4:27 pm - 11/23/2012
“I eat like a caveman, I’ll be the only actress who doesn’t have anorexia rumors," Jennifer Lawrence told Elle. “In Hollywood, I’m obese. I’m considered a fat actress, I’m Val Kilmer in that one picture on the beach.”
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Despite being told to slim down as a young model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley didn't oblige and as a result, ended up naturally losing the weight as she matured. She told Britain's ELLE magazine, "I can't remember a time where I really battled with my body, but I can remember being asked to lose weight and battling with the advice. It hurt me."
Adele
"I've never wanted to look like the models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that," Adele told People magazine.
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson has often been told she needs to lose weight, but the actress attributes her weight to her "big boobs." “I would get told by my manager, ‘Rosario, you went into your audition with sweats today. If you want to wear a sweater, just make sure it’s tight.’ Because the casting directors would call her and say, ‘She’s great but the casting director needs to know if she’s slim.’ I’m like, ‘Dude, have you seen the photos I’ve done? You know what I look like.’”
Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler has said: “I’ve been told that if I lose weight I’d have more work, but I refuse to submit myself to Hollywood standards. To the rest of the world I am slim and I like the way I am.”
Christina Aguilera
"Actually, the challenge I've always had is being too thin, so I love that now I have a booty, and obviously I love showing my cleavage," Christina Aguilera told Lucky magazine.
Mo'Nique
"Let's be healthy big people. Everybody can't be a size 0 or 45, but let's be healthy."
Cheryl Burke
"There's a lot of pressure living this Hollywood life. People expect to see you at a certain weight and when you gain a few pounds then all of a sudden it's the talk of the week, I want kids or women out there to realize you don't have to be anorexic to be beautiful."
Tyra Banks
"To all of you who have something nasty to say to me or to women built like me," Tyra Banks said on her talk show, "I have one thing to say to you: Kiss my fat a**!"
Jessica Simpson
"I'm comfortable with me. I love my curves. I'm not ever going to be a size 0 and weigh 90 pounds," Jessica Simpson once said.
Christina Hendricks
"It's so bizarre that people are constantly asking if my breasts are real or fake,' the curvaceous model-turned-actress told the Daily Mail. "They're so obviously real that anyone who's ever seen or touched a breast would know." And while women across the world are attempting to replicate Hendricks' bust by going under the knife, she is adamant that she doesn't condone it. "I hope I'm not encouraging that," she continued. "If there's anything to be learned from me, it's that I'm learning to celebrate what I was born with."
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez once fired a manager for ordering her to lose weight: “I was just so infuriated that somebody said you couldn’t have a little extra meat on you – because I was by no means fat! That was so mean and closed-minded. I was like: ‘No, this is who I am and this is the type of woman that I grew up with and it was beautiful and there’s no reason to be anybody but myself.’”
Kelly Clarkson
"My happy weight changes. Sometimes I eat more; sometimes I play more. I'll be different sizes all the time. When people talk about my weight, I'm like, `You seem to have a problem with it; I don't. I'm fine! I've never felt uncomfortable on the red carpet or anything."
Gabourey Sidibe
She may have been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in "Precious," but that doesn't mean Gabourey Sidibe hasn’t been made to feel badly about her image. When Andy Cohen asked Sidibe in a live interview, "What celebrity were you most disappointed by when you finally met them?" Sidibe answered, “I met Joan Cusack, who is my favorite favorite -- I love her -- but, it was before I became [famous] or whatever. I was at some industry party, and she says, 'Are you an actress?' And I said, 'Yeah!' And she says, 'Oh honey, you should really quit the business, it's so image-conscious.'"
Queen Latifah
"I just had to grow to love my body, I'm either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself."
Jordin Sparks
"I'm really comfortable in my own skin, learned that I'm not ever going to be a size 2. I would look so weird as a size 2. Somebody would blow and I would fall right over. It just wouldn't be healthy."
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Here are 16 celebrities who refuse to have their weight dictated to them:
“I eat like a caveman, I’ll be the only actress who doesn’t have anorexia rumors," Jennifer Lawrence told Elle. “In Hollywood, I’m obese. I’m considered a fat actress, I’m Val Kilmer in that one picture on the beach.”
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Despite being told to slim down as a young model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley didn't oblige and as a result, ended up naturally losing the weight as she matured. She told Britain's ELLE magazine, "I can't remember a time where I really battled with my body, but I can remember being asked to lose weight and battling with the advice. It hurt me."
Adele
"I've never wanted to look like the models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that," Adele told People magazine.
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson has often been told she needs to lose weight, but the actress attributes her weight to her "big boobs." “I would get told by my manager, ‘Rosario, you went into your audition with sweats today. If you want to wear a sweater, just make sure it’s tight.’ Because the casting directors would call her and say, ‘She’s great but the casting director needs to know if she’s slim.’ I’m like, ‘Dude, have you seen the photos I’ve done? You know what I look like.’”
Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler has said: “I’ve been told that if I lose weight I’d have more work, but I refuse to submit myself to Hollywood standards. To the rest of the world I am slim and I like the way I am.”
Christina Aguilera
"Actually, the challenge I've always had is being too thin, so I love that now I have a booty, and obviously I love showing my cleavage," Christina Aguilera told Lucky magazine.
Mo'Nique
"Let's be healthy big people. Everybody can't be a size 0 or 45, but let's be healthy."
Cheryl Burke
"There's a lot of pressure living this Hollywood life. People expect to see you at a certain weight and when you gain a few pounds then all of a sudden it's the talk of the week, I want kids or women out there to realize you don't have to be anorexic to be beautiful."
Tyra Banks
"To all of you who have something nasty to say to me or to women built like me," Tyra Banks said on her talk show, "I have one thing to say to you: Kiss my fat a**!"
Jessica Simpson
"I'm comfortable with me. I love my curves. I'm not ever going to be a size 0 and weigh 90 pounds," Jessica Simpson once said.
Christina Hendricks
"It's so bizarre that people are constantly asking if my breasts are real or fake,' the curvaceous model-turned-actress told the Daily Mail. "They're so obviously real that anyone who's ever seen or touched a breast would know." And while women across the world are attempting to replicate Hendricks' bust by going under the knife, she is adamant that she doesn't condone it. "I hope I'm not encouraging that," she continued. "If there's anything to be learned from me, it's that I'm learning to celebrate what I was born with."
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez once fired a manager for ordering her to lose weight: “I was just so infuriated that somebody said you couldn’t have a little extra meat on you – because I was by no means fat! That was so mean and closed-minded. I was like: ‘No, this is who I am and this is the type of woman that I grew up with and it was beautiful and there’s no reason to be anybody but myself.’”
Kelly Clarkson
"My happy weight changes. Sometimes I eat more; sometimes I play more. I'll be different sizes all the time. When people talk about my weight, I'm like, `You seem to have a problem with it; I don't. I'm fine! I've never felt uncomfortable on the red carpet or anything."
Gabourey Sidibe
She may have been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in "Precious," but that doesn't mean Gabourey Sidibe hasn’t been made to feel badly about her image. When Andy Cohen asked Sidibe in a live interview, "What celebrity were you most disappointed by when you finally met them?" Sidibe answered, “I met Joan Cusack, who is my favorite favorite -- I love her -- but, it was before I became [famous] or whatever. I was at some industry party, and she says, 'Are you an actress?' And I said, 'Yeah!' And she says, 'Oh honey, you should really quit the business, it's so image-conscious.'"
Queen Latifah
"I just had to grow to love my body, I'm either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself."
Jordin Sparks
"I'm really comfortable in my own skin, learned that I'm not ever going to be a size 2. I would look so weird as a size 2. Somebody would blow and I would fall right over. It just wouldn't be healthy."
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*moonwalks out of the post*
The fuck...
"“I met Joan Cusack, who is my favorite favorite -- I love her -- but, it was before I became [famous] or whatever. I was at some industry party, and she says, 'Are you an actress?' And I said, 'Yeah!' And she says, 'Oh honey, you should really quit the business, it's so image-conscious.'"
Well Joan made it with that face so...
Joan Cusack shops at my store sometimes and she always looks like a DISASTER. She's very quiet and doesn't talk to the employees, either.
Anyway, that's disappointing to hear.
Other than her, though, a lot of these women have spoken about embracing their body type. And that's cool.
She has spoken plenty of times about embracing her body, and has said that she struggled when she was thinner because she would have to starve herself to satisfy all the industry people.
but whatever, believe what you think is convenient for you, not what she has actually said.
I think I probably think this about her because of the way she styles herself (or is styled.) Her clothes make her seem like she's in denial about her size because they're usually so unflattering and don't fit right.
body shame goes both ways
I grew up, and now would love to lose weight lol. But I can see where she is coming from. It's good for her that she accepts herself, no matter what size she is. I think she's a very confident woman.
Edited at 2012-11-25 07:49 pm (UTC)
and then the following year she went around showing off her new thinner figure.
who was that???
but lbr it's almost every plus size/fuller figured actress that's ever lost weight
iconic
stfu about loving yourself the way you are when you have a goddamn nose job
Settling in here with my bowl of Ramen tbh.
hey gurl
w o w joan
lol my goodness, this post is a presh piece of wank heaven