Triana Lavey spent $15,000 on plastic surgery for selfies
Talent manager Triana Lavey says she’s spent $15,000 on plastic surgery over the past two years in an attempt to look “Photoshopped” on her Instagram selfies.
Supermodel Chrissy Teigen slams Instagram body critics: You are POS
Chrissy Teigen has a point! After getting called out for “gaining weight” and “looking fat” in a new Instagram picture, Chrissy asked when else “you walk up to someone and tell them they’re fat or gained weight.” See what the drama’s all about, plus how the supermodel responded to similar insults in the past.
Cameron Diaz on women and aging: ‘We feel like failures for not looking 25 at 40’
Cameron Diaz laid bare her feelings to Oprah about the pressures on women to not age. In Hollywood even men are held to certain extremes when it comes to their appearance, but it’s still okay for them to look older, even if it’s an idealized version of older. For women, as Diaz points out, looking like you’re maybe 30 years old is a sin for women.
VIDEO Dr. Drew’s daughter Paulina Pinsky discusses 7-year battle with eating disorders
Dr. Drew’s 21-year-old daughter Paulina Pinsky penned an amazing piece about her own struggles with anorexia and bulimia and her work is now garnering national attention. Read the heartfelt piece in full, see an insightful interview with Paulina that aired today on CNN and read what her father had to say about her opening up.
Teen Mom 2’s Kailyn Lowry responds to critics of breastfeeding photos
Kail Lowry has fired back at critics of candid breastfeeding photos that the Teen Mom 2 cast member shared via Instagram. See one of the pics that ignited the criticism, Kailyn’s reactions via Twitter that included an incriminating retweet of other Teen Mom cast members and let us know if you have a problem with Lowry sharing the pics via a public forum.
Petition to introduce a plus-size Disney princess gains thousands of signatures
Disney made a big statement last week when the television network introduced its first same-sex couple. Now, a teenage girl from Virginia hopes to convince the entertainment giant to take another stand: Make plus-size princesses in Disney movies.
Ke$ha’s mom details intense pressure singer faced to lose weight
Ke$ha’s mom, Pebe Sebert, has opened up about the intense pressure she claims her daughter faced from producer Dr. Luke and the singer’s former manager to lose weight. Read the harsh accusations she levied, details she provided about her daughter’s struggles as well as her flat denial of recent reports that speculated the pop star entered rehab because of an alcohol problem and not an eating disorder.
Sharon Osbourne was just kidding about vaginoplasty
Sharon Osbourne revealed to Howard Stern that she lied about having underwent vaginal rejuvenation surgery. Read her confession and find out about the procedure she didn’t have.
PHOTO Is this what the perfect woman looks like?
According to a new study, this sultry lady is the “perfect woman” in the eyes of men. The researchers also created a rendering of the perfect woman in the eyes of other women. See how the images compare…
Who is the girl from the Photoshop “Body Evolution” video?
A few days ago a 2011 video depicted a beautiful model being transformed by lighting, makeup, hair and most distinctly, Photoshop, went viral. Who’s the girl behind the video, and what does she think of the project?
Lady Gaga explains why she wears such crazy costumes
Lady Gaga’s costumes have been entertaining over the years, a lot of time they’re fun, sometimes their stunning, other times they could seem pretentious or just plain odd, but she’s always doing something unexpected. Find out the driving force behind these crazy costume choices.
Boy Meets World’s Danielle Fishel slams Internet bullies who criticized her wedding weight
Boy Meets World’s Danielle Fishel was one stunning bride when she married her college sweetheart Tim Belusko. Yet, Internet bullies still found reasons to criticize the star… See how she fought back.
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Fit mom defends “What’s your excuse?” Facebook photo post
California mother-of-three, Maria Kang, has received a mountain of criticism after a photo she posted on Facebook went viral that shows her very fit physique along with her three young children and the tag “What’s your excuse?” Get her #SorryNotSorry response to a cavalcade of critics accusing her of fat shaming as well as her reply to supporters.
Verily Magazine encourages ‘unique features’ of women, bans Photoshop
Deemed “a classier Cosmo,” Verily Magazine looks at real life and relationships issues — without the help of Photoshop. Sure, the models are still gorgeous, but it’s an undeniable step in the right direction!
Jennifer Lawrence sounds off on being called fat earlier in her career
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence appears on the November cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK and in the feature piece she lets loose again on the criticisms of her weight that she faced earlier in her career. Read her recollection of one particularly humiliating episode and her reaction that was so quote worthy it inspired us to make a poster. Katniss Everdeen don’t play y’all!
STUDY Formerly overweight teens more prone to eating disorders, less likely to get treatment
New research from the Mayo Clinic found previously overweight teens are more likely to develop eating disorders, but are less likely to get timely treatment for them.
Victoria’s Secret model Doutzen Kroes embraces her woman’s body: “I’m not a sample size at all”
28-year-old Victoria’s Secret and L’Oreal model Doutzen Kroes opens up about how she views her body in a new interview. She says she’s not a size 0, the usual sample size, and lives an extremely healthy lifestyle, and has had a baby, so so she has no problems not fitting into clothing designed to fit a prepubescent girl.
Tootsie made Dustin Hoffman realize he was brainwashed about female beauty
In an emotional and revealing interview, legendary actor Dustin Hoffman reveals how taking on the classic role of Tootsie opened his eyes to the fact that he was brainwashed about the idea of female beauty.
Artist creates Barbie doll with the shape of a real girl (Barbie’s finally got a booty!)
We’re obsessed with the Barbie doll. Every generation of girls (and boys, both directly and indirectly) for the past five decades has grown up with her help, but the truth is she looks insane. She’s not shaped like any woman, even supermodels. (Valeria Lukyanova came close with the help of plastic surgery and other interventions.) Finally someone created a Barbie doll that looks like a real girl!
Busy Philipps shows off huge baby bump!
33-year-old Cougar Town star Busy Phillips showed off her massive baby bump while running errands in L.A. today. From the looks of it, she’s due to give birth any moment to her second child with husband Marc Silverstein. The couple already have a 4-year-old daughter named Birdie.
Salma Hayek says 50lb pregnancy weight gain left her ‘completely disfigured’
Salma Hayek gave birth to daughter Valentina in 2007, but the pregnancy was far from easy. The 46-year-old actress gained more than the average amount of weight and because of it, she was left “completely disfigured.” Well, at least that’s her opinion. In a recent interview with Glam Belleza Latina, Salma reveals how her pregnancy weight gain helped her find a new appreciation for her non-pregnant body.
Melissa McCarthy responds to ‘tractor-sized’ and ‘female hippo’ comments from Identity Thief review
Months after being called a “female hippo” and “tractor-sized” by New York Observer critic Rex Reed in a review of Identity Thief, Melissa McCarthy is finally speaking out. In a new interview with The New York Times, the Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actress wonders not only why Rex was so filled with hate, but also why someone would approve the comments in the first place.
Demi Lovato solicits Mattel to produce Barbies with average bodies, cellulite
Demi Lovato has s simple, but bold, request for her 21st birthday. She wants Mattel to give Barbie an average-woman makeover. Read on to see how the classic doll currently compares to the young star.
STUDY We are actually less attractive than we think
Forget the Dove self-acceptance video! New studies demonstrate we believe ourselves to be more physically attractive than we objectively are.
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?
23-year-old woman gaining 200 pounds to be a higher earning fat fetish model
Tammy Jung, 23, already weighs over 200 pounds, but she’s on a mission to gain 200 more in order to make more money on the BBW (Big Beautiful Women) circuit. She makes about $1500-a-month currently posing for pics online, but the bigger girls pull in bigger money. “I know it’s controversial but it’s no one else’s business — eating makes me happy. I’m making lots of money doing what I love — and I want to make even more.”
Kim Kardashian shows off bare baby bump in a bikini on US Weekly cover
Pregnant Kim Kardashian has been slaughtered over her weight gain since being pregnant, with tabloids often blaring that the 5’3″ reality star has gotten over 200 lbs. In reality, Kim is more of a victim of some of her maternity fashion choices, but she’s definitely not unhealthily overweight. To prove it, she appeared on the cover of US Weekly this week with the headline “You Call This Fat?”
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO only wants “thin and beautiful” customers
Mike Jeffries, the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch, seems all too proud of his company’s discriminatory policies… But it seems that his strategy to only attract “cool kids” is backfiring.
Newlyweds: The First Years’ Kim asks her bridesmaids to lose weight
On Bravo’s Newlyweds: The First Year, Kimberly Gedeon has a strange request for her bridesmaids: Lose weight! Is this a reasonable thing to ask of the ladies you’re already asking to drop everything to help you plan your special day?
Ireland Baldwin wants the world to forgive her dad, stop making mean comments about her appearance
t seems no one in the public can forget the leaked tapes of Alec Baldwin calling his then-11-year-old daughter Ireland a “nasty little pig,” and other hateful things. There’s a good reason for that: it was verbal abuse, and a very difficult thing to hear. But Ireland, who is now 17 and seems to have a wonderful relationship with her dad, wants to stop hearing about it. She took to tumblr to make a plea:
H&M quietly debuts “Beachwear” collection using plus-size model
Retailer H&M is making a bold statement by not making a statement at all. The clothing chain’s women’s wear home page has just been updated to include their latest “Beachwear” line, which if you click on it, includes a variety of beach clothing ranging from swimsuits to sheer knits to denim — all featuring plus-size model Jennie Runk. The remarkable thing about the line is that there is zero fanfare made about the line being “plus-size” or whatever — it’s simply “Beachwear.” How refreshing is that?!?
Amanda Seyfried laments the loss of her teenage D-cup boobs
Amanda Seyfried covers Allure magazine for May, and was excited to pick o ut a Zac Posen dress that accentuated her cleavage.
“It gave some shape up here—they’re assets,” she said of the flowery dress. She once called her breasts “sacks of fat,” in an interview, but she’s stopped thinking of them that way. “Actually, I saw a picture a couple of days ago from when I was 19, and my b00bs were way bigger. They were a D, and now they’re a small C, because I lost weight. There was something so beautiful about the size of them. When I look back, I’m like, Why did I always give myself such a hard time?”
DWTS – Size 4 and muscular Lacey Schwimmer gets Internet fat flack
Dancing With the Stars dancer (who is currently Chaz Bono’s dancing partner on the show) Lacey Schwimmer has an hour-glass body, firm muscles, and wears a size 4, but that still doesn’t stop her from facing flack from a Hollywood and dance culture that expects nothing less of women than to be thin, lanky, and barely even there. A recent unflattering “mom jeans” fashion choice gave her even more trouble from everyone on The Internet.
“Fat” ballerina Jenifer Ringer once had an eating disorder
36-year-old Jenifer Ringer plays the Sugar Plum Fairy in the New York City Ballet production of The Nutcracker, and while she would be considered thin even in Hollywood, she has a bigger body than most ballerinas. New York Times dancing critic Alastair Macaulay took note of that by saying she looked like she’d had “one…