Ashley Graham poses naked with baby Isaac in empowering scene for intimate shoot

Ashley Graham posed for an empowering photoshoot curated by Elle that celebrated intimate relationships and motherhood.

The iconic 32-year-old model, who welcomed a baby boy in January, looked sensational as she shared a tender moment with little Isaac.

In the candid photograph, taken by Ashley’s husband Justin Ervin, Ashley lay naked and appeared to breastfeed her baby while they cuddled on the bed.

The first time mum looked blissful as she doted on her tiny baby in the intimate shot.

She then posed for a number of other stunning images taken at her home in Nebraska.

For the magazine feature, Ashley was then interviewed by Kristen Bell about her motherhood journey and opened up about the pain she felt while giving birth.

“First of all, I had no idea it was going to hurt that bad,” Ashley told the publication.

“Let me just go there for a second: Every mother talks about, ‘Oh yeah, it’s painful.’ Whether they got an epidural or not, or a C-section, whatever happened, they’re like, ‘Yeah, it hurt.’

“And they say it kind of calmly like that. They don’t go into the astronomical pain that you go through, especially if you choose to go natural.”

Earlier this year, Ashley was also praised for unveiling the stretch marks she had developed during her pregnancy.

In her frank conversation, Ashley explained that such changes are what made women ‘superheroes’.

Ashley added: “When I look at my new stretch marks and the changes that my body went through, it reminds me that, as women, we’re all superheroes.

“I’m always reminded that our bodies were built to do this. It’s such a beautiful thing to be able to give birth, but I didn’t realize it until afterward.

Ashley also noted that she had to change her relationship with her body during her pregnancy and has fully embraced her post-partum journey.

The model continued: “when I got pregnant, I had to reimagine my relationship with my body with this creature inside me taking over.

“I was gaining weight so rapidly.

“At first it felt devastating, and then when I met Isaac, I said, ‘No, this is exactly what every woman has talked about for ages. This is not just a battle wound. This is something that has changed my life forever, and I’m going to celebrate my new body.’”

Alongside Ashley’s stunning shoot, Yara Shahidi and Bella Hadid were also photographed by their loved ones and opened up about their intimate relationships for the digital Elle feature.

The August digital issue of ELLE is available on Apple News+ and ELLE.com today.

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