Current Category: Body Issues 

 

Should Allure have put Zoe Saldana’s weight on their cover?
Should Allure have put Zoe Saldana’s weight on their cover?

Zoe Saldana’s Allure feature has sparked a great deal of controversy because they proclaim exactly how much the 5’7″ actress weighs right on the cover. The magazine, which features Zoe completely in the buff inside, says she weighs 115 pounds. While it’s not an unhealthy weight for her size, it’s definitely on the low end of the spectrum, and some believe it glorifies the cult of thinness. Should the magazine have printed her weight on the cover?


Winona Ryder was told she wasn’t pretty enough to be an actress
Winona Ryder was told she wasn’t pretty enough to be an actress

Winona Ryder not pretty enough to be an actress? Blasphemy! But that’s exactly what the now 41-year-old actress was told during an early acting audition. She tells Interview magazine “I was mid-sentence when the casting director said, ‘Listen, kid. You should not be an actress. You are not pretty enough. You should go back to wherever you came from and you should go to school. You don’t have it.”


Eating disorder clinic reports modeling scouts poach ultra-thin patients
Eating disorder clinic reports modeling scouts poach ultra-thin patients

Doctors at Sweden’s largest eating disorder clinic revealed appalling trend: On multiple occasions, extremely underweight patients were approached by modeling scouts who were positioned just outside the Stockholm facility.


Audrey Hepburn didn’t think she was pretty
Audrey Hepburn didn’t think she was pretty

Audrey Hepburn in an irrefutable beauty icon, but her son reveals that she was very critical of her looks.


Barbie finally goes without makeup!
Barbie finally goes without makeup!

Barbie finally took off all that makeup and false eyelashes! An image circulating the web attributed to Eddi Aguirre has given a glimpse at the famous doll without all the glamour. While Barbie is often criticized for having unrealistic body proportions, it’s nice to have a different perspective on Barbie’s ever perfect face. Not only [...]


Kendall Jenner responds to “too thin” criticism
Kendall Jenner responds to “too thin” criticism

Kendall Jenner may be just 17-years-old, but this girl already has it all. She’s on a hit TV show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she has an amazing family, and her modeling career is booming. Despite all of that, Kendall still has one major issue in her life — she’s being bullied for her weight. Keep reading to find out what Kendall had to say about it in a recent interview, and find out which of her and Kylie’s older sisters they consider to be a “second mom.”


VIDEO Beyonce admits she’s “not naturally thin”
VIDEO Beyonce admits she’s “not naturally thin”

It’s easy to forget that Beyonce isn’t a supernatural being. The girl truly seems like she can do it all: kill it at the Super Bowl, casually chat with the president and lose all her baby weight in three months. But, in a recent interview with Shape, Queen Bey admits she works hard to keep her figure.


Kim Kardashian on pregnancy weight gain criticism
Kim Kardashian on pregnancy weight gain criticism

Pregnant celebrities are often criticized for their weight gain, (or in some cases, lack of weight gain,) but it’s compounded when they’re someone like Kim Kardashian, who basically made a brand out of every waking minute of her life.


Christina Aguilera new makeover!
Christina Aguilera new makeover!

Christina Aguilera has made it no secret that her weight fluctuatesWhen we first met the pop star, she was teeny tiny and flaunting it. From the barely there mini-skirts to the low cut jeans with the sides cut out, she was always showing off her trim figure. After her son Max was born, Christina got much curvier and told press she loved her new figure. Now her look has changed again. During a recent event for The Voice, Christina debuted yet another look and this time, she’s shed some serious pounds.


VIDEO Miss America responds to critics of her bikini body
VIDEO Miss America responds to critics of her bikini body

Mallory Hytes Hagan, the reigning Miss America, was recently criticized for photos snapped of her on a Hawaiian trip looking different from when she won the pageant in January.

See what she looks like now and how she responded to critics…


 

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