Mom jaime pressly weight gain

Having to put on a fat suit and prosthetics while pregnant with twins might not be every expectant mom's dream, but Jaime Pressly was "all in." 

The 40-year-old actress gave birth to twin sons Leo and Lenon in October, just as Mom was getting ready to kick off its fifth season.

But instead of using odd props to cover up her pregnancy, the writers decided to work weight gain (of a different kind) into her character's storyline, giving Jill an eating disorder and shipping her off on a wellness retreat during Pressly's maternity leave. 

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But instead of using odd props to cover up her pregnancy, the writers decided to work weight gain (of a different kind) into her character's.

Now that she's returned from maternity leave (her first episode back was March 1), Pressly has lost the weight but not the urge to indulge.

Based on the first photo Entertainment Weekly has revealed, it looks like Pressly will be donning a fat suit to even out her pregnancy bump.

The actress will find her pregnancy weight incorporated into her Mom role on the CBS sitcom.

Mom' Star Jaime Pressly says she was so big while she was pregnant, the writers on the show decided to put her in a fat suit.

I mean, that was such a brilliant way to cover the pregnancy," Pressly told ET over the phone on Wednesday. "I had no idea they were going to come up with that. I was flabbergasted when they told me the idea." 

The actress initially thought writers might use her pregnancy in the show,