New mother Amy Adams in no hurry to attain beach-ready body

Amy Adams, who gave birth to her first child earlier this year, is one Hollywood star who is no rush to shed her baby weight.

The actress, now co-starring in The Fighter, told Parade magazine that there was more to life than having a beach-ready body.

"Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body - meaning that it wasn't put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit," the New York Daily News quoted the 36-year-old as saying.

"I was like, 'Look, I can carry a baby! I'm gaining weight right, everything's going well'. And I've had that relationship ever since," she added.

Adams and her fiance Darren Le Gallo became parents to a daughter in May, and the two-time Oscar nominee said she has been too concerned with her bundle of joy since then to give much thought to her curves.

"I've been working out when I can, and I'm trying to eat in a healthful way, but losing weight is not my number-one priority," said Adams.

"It's part of my job to return to some semblance of what I was before. But I don't feel I've ever made my career on my rockin' bod," she added.