If Zellweger is naturally thin, then I guess that the pounds will drop off. Most Hollywood heavyweights have personal trainers, and CAN take time to exercise - their appearance means so much to their continued careers. I'm sure that Zellweger will be back to her "regular" size in no time at all! (If she isn't already). Also, I heard once that she left an awards show early. She didn't win, and people thought that she left early because she was a "sore loser". One of her friends said that it was because she ate cabbage the night before, and she had a "stomach" problem and didn't want to offend anyone. Lifestyles of the rich and famous!!
Wasting away is the latest rage in Hollywood...............
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I thought Twiggy, Mia and Ali were "naturally" thin gals, not through extreme dieting!
As for "Friends" - never heard the expression "the 6 Bulimics" before - but something was definitely going on. As their popularity got BIGGER, they got SMALLER, plus look more "ORANGE"! ( on my TV anyway) Anyone eles notice their great (not!!!!) tans?
I remember reading that Lisa always felt the odd one because she was considered "bigger" than the other girls and being taller didnt help either.
(very SAD!!!)
As for "Friends" - never heard the expression "the 6 Bulimics" before - but something was definitely going on. As their popularity got BIGGER, they got SMALLER, plus look more "ORANGE"! ( on my TV anyway) Anyone eles notice their great (not!!!!) tans?
I remember reading that Lisa always felt the odd one because she was considered "bigger" than the other girls and being taller didnt help either.
(very SAD!!!)
jillybean
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Sorry, but why was Kate Winslet associated with the film "Sirens"? Kate never appeared in that movie. Elle Machpherson did, and gained 20 lbs. for her role.
I am a Renee Z. aficionado and she has said the following re her Briget Jones weight gain: "Playing Briget and gaining weight felt different. Not better or worse, just different".
As a person who has, in her adult life, weighed 80 lbs. and 180 lbs. I feel pressure to be thin every day. I can't imagine the scrunity most stars are under. I recall reading three seperate interviews with three different actresses who've battled anorexia and each one said that as their disorder worsended, their managers' and directors' praises for their respective bodies increased.
Some actresses, like Portia de Rossi for instance, have been far too thin during certain periods, but take measures to become healthy and subsequently look fabulous (still thin, yes, but not emaciated). Other actresses, (Kirstie Alley and Delta Burke come to mind) have gained weight and though they still do TV work now and then, their film roles have all but diminished. I, too, think Kate Winslet is beautiful and sexy (I think many curvy starlets are goregeous) but it seems Hollywood, and several men and women I know, do not share my views.
And because I still have one foot left on the soap box, I'd like to say that Cathe and crew, Madonna, Jennifer Garner, Angela Basset, Vicki Pratt, and other muscular and fit celebrities, are about the hottest thing out there (Jude Law and Johnny Depp notwithstanding).
I am a Renee Z. aficionado and she has said the following re her Briget Jones weight gain: "Playing Briget and gaining weight felt different. Not better or worse, just different".
As a person who has, in her adult life, weighed 80 lbs. and 180 lbs. I feel pressure to be thin every day. I can't imagine the scrunity most stars are under. I recall reading three seperate interviews with three different actresses who've battled anorexia and each one said that as their disorder worsended, their managers' and directors' praises for their respective bodies increased.
Some actresses, like Portia de Rossi for instance, have been far too thin during certain periods, but take measures to become healthy and subsequently look fabulous (still thin, yes, but not emaciated). Other actresses, (Kirstie Alley and Delta Burke come to mind) have gained weight and though they still do TV work now and then, their film roles have all but diminished. I, too, think Kate Winslet is beautiful and sexy (I think many curvy starlets are goregeous) but it seems Hollywood, and several men and women I know, do not share my views.
And because I still have one foot left on the soap box, I'd like to say that Cathe and crew, Madonna, Jennifer Garner, Angela Basset, Vicki Pratt, and other muscular and fit celebrities, are about the hottest thing out there (Jude Law and Johnny Depp notwithstanding).
HERE HERE to your soap box. I agree - loooooove Kirstie Alley. She always cracks me up.
Sorry, I ment Kate Fischer in "Sirens" (not Kate Winslet). Kate Fischer is an Australian actress who herself has gone from one extreme to another but lately seems to have a more healthy respect for her body as she gets older.
Sorry, I ment Kate Fischer in "Sirens" (not Kate Winslet). Kate Fischer is an Australian actress who herself has gone from one extreme to another but lately seems to have a more healthy respect for her body as she gets older.
There is a problem in Hollywood...when I read (don't recall where) that Catherine Zeta-Jones and another really lovely actress are considered "big", I take issue. I understand the pressures of the business they're all in and the warped way society views them and yes, I'm willing to bet a lot of the problems with eating disorders in our country (as in Fiji since 1995) are in direct response to the craziness coming out of Hollywood/New York...the worlds of acting and modeling, etc.
Okay, rant over. Back to your thread.
Okay, rant over. Back to your thread.
icklemoley
Cathlete
I'm not sure if Renee Zellweger is natually thin? Remember her in Toby McGuire? She was slim, but now she's thin. Hey ho... she's not my favourite actress, but i like her. I saw Bridget Jones 2 yesterday at the cinema and didn't think much of it, but that might have something to do with my frame of mind at the moment.
Did you mean Jerry McGuire? Not that I would know the difference but DH loved the movie.I am not a big Renee fan either.
A couple more stars we could mention are Britany Murphey and Tara Reeves. I read a interview in Self Mag on Britany and they mentioned something about ner weightloss.She said she doesn't really know what people are talking about,shes always been small.She said she was going "through something" when she starred in Clueless.I think Tara Reeves as gotten smaller as well since her first role in American Pie.
And you only need to have a little meat on your bones and they will publish that you are pregant.How many pitcures have I seen of Britany Spears and Jennifer Lopez's stomachs? They even had a pitcure of Jennifer Aniston at the beach one time and they thought she was pregant to.Jennifer Aniston?.....come on!
I thought hollywood wasn't as bad anymore,prehaps the magazines just got tired of writing about it.But the rage is just as big as ever I guess.
Lori
Not that I would know the difference but DH loved the movie.I am not a big Renee fan either.A couple more stars we could mention are Britany Murphey and Tara Reeves. I read a interview in Self Mag on Britany and they mentioned something about ner weightloss.She said she doesn't really know what people are talking about,shes always been small.She said she was going "through something" when she starred in Clueless.I think Tara Reeves as gotten smaller as well since her first role in American Pie.
And you only need to have a little meat on your bones and they will publish that you are pregant.How many pitcures have I seen of Britany Spears and Jennifer Lopez's stomachs? They even had a pitcure of Jennifer Aniston at the beach one time and they thought she was pregant to.Jennifer Aniston?.....come on!
I thought hollywood wasn't as bad anymore,prehaps the magazines just got tired of writing about it.But the rage is just as big as ever I guess.
Lori
Aquajock
Cathlete
I'm a little ambivalent about the subject of actors deliberately gaining or losing weight for a role. I think sometimes Enlightened America goes a little too ape over this phenomenon and overanalyze "What It Means". These are professional screen actors who want to make their characters believable.
Can anyone picture Robert DeNiro's shattering performance as Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" without his having gained the weight to portray LaMotta in middle age?
Can anyone picture Tom Hanks's performance in "Cast Away", for which he lost 60 pounds over the space of a year, without his having done so?
Can anyone picture Charlize Theron's unmatched performance as Aileen Wuornos (sp?) in "Monster" if she'd stayed as willowy as she usually is?
Can anyone picture Ralph Fiennes's performance in "Schindler's List" as that psychotic, dissolute labor camp kommandant without his gaining 30 lbs?
Ironically, it seems in Big Box Hollywood you need to by skinny and attractive to get roles, but you have to ugly yourself up to win an Oscar.
A-Jock
Can anyone picture Robert DeNiro's shattering performance as Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" without his having gained the weight to portray LaMotta in middle age?
Can anyone picture Tom Hanks's performance in "Cast Away", for which he lost 60 pounds over the space of a year, without his having done so?
Can anyone picture Charlize Theron's unmatched performance as Aileen Wuornos (sp?) in "Monster" if she'd stayed as willowy as she usually is?
Can anyone picture Ralph Fiennes's performance in "Schindler's List" as that psychotic, dissolute labor camp kommandant without his gaining 30 lbs?
Ironically, it seems in Big Box Hollywood you need to by skinny and attractive to get roles, but you have to ugly yourself up to win an Oscar.
A-Jock
icklemoley
Cathlete
Yep, Jerry, Sorry!
Personally I don't give a crap what Hollywood actors do to themselves to get roles. The only thing that bugs me is the ideal it sets up for normal people like us and, more importantly, our daughters (speaking metaphorically here--I don't have a daughter ). It generates too much pressure to be thin, which is why so many teenaged girls end up in the hospital w/eating disorders.
It's a damn shame our role models aren't teaching us that beauty comes from the inside & that we should accept & love ourselves for who we are. That's not to say I'm a little obsessive-compulsive about my weight, but it's not something I'm willing to ruin my health over.
). It generates too much pressure to be thin, which is why so many teenaged girls end up in the hospital w/eating disorders.It's a damn shame our role models aren't teaching us that beauty comes from the inside & that we should accept & love ourselves for who we are. That's not to say I'm a little obsessive-compulsive about my weight, but it's not something I'm willing to ruin my health over.
C
Carol_is_fit
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But we as parents can intervene in that, Maximus. Role models can come from anywhere - not just Hollywood. We do have some control over this, especially when they're little. As they grow into the teen years, hopefully we've given them a good base regarding their self-image. My daughter is almost 14, and her role models are not "Hollywood" types because I've never emulated them in front of her. I'm a firm believer that we as parents play a huge role in this. Our daughters and sons are exposed to our own beliefs about beauty, inside and out. These beliefs help form their concept of it. Nik considers her good old mom one of her role models because she sees me trying to eat healthy foods every day, and she sees me get up at 4:30 AM to workout. We don't watch a lot of TV, so she's not exposed to a great deal of "Hollywood". What she and her friends talk about in school I have very little control over and I realize this, but hopefully I've given her a solid foundation in this area, and she knows she can talk to me about anything. That's really all we can do as parents. Celebrities are making a choice when they change their bodies for a role, and like all of our choices, they have consequences. That's another concept I constantly strive to teach Nik.
Carol
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candi
Cathlete
I hear what you all are saying and I agree with you regarding some stars looking so skinny. Funny thing is, in my neck of the woods, it doesn't look like girls are trying to emulate this look. My daughter is grown now so I'm not exposed to many teenage girls, but what I see on the street are overweight, out of shape kids. It appears to be getting worse.
Regarding Twiggy being naturally thin like that....I've got one thing to say "BS".
Regarding Twiggy being naturally thin like that....I've got one thing to say "BS".
Thats a good point Candi.I totally agree with you.Thats what I am seeing in my neck of the woods as well.There are bellys hanging out all over the place,and then a tatoo on their lower back.x( My DH asked me if it was a new thread now.We went shopping a few weeks ago and everytime he bought something,the person who checked him in had their belly hanging out...he didn't like it very much.
Lori
Lori
I guess that the whole issue is whether or not it is healthy to continually gain and lose weight. I don't think it is, and if you are doing it because your career demands it - is it worth it? At that point, I think that you have to look at a person's values - just what is most important to them in their life. You only get one body, and if you abuse it with constant weight gains, booze, drugs, and other "excesses", then it may not last as long as you may like!!
Good point, Candi. I've noticed it, too. It seems our younger girls are either starving and vomiting themselves skinny or are ballooning into a condition they'll wind up battling all their lives!
The hip-huggers they're wearing these days are really not as great as what we called hip-huggers back in the "dark ages". I'm afraid even when I can wear them, they'd feel like they're falling down all the time
The hip-huggers they're wearing these days are really not as great as what we called hip-huggers back in the "dark ages". I'm afraid even when I can wear them, they'd feel like they're falling down all the time
>>Regarding Twiggy being naturally thin like that....I've got
>one thing to say "BS".
Up until my early 20s I could eat what I wanted and stay naturally thin. My father is 6 ft tall and his average adult weight was 140 lbs. My mom is 5 ft and her average adult weight was maybe 90 lbs. There really are some people who are naturally thin.
I will say as I've gotten older, I've had to watch what I eat in order to stay in the same shape tho.
Colleen
>one thing to say "BS".
Up until my early 20s I could eat what I wanted and stay naturally thin. My father is 6 ft tall and his average adult weight was 140 lbs. My mom is 5 ft and her average adult weight was maybe 90 lbs. There really are some people who are naturally thin.
I will say as I've gotten older, I've had to watch what I eat in order to stay in the same shape tho.
Colleen
icklemoley
Cathlete
Candi... i have to agree with you. It seems more and more and more people are overweight than excessively skinny. And more and more die from the complications that occur from being so overweight. Its much easier to be overweight than underweight. Underweight and hungry hurts more.