Los Angeles, Dec 31 (IANS): Following her failed marriage to estranged husband Mike Comrie, singer Hilary Duff has confessed that marriage is no longer important to her.

"I don't want to say I wouldn't get married again, but it's not important to me. I don't feel I would need to be married to have another child," Duff was quoted as saying by Redbook magazine, reports aceshowbiz.com. 

"If I felt strongly enough toward someone or if someone felt strongly about it, I might say okay. But it's not essential," she added. 

The "So yesterday" hitmaker also addressed "mean" reports about her post-baby body after she gave birth to her son Luca in 2012. 

"After I had Luca, I went out to, like, the breast-pump store -- I was still huge -- and I just had a comfortable outfit on. And the next day (in the tabloids) it was like, 'Hilary debuts post-baby bod!' And I was like, 'That's not a debut! That's an errand!'," she said. 

Back then, Duff didn't think the news reports were rude as she didn't really pay attention to them. 

"It was such a happy time that honestly I didn't care; it wasn't until later that I realised how mean and invasive it was," she added. 

On another note, the actress-singer also admits that she is always faced with the dilemma of choosing between work and family commitments. 

"It's hard to say that you really can have it all. I think you can to a certain degree, but fully loaded, pedal-all-the-way-down is tough," Duff admitted. 

"You're missing out on something, either on the career or on the family. When I'm really busy with work, I feel extremely guilty."