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February 1, 2011 / 12:53 PM
/ CBS News

NEW YORK (CBS) "Dancing With The Stars" co-host Brooke Burke takes readers behind the scenes in her celebrity life and home with her just published book, "The Naked Mom."
In the 320-page memoir published today by NAL, a part of the Penguin Group, Burke describes what it is like to combine a blended family with a successful TV career and a multimillion-dollar business.
The 39-year-old former model, who has been hosting "Dancing With Stars" since last year and was the Season 7 winner with partner Derek Hough, has a lot to say about the ABC hit show, Hollywood and celebrity life in general.
She even admits that she and Hough did not have the perfect partnership. In interviews about the book she says she came to look at Hough maternally, even making him a lunch when she was fixing brown bags for her own kids.
Burke details her work on Baboosh Baby, a company she started that offers wraps for pregnant women. She honed her writing skills on a blog about her family featured on the company's website.
But the heart of the book is her own blended family with partner David Charvet, a French-born musician and actor. Together, they have four children and a busy family life that Burke mines for her tell-all tome

First published on February 1, 2011 / 12:53 PM

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"Why are you looking at pajamas?" my 7-year-old asked incredulously, as if I were trying to pull something over on her. "You sleep naked."
I quickly scanned the surrounding area in Target to see if anyone had heard, so I could offer them an apologetic smile, but luckily there was no one else in earshot.
While I don't make a point of being naked around my daughters — who are 3 and 7 — I don't make a point of covering up , either.
They know I can't stand the way clothes tug and pull in the night and always strip down at bedtime. If they crawl into my bed after a nightmare or for a snuggle in the morning, they find me in my birthday suit and it's a nonissue.
We shower together, and I don't think twice about a naked dash to the laundry room to find some clean underwear, especially since rural living means the only neighbors I have to worry about are bears and birds.
Though most parents begin covering up more as their kids get older, it's becoming even more important for me to remain comfortable with my naked body in front of the girls. Being naked as a plus-size mom isn't about my boobs or butt; it's about my belly and dimpled thighs. I want to show the girls that no matter what they look like, their bodies are beautiful and deserve to take up space.
Growing up, I rarely saw my parents naked. My mom would change in front of me but always modestly turn her back. If I came to chat with her while she was in the tub, she'd pull a washcloth over her breasts.
Yet I was fascinated by my mom's body, which I thought might give a small peek at what my own might look like as an adult. I looked at her stretch marks and saw glimpses of her dark nipples and wondered whether my body would change in those ways as well.
But I knew there was a major difference between us: My mom was trim, and even as a child I was chubby. She took care to cover up her breasts, butt, and vulva; but even as a kid, I received the message that my soft, doughy stomach was the thing I needed to cover above all else.
My relationship with my body began to change in college. I didn't

lose weight

, but I found fitness. I realized how strong I am, and I was finally able to detach messages about my worth from a number on the scale. I started sleeping naked, I bought my first two-piece, and I even posed nude .
I felt as if I was reclaiming the love for my body that social narratives around bigger bodies had stolen. When I moved in with the man who would become my husband, I didn't think twice about walking around our apartment naked.
When I became a mother, I loved seeing the comfort my children took in my body. Their favorite place to nap was my cushiony stomach, their tiny infant toes wiggling between the warmth of my thighs, their sweet cheeks resting on my breasts.
Now, those tummy cuddles are rare. When my daughters do crawl on top of me, their limbs reach my knees. I don't know what they'll look like when they're adults, but for now, one daughter is slim-built — like her dad's family — while the other has my thick frame.
It will be an uphill battle to remind them not to compare themselves to others — and to love themselves however they are shaped. Maybe, just maybe, being unashamed about my own body will lay the groundwork for them to have the confidence and self-love I wish I had discovered sooner.

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