Leah Van Dale: From WWE Stardom to Motherhood
From achieving stardom in WWE as Carmella to embarking on a journey of starting a family and embracing life beyond the ring, Leah Van Dale has experienced life to the fullest and is now ready to share her trials and tribulations to get there. The mother-to-be is most commonly known for channeling Carmella, the WWE professional wrestler. In recent years Leah’s life has changed dramatically, from sharing her pregnancy journey, becoming a newlywed, balancing WWE stardom, empowering women, and sharing fashion and beauty tips, Leah is a significant role model to everyone.
After experiencing two pregnancy losses, Leah and her husband are now happily six months pregnant. Leah shares with her 3.4 million followers the modern day mom fashion inspo and her makeup/skincare routine. By showing off her baby bump with stylish outfits and confidently displaying her body, Leah not only shares the perfect summer styles for new moms, but also how to maintain both elegance and comfort through her body transformations of pregnancy. Through providing inspiration and clothing hauls, she communicates to moms around the world that maternity clothing can indeed be attractive and appealing to women.
With summer and swimsuit season upon us, Leah joined in on the fun in the sun at Miami Swim Week as she strutted her walk and baby bump down the catwalk in a two piece bikini. “Who says you can’t rock a bikini almost 6 months pregnant on the runway?” the model said. “I told myself how important it was to show other women that life doesn’t have to stop when you get pregnant or become a mom. I’m proud of myself for being vulnerable and stepping out of my comfort zone.”
From “get ready with me” to amusing makeup tutorials with her stepkids, Leah shares her favorite current products while divulging her secrets into maintaining a radiant glow throughout the day. Sharing her personality through the screen, captivating her followers by creating short skits about the realities of being pregnant such as conquering morning sickness, getting snacky, and avoiding chores. Leah shows the beauty and harsh realities of pregnancy and how it has changed her life for the better.
Empowering women and sharing life stories is how Leah connects with her followers. Life is not always rainbows and sunshine but with an optimistic mindset and outlook, anything is possible.
In the fall of 2022, Leah shared with her followers that after experiencing a miscarriage just weeks later she experienced an ectopic pregnancy. Leah expressed how isolated and at fault she felt about the loss, “It was just awful, and I felt so alone, sort of isolated,” she said. “For anyone dealing with ANY type of pregnancy loss, I want you to know your feelings and emotions are valid, there is NOTHING wrong with you and you are not alone.”
Leah made the decision to share her story so other women going through this wouldn’t feel alone. She continues to educate her followers highlighting the importance of listening to their bodies, ”I’m a big advocate for positive affirmations and speaking things into existence…I’ve tried implementing that from the beginning of this pregnancy and it’s made a huge difference for me.”
Leah makes sure her corner of the internet is a safe, positive and loving place for empowering women and reminding them that their bodies are beautiful in every way. You can follow Leah’s journey on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
