Ashley Tisdale is "not comfortable" with her postpartum body

In an essay for her lifestyle website Frenshe, which is titled 'Getting Real About My Body After Baby', she wrote: “There are so many models and influencers that I’ve compared my own personal journey in ‘bouncing back’ to.

“And then, I’m like wait they just had a baby and they look like that??”

The 'High School Musical' alum went on to talk about her own post-baby body journey and admitted that despite her vigorous workout regimen, she still has some hang-ups about her figure.

She continued: “Whether it’s hiking, Pilates, riding on my Peloton, and yet, I still don’t feel comfortable in my body."

On the importance of not directing "negative feelings about our own bodies" towards ourselves, she added: “That’s when I realised we can’t compare our bodies to each other.

“Everyone is going to have a different journey and it’s important to not communicate negative feelings towards our own bodies.”

She concluded: “Love yourself first!”

Ashley previously admitted being pregnant was like an "out-of-body experience", because she struggled to "fully" recognise herself.

She said: "I haven’t gotten the whole warm and fuzzy feeling about my pregnant body being beautiful. Don’t get me wrong, I am so proud of my body and I’m so grateful to be able to create a home and grow my little one. However, seeing my body look so different is still a little startling to me.

"It’s like I don’t fully recognise myself and almost like an out-of-body experience. Thoughts like, 'Is that really me?' come to mind. I think it comes down to body acceptance vs body love. I think that you can love your body, no matter what shape or form, but it’s the acceptance part that trips me up a little."