May 24, 2011 Christina Hendricks: Breasts ’so obviously real’

Christina Hendricks arrives at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

If you’ve ever gone mad wondering if voluptuous Christina Hendricks’s breasts are artificial or just the product of good genetics, the mystery is over. The “Mad Men” star explained to the Daily Mail’s You magazine that her naturally big chest has presented her with clothing challenges, but has given her something to be happy about.

“If there’s anything to be learned from me it’s that I’m learning to celebrate what I was born with, even though it’s sometimes been inconvenient,” Hendricks told the publication. “Having larger breasts has made it harder for me to shop throughout the years, but I’ve learned to love it.”

The Tennessee native added that she’s been blessed with a large bust and that anybody who suspects she’s undergone plastic surgery has had limited encounters with bosoms.

“It’s so bizarre that people are constantly asking if my breasts are real or fake,” Hendricks said. “They’re so obviously real that anyone who’s ever seen or touched a breast would know.”

But Hendricks doesn’t want her curves to make other females feel self-conscious or inadequate. When informed that breast augmentation in the UK has soared because British women want to resemble Hendricks, the actress said, “I hope I’m not encouraging that. If there’s anything to be learned from me it’s that I’m learning to celebrate what I was born with, even though it’s sometimes been inconvenient.”