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Chanel West Coast Makes Surprise Career Move After Ridiculousness Exit
Juggling while skateboarding is impressive and all, but Chanel West Coast would like to know if you've ever tried recovering from liposuction.
Detailing the process on her MTV reality series The West Coast Hustle last year, "I wanted to be more open about it once I found out how hard it was," the musician (born: Chelsea Chanel Dudley) explained in an exclusive interview with E! News. "Because I'm like, all these girls are out here doing this and not telling anybody how brutal the recovery process is."
Relying on the procedure to help her feel more like herself after welcoming daughter Bowie Breeze with boyfriend Dom Fenison in November 2022, "I was like, let me be more honest about this so people know that you don't just pop out with a good body," the 36-year-old continued. "It is such a long, treacherous recovery process. When you're healing, you itch so bad for months. And I was like, 'Dude, I could never do this again.'"
Not that she regrets enduring all that ridiculousness.
"I do feel like if I never did the lipo, I would have still got my body back eventually," she shared. "It definitely was the little jump start I needed, though. So any girls out there who are pretending that it's super easy, I'm like, 'What do you do? We need to know the secret.'"
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Either way, she's excited to dive into another summer with confidence.
When she first launched her Coasty Swim line in 2022, "I found out I was pregnant," the Ridiculousness alum recounted. "I obviously wasn't making maternity swimwear, so that was a little bit hard."
In the ensuing years, "It's been a struggle getting my body back to where I want to be health-wise and fitness-wise," she continued. "And now that I think I got my body back to where it's supposed to be, I'm going super hard with all new photo shoots."
It's tough work, she acknowledged, but someone's got to do it.
"I just really love doing a swimwear line," said Chanel. "It came to me on vacation one day. I was like, this is the perfect business because you can be on vacation and promote something you're selling at the same time. It's just a very natural thing for me. I love beach life, lake life. I'm always on the water somewhere and that's why I started the line."
She also recently dipped her leather-soled foot into a new venture.
"The plan was, I always wanted to blow up as a rapper first and evolve into singing," Chanel explained. And as she began teaming up with different producers and songwriters, "A couple of people started to point out to me, 'Hey, Chanel, have you ever tried country? You kind of got a tone of voice for that genre.'"
As it turned out, she is a "Lil' Bit Country," as she sings in her latest release.
"I'm just a music lover," the Los Angeles native noted of the swerve. "I've listened to absolutely everything growing up, from rock to hip-hop to country. And so, for me, it was the natural evolution."
So she has no plans to hang up her cowboy hat just yet.
"All the new music I'm doing is very much country blues rock influenced, but there's also still that hip-hop flavor to it," Chanel explained. "There's a couple raps on some of the songs, but for the most part, it's all singing very much country blues."
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And as an added bonus, her future superstar can sing along.
"Because she's in that phase right now where she's repeating everything," Chanel explained of Bowie. "She literally knows every word to 'Lil' Bit Country' because I've played it so much. And that's the part of me that wanted to start doing this. Not like I was the most ratchet rapper ever, but I had stuff that I was saying in my rap songs where I'm like, 'Oh my god, I would never want her to repeat that.'"
And save for the lyric "where I talk about popping a Coors Light," noted Chanel, "there's a little sass here and there, but I'm saying things, for the most part, that I feel comfortable with my baby listening to and repeating."
Though, for now, her toddler is focused on her own original masterpieces.
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"She's been making up her own little songs," Chanel revealed of the 2-year-old. "She literally came out in the living room the other day and she's like, 'I got a poopy, poopy in my diaper.' It even sounded like a country song."
And if that means Bowie is ready to uh, let go of her habit of belting out Frozen lyrics, the situation certainly doesn't stink.
"She's going to be a little entertainer," Chanel raved. "She's very talented, very smart. We just want to see what she naturally goes into the most. But at this point, it's looking like she's going to take after Mommy and want to do music."
She certainly wouldn't be the first celebrity offspring to follow in her mom's footsteps. Check out the other famous kin who've launched their own successful careers.
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Julez Smith
Beyoncé’s nephew, whose mom is Solange Knowles, made his fashion debut April 2024 at Luar’s Fall 2024 runway. Two months later, he debuted at Paris Fashion Week for the Bluemarble Spring 2025 show.
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Henry Samuel
Heidi Klum and Seal’s son made his runway debut at the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 Show during Paris Fashion Week in January 2025.
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Kylie Jenner
The youngest daughter of Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner first made her runway debut at age 14 modeling for Abby Dawn—designed by her half-brother Brody Jenner’s then-girlfriend Avril Lavigne—during New York Fashion Week in 2011. After then spending many years off the catwalk, she modeled for the first time at Paris Fashion Week to close the Coperni Spring/Summer 2025 show at Disneyland Paris in October 2024.
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Alana Hadid
Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid’s older sister—whose parents are Mohamed Hadid and Mary Butler—hit the runway for the first time in August 2023 at the Saks Potts Spring 2024 show during Copenhagen Fashion Week in Denmark.
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Sunday Rose
The eldest daughter of Nicole Kidman and country singer Keith Urban made her fashion debut in October 2024 during the Miu Miu Paris Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 Show.
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Dream Kardashian
Rob Kardashian and ex Blac Chyna's daughter made her runway debut at age 7 at the Zeus & Lexi Kids show during New York Fashion Week in September 2024.
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Paris Jackson
The daughter of the late Michael Jackson signed with ING Models in 2017.
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Corinne Foxx
Jamie Foxx's daughter walks the runway at Dolce & Gabbana's show during Milan Fashion Week in 2017.
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Natalia Bryant
The eldest daughter of the late Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa Bryant made her runway debut at Versace’s spring/summer 2024 show during Milan Fashion Week in September 2023.
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Grace Burns
The daughter of supermodel Christy Turlington and filmmaker Ed Burns made her runway debut in the British Vogue X LuisaViaRoma show in Florence, Italy in June 2023.
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Jasper Polish
As part of the Race to Erase MS: Drive-In Gala, Michael Polish's daughter sports Alice + Olivia in a star-studded fashion show.
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Hailey Bieber
The wife of Justin Bieber and daughter of Stephen Baldwin (and niece of Alec Baldwin) has graced many a runway, including Tommy Hilfiger's.
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Lily-Rose Depp
Before she starred on Max series The Idol, Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis' daughter took the modeling world by storm, walking for Chanel at Paris Fashion Week 2017.
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Dakota Lohan
Lindsay Lohan's little bro is a well-seasoned model in the fashion world, having signed with IMG models and modelling for brands like Gucci.
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Sofia Richie
Lionel Richie's daughter said "Hello" to high fashion, walking in NYFW 2016.
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Kaia Gerber
Cindy Crawford's mini-me became the face of Young Versace in 2012 and has since gone on to walk the runway for numerous designer labels.
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Kendall Jenner
The second-to-youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan had a whirlwind few years in the modeling world: From Dolce & Gabbana to Chanel, Kendall dominates some of the most exclusive catwalks in fashion. (And let's not forget that little Estée Lauder deal, shall we?)
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Gigi Hadid
Yolanda Foster's eldest daughter has followed in mom's footsteps by making her mark in the modeling world. Campaigns under Gigi's belt include an ultra-hot nude spread for Tom Ford's Velvet Orchid fragrance and her own clothing line under Tommy Hilfiger.
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Bella Hadid
The little sister of Gigi Hadid has proven to be a force to reckon with in the modeling world.
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Kenya Kinski-Jones
Quincy Jones has created quite the family dynasty, with daughter Rashida Jones being a well-recognized actress and Kenya being a fashion model.
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Christian Combs
Diddy's son walked the runway at the Dolce & Gabbana show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 on June 17, 2017 in Italy.
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Roberto Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini's son takes to the catwalk at the Dolce & Gabbana show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week on Jan. 14, 2017 in Milan, Italy.
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Levi Dylan
Jakob Dylan's son (and Bob Dylan's grandson) struts his stuff at the Dolce & Gabbana show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week on Jan. 14, 2017 in Milan, Italy.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger
The son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver has modeled for several years.
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Ava Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon's daughter made her modeling debut at age 18 the Rodarte fall/winter 2018 show.
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Jack Marsden
James Marsden's son wears a colorful ensemble when he makes his Dolce & Gabbana debut on Jan. 13, 2018 in Milan.
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Karsen Liotta
Shades of Blue star Ray Liotta's daughter took to the runway during the Chanel Collection des Metiers d'Art 2016/17 show at Hotel Ritz on Dec. 6, 2016 in Paris, France.
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Mathilda Ereni Gianopoulos
Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulos' daughter poses during the J.Crew presentation at New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios on Feb. 12, 2017 in New York City.
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Liv Freundlich
Julianne Moore's daughter posed during the J.Crew presentation at New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios on Feb. 12, 2017 in New York City.
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Myles O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal's son took to the runway at the Dolce & Gabbana show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 on June 17, 2017 in Italy.
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