my body back. For myself first….but also for my 👻 The female body is AMAZING 😉,” she wrote.

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Kruger added a hashtag that, with spaces added, reads, “And yes I’m in a bikini working out ‘cause it’s hot here and why not.”

Her message accompanied a photo featuring her kneeling in a gym in a pair of printed pants and a red bikini top.

The starwelcomed her first childwith partner Norman Reedus, 50, last year, PEOPLE confirmed in November. The couple first met in 2015 while filming the movieSky, and went public with their romance in March 2017.

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Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger.Patrick McMullan/Getty

“Me and @bigbaldhead would kindly ask you not to repost these pictures and help us achieve that goal,” she continued, tagging Reedus.

Kruger opened up about parenthood later that month to Net-A-Porter’sPORTER Edit, explaining that for a long time, she was “too selfish” to think about becoming a mother.

She also praised Reedus, who shares 19-year-old son Mingus Lucien with ex Helena Christensen, 50.

“He teaches me a lot [about parenting], because he’s done it before,” she said. “There’s definitely something to be said for being with someone who is doing it for the second time.”

source: people.com