Ban the Scale
I always find it refreshing to read about celebrities who aren’t consumed with the perfect body. Recently headlines blared about the dangerous epidemic of extreme skinniness among runway models. It’s disturbing when models look “starved”, malnourished even. In Hollywood celebrities are slipping well below the 100-pound mark with accusations flying about who’s to blame (their stylists? their friends? the gossip writers who accuse stars of being pregnant if they eat lunch??)
That’s why this gal caught my attention. Oscar Award winning Jennifer Hudson, though not a role model in some respects, has a healthy view of her body. She actually chose to gain weight for her electric role in Dreamgirls.
Its refreshing to see stars who haven’t attempted to diet away their natural curves or nip/tuck/laser/freeze all signs of aging.
Starving yourself into a size 0 should be no one’s great ambition.
Cindi Leive, editor in chief for InStyle Magazine writes:
“Life’s big prizes go to women who aspire to much, much more.”
August 8th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I THINK SHE IS AWESOME AND YOU CANT EXPECT A VOICE LIKE HERS TO COME OUT OF A LIL BITTY WOMAN, IM GLAD SHE IS STAYING TRUE TO HERSELF AND NOT BENDING TO HOLLYWOODS PENCIL THIN IMAGE OF A WOMAN.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Kate Winslet and Liv Tyler also inspire me in this respect. Healthy is key.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
I agree..
August 15th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
I’ve always had a soft spot for Kate Winslet for the same reason. Having struggled with and beaten anorexia - 68 pounds at 21 years old - I have no patience for Hollywood and the “beauty establishment’s” idea of what is beautiful and lovely. It’s insulting to women (and men), not to mention hurtful emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Good for Miss Hudson, at least in this aspect. She’s a really gorgeous woman, with actual talent to boot! Eating healthfully and getting exercise is good for body and mind, but starving oneself into oblivion…that’s another matter entirely, and very sad.
August 21st, 2007 at 7:47 am
If only they would take the mindset of healthy not stick to the fashion runways! I feel so sorry for those girls. Alot of them are almot 6 ft tall and they usually weigh about 100 pounds. Their job is to kill themselves! No wonder they always look sick.