
The Conversation didn’t end without pushing for some more personal details from Keys. “…we’re beautiful because of how your mind works and you’re beautiful because you have this gorgeous heart and that comes from way more than fitting you in a size two dress.” Either way, the R&B record producer felt that beauty didn’t have much to do with outward appearances. She even went on to add that she found larger, thicker women to be even more beautiful. Contrary to what Hollywood might say about a woman’s body image, Keys felt that women are “gorgeous no matter what size” they are. In addition to motherhood, she touched on the topic of body image. “…When I went it was such an uplifting, eye opening, historic, powerful, and re-generative experience that I hold a very fond place for Egypt.” “Well, Egypt was a really big important trip for me in my life,” Keys said as she referenced her vacation to Egypt alone. As the interview continued she discussed why she picked the unusual name for her first child. Of course, Keys was more than happy to deal with the pains of breastfeeding if it was in the best interest of her now 18-month-old son, Egypt. Keys admitted that she felt a bit silly for complaining about breast feeding pains when she was able to make it through hours and hours of natural child birth.

I remember I was in bed and I couldn’t move because it hurts and there is no way around it.” “The whole engorgement thing, no one mentioned that part.

“I took this whole class too, which I thought was really good because I think a lot of people think you’re just supposed to have this natural instinct that’s supposed to happen out of thin air,” said Keys, but even after the class there was one secret behind breast feeding that she would have to discover the hard way. Keys revealed that although she loved breastfeeding, there were certainly some things that nobody bothered to warn her about. Perhaps this is what made the very private singer-songwriter open up about some rather personal topics. The one-on-one private atmosphere that The Conversation offers often makes guests feel a little more at home during their interviews. The mother of one son even revealed the things that nobody told her about breastfeeding. The usually private Keys opened up on an episode of the new Lifetime talk-show series, The Conversation. Alicia Keys sat down with Amanda de Cadenet just a few days before Mother’s Day to talk about body image, motherhood and even sex.
