Interesting post at TMZ of all places, about Queen Latifah’s endorsement of the Jenny Craig diet (which, if you recall I had issues with). You can follow that link to see some before and after shots of Queen Latifah, but this is the entirety of the post:
We’re hearing there’s a new strategy in Jenny [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Jenny Craig’s New Strategy?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/08/25/jenny-craigs-new-strategy/” });
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Jenny Craig’s New Strategy?
August 25th, 2008 — , Advertising, Celebrities, Cold Hard Cash, Gossip, Kirstie Alley, Magazines, Media, Queen Latifah, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Weight Loss Winners Woo!
August 18th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Feminism, Gossip, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kids, Magazines, Mariah Carey, Media from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Us Magazine has a slideshow of the “weight winners of the year“—naturally, the stars who have lost weight this year! And look great! Woo! And they’re all women. OF COURSE. Because who cares if men gain or lose weight? Nobody! Woo!
Stars include J. Love, Ricki Lake, Kim Locke, Vanessa Williams, and multiple women [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Weight Loss Winners Woo!”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/08/18/weight-loss-winners-woo/” });
BFD BlogHer Meetup Report
July 20th, 2008 — , BlogHer08, Feminism, Gossip, Meta, NSFW, Sex & Romance from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
So, that was BlogHer! A very interesting, overwhelming experience. People were so friendly and awesome, I felt I could strike up a conversation with anyone at any time—and I did a lot of that. There were also lots of mommybloggers everywhere, so much so that it didn’t feel quite like my scene a lot [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “BFD BlogHer Meetup Report”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/20/bfd-blogher-meetup-report/” });
Related StoresOh Hell No, Jennifer Hudson
July 14th, 2008 — , American Idol, Gossip, Jennifer Hudson, Media, Music, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Premise 1: Jennifer Hudson is hot. I think we can all agree that Jennifer Hudson is a beautiful girl. No matter what you thought of her acting or her role in Sex and the City: The Movie, she did look awesome. And curvy. And normal. Here she is at the premiere. Smoking, right?
Premise [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Oh Hell No, Jennifer Hudson”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/14/oh-hell-no-jennifer-hudson/” });
Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs
June 5th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Gossip, Madonna, Music from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Originally uploaded by mo pie
How did I not know there was a site called Celebrity Body Gossip? Well, there is, and according to them, Madonna hates her “big fat thighs.” Oh, Madonna!
The original story comes from the Daily Mail:
[D]espite a body that belies her 49 years, it [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/05/madonnas-big-fat-thighs/” });
Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs
June 5th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Gossip, Madonna, Music from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Originally uploaded by mo pie
How did I not know there was a site called Celebrity Body Gossip? Well, there is, and according to them, Madonna hates her “big fat thighs.” Oh, Madonna!
The original story comes from the Daily Mail:
[D]espite a body that belies her 49 years, it [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/05/madonnas-big-fat-thighs/” });
Guess What 99.5 Out Of 100 “Beautiful People” Have In Common?
May 11th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Gossip, Magazines, Media, Queen Latifah from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’ve been carrying around People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful issue all week, having bought it because I thought it would be interesting to talk about, but it wasn’t until the weekend that I had time to crack it open and check it out. And oh my god, it was worse than I thought! I [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Guess What 99.5 Out Of 100 “Beautiful People” Have In Common?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/11/guess-what-995-out-of-100-beautiful-people-have-in-common/” });
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“Losing Weight Is Like Beating Cancer”
April 20th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Food, Gossip, Media, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
A socialite who was once chubby has lost some weight. And what perspective she has on the whole issue! So inspiring!
I do have a battle to fight every day I wake up, so sometimes I give off that impression. But guys, I’m at a normal, healthy weight. And If I don’t watch every piece of [...]
The Goldilocks Paradox
April 15th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Goldilocks, Goldilocks Paradox, Gossip, Meta, Queen Latifah, Question, Renee Zelwegger, Star Jones, WLS, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
There’s a conversation going on in the comments about whether some people look better when they’re heavier. The discussion started with Rhonwyn’s comment right here:
[w]hile I’m on the subject of Queen Latifah and losing weight: do any of you think some people just look better when they’re heavier? I hardly recognized Star Jones after her [...]
The World’s Most Beautiful Woman Is Too Fat
March 19th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Gossip, International, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
In 2004, Aishwarya Rai was called the most beautiful woman in the world. And hey, I’ve seen Bride and Prejudice; I don’t disagree. But apparently, she’s… well, Bollywood Fat.
In 2005, one source posted a picture of her showing her belly and said in tones of shock and horror:
Is this is the petite, [...]
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Is Mo’Nique Getting Weight Loss Surgery?
March 11th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Celebrities, Gossip, Mo'Nique, Queen Latifah, Question, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
There is a rumor going around that Mo’Nique, author of Skinny Women Are Evil, is having weight loss surgery. Even though it’s just a rumor, I think the responses to this news are really interesting.
Once again at this point it’s just a rumor, but if proven to be true it will amount to yet [...]
Celebrity Fatwatch: K-Fed
March 4th, 2008 — , Britney Spears, Celebrities, Feminism, Gossip, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
So, apparently Kevin Federline has gained some weight and the gossip blogs are buzzing about it. In a way, it’s refreshing to see people care about the weight of a male celebrity for a change. His publicist had this to say:
“Since when does a picture qualify the New York Post to assume someone is [...]
Celebrity Fatwatch: J. Love, Tyra
December 10th, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Magazines, Media, Tyra Banks from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
So, this whole Jennifer Love Hewitt brouhaha has been going on, and now Janice Dickinson, who is crazy, has decided she’s going to defend J. Love by calling Tyra Banks fat (again)!
When shown J.Love’s bikini pics on The Today Show, the world’s first self-proclaimed supermodel had this to say: “Jennifer Love Hewitt [...]
Gawking
November 12th, 2007 — Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Gossip, Media, Monroe's Corollary, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Gawker posts a video of an allegedly thin, allegedly airheaded television host, who reports on the comparative intellgence levels of women with various waist-to-hip ratios. The comments, of course, are where it gets interesting.
“Stop saying curvy when you mean fat”:
Also, my personal pet peeve is people who use the word “curvy” to mean fat. [...]
That’s Weightertainment
October 30th, 2007 — Britney Spears, Celebrities, Feminism, Gossip, Kirstie Alley, Meta, Oprah, Tyra Banks from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
What do Oprah, Britney Spears, and Kirstie Alley have in common? They’re all part of the phenomenon that one writer calls weightertainment: our obsession with how much people weigh or don’t weigh. She blames Oprah for starting the trend, and posits that the best way for a celebrity to gain attention these days is to [...]
Related StoresNews About Celebrities & “Celebrities”
October 26th, 2007 — Celebrities, Food, Gossip, Magazines, Movies, TV, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Two bits of celebrity news I just had to share. First of all, in a rare instance of fatism against male celebrities, Ryan Gosling reportedly was fired from The Lovely Bones for being too fat. And also annoying. But mostly fat.
A source tells Us Gosling “was fired” because “he just gained too much weight!” [...]
Did You Learn Nothing From Tracy Turnblad?
October 23rd, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, Hairspray, Magazines, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I was on a plane yesterday and I bought a couple of magazines, including the new issue of OK with Ricki Lake on the cover. The headline is “Thin, 39, and Looking for a Man.” The article is called “How Ricki Stays Thin” and you can read it here. (Interestingly, she claimed that her weight [...]
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Keira Knightley Thinks She’s Fat
September 18th, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, International, Keira Knightley from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
She thinks she’s “Hollywood fat,” anyway. Allegedly.
Knightley is quoted as saying: “Weight is a big issue in Hollywood because I’m twice the size - height and everything else - of most of the girls who are going in to see the director for a part.
“When you realise that I am, at my size, one of [...]
Nobody’s Perfect
September 4th, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, Kirstie Alley, Media, Renee Zelwegger from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Here’s one of those pages of pictures of celebrities without makeup, looking frumpy and normal. Drew Barrymore has a mustache, Natalie Portman has a double chin, and Renee Zellwegger looks all squinchy-faced. (Wait, that’s how she always looks. God, she annoys me.) (Oh, she’s also really skinny now.)
Anyway, the moral of the story [...]
Celebrity Weight Loss
August 3rd, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, Health, Jessica Simpson, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
A relevant piece of advice from the Answer Bitch (who gets extra points for her Harry Potter reference). The question is, why do celebrities lose weight so quickly, when it takes “regular people” forever?
[I]t’s pretty easy to lose weight fast when you never have to count a calorie on your own, or craft your [...]
“As Crazy As It Sounds”
August 2nd, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Since I haven’t had time to craft a perfect gem of a blog post quite yet (I’ll tell you why in my next post, which will indeed be a perfect gem) I’m just going to quote from a couple of Hairspray-related e-mails I recieved recently:
From Eliza, comes this story:
Zac Efron & NIkki Blonksy are allegedly [...]