Barbara Palvin Returns to the Victoria's Secret Runway Six Weeks After Giving Birth

Barbara Palvin gave birth to her first child, daughter Sylvie, on September 7. On Sunday night, six weeks later, she walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway in a sheer pale pink dress with matching lingerie, hair down in waves and oversized gold hoops. Her take backstage? This is no big deal.“Maternity leave is six to eight weeks; I’m six weeks tomorrow, so I’m just doing what everyone else is doing,”she told Page Six.

Her husband, Dylan Sprouse, was quick to celebrate her on Instagram, writing that he’s“proud of my missus, jumping right into the vs fashion show post-birth. Built different.”Palvin’s timeline does match what many parents face, though most don’t spend week six on a runway in front of cameras. She’s also in company with other model moms: Jasmine Tookes walked the show while nine months pregnant, and Heidi Klum returned to the runway weeks after giving birth.

Victoria’s Secret teased her return days before the show with an Instagram video of her pushing a stroller, a nod to how the brand’s image has shifted. The conversation now is less about the dress and more about what her“normal”says about expectations for new moms. What do you think, is six weeks realistic, or is this a whole different league?