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The former Steps star and husband Reece Hill welcomed their second child, Daisy, in December.
The 32-year-old's battle to lose weight ahead of the couple's 2008 wedding was charted in the BBC Three programme Claire Richards: My Big Fat Wedding. The English singer has also produced a best-selling weight loss DVD.
A friend told Now that she has decided that exercising must come in second place to her family, which also includes two-year-old Charlie.
"She realised that she was over-committing herself by trying to shed the pounds too quickly after the birth. So she's decided that the diet can wait while she bonds with her new daughter," her friend said.
Richards's previous marriage to Steps dancer Mark Webb came to an end in 2005.
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