Mariah Carey debuts new look: "I've lost 70lbs"

Mariah Carey has lost 70lbs since having babies Moroccan and Monroe.

The Shake It Off hitmaker who welcomed the twins with husband Nick Cannon six months ago has managed to lose significant weight, but admits she was worried she would never be the same again following the pregnancy.

“In the beginning, when I first had the babies, I had so much edema, water and swelling. Most pregnant women have that just in their feet,” she said.

“One day I was doing my thank-yous and I noticed it started rising up the leg, so I had edema. I didn’t think I would ever be the same person.

“The first week, I lost 40 lbs of just water. It was just water, initially. When I started with the programme, I lost at least 30 lbs of weight that needs to be lost.”

The 42-year-old star struggled throughout her pregnancy and even had trouble when she was confined to her bed.

“I had a really tough pregnancy. I was supposed to be on bed rest, but it was so bad then even bed hurt. I learned a lot being pregnant, watching my body change,” she said.

Mariah felt particularly “vulnerable” while carrying her children, and is delighted to have her old body back.

“The whole point of this is not just like, ‘Oh hey, look at me and my weight loss, I’m fantastic.’ It’s really healthy. Like I said, I learned it when I became helpless and felt so vulnerable like never before in my life,” she added.