Melissa Gorga Talks Wanting "A Bigger Booty!"

USmagazine.com:

After three children, Melissa Gorga definitely worries about how her body looks in a bikini -- but not in the way one would think. "I know there's a lot of women who try to minimize their backsides . . . but I actually want a bigger booty!" the married mom of Antonia, 7, Gino, 5, and Joey, 3, told Us Weekly at a bikini photo shoot for our annual Hot Bodies issue, out Fri., May 24. "I do a lot of squats and lunges to bulk and lift it up."

Sticking to a strict thrice weekly workout schedule, Gorga, 34, often hits up group classes at New York City's Soul Cycle, or lifts weights with her husband of eight years, Joe Gorga. Admitting that she was about 10 pounds heavier when she first met her husband, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star slimmed down after each of her kids was born.

Teaching healthy habits to her three children from a young age, the fit "I Just Wanna" singer -- who donned a sexy red bikini at Us Weekly's shoot -- says she's become more conscious of showing skin as a mom. "I'm a firm believer in showing a little bit, but keeping a lot a secret," Gorga tells Us, adding that her stomach is her favorite body part. "If I'm going to show leg, then I'm not going to show much boob. I feel like everything in small drips is great."

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