Anne Hathaway Reveals ‘Shame’ Over ‘Stress’ to Be Thin
Fred Duval/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Anne Hathaway grins on the latest issue of Glamour, beaming in a pair of hot pants and a tank top. But in an interview with the magazine, the Les Miserables star reveals that her obsession with being thin is a source o…
Jennifer Lawrence ‘Considered a Fat Actress’
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — She’s Hollywood’s new ‘It’ girl who, at age 21, nabbed the coveted lead heroine role in this year’s blockbuster Hunger Games, but Jennifer Lawrence says that doesn’t mean she fits into the typical Hollywood mol…
Model’s Journey to Plus-Size and Back
JP Yim/WireImage(NEW YORK) — After three years of hearing she was too fat, runway model Karolin Wolter rebranded herself as plus-size only to be told she was too skinny.“Working in an industry that constantly judges you, your look and your body …
Fighting the ‘Mom-Shell’ Image: New Moms Struggle to Embrace Post-Baby Body
Beyonce performing in Atlantic City, a little less than 4 months after giving birth. Kevin Mazur/WireImage(NEW YORK) — There is a new breed of mother on the playground.Just weeks after giving birth, women dubbed “mom-shells,” a hybrid of mommies and …
Plus-Size Model Robyn Lawley Scores Ralph Lauren Contract
Fred Lee/ABC via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Plus-size model Robyn Lawley proves that you don’t have to be stick thin to rock a bikini on the beach.The size-12 beauty, who recently scored a contract as Ralph Lauren’s first plus-size model, hi…
Karl Lagerfeld Says Models Are ‘Not That Skinny’
Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage(LONDON) — Karl Lagerfeld, the Chanel honcho who called Adele “a little too fat” and complained about “fat mummies” ruining fashion, is at it again. In an interview this week with the U.K…
Adele: I’m Not Concerned That I’m a Plus-Sized Singer
Kevin Mazur/WireImage(LONDON) — Adele is comfortable in her own skin, and doesn’t relate to singers who rely on sex appeal to attract fans.The pregnant singer is quoted by Britain’s The Sun as saying, “I just stand there and sing. I&…
Is Shapewear a Risky Trend for Teen Girls?
Rebecca Sapp/WireImage for Kari Feinstein PR(NEW YORK) — What do stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey all have in common?Each is among the celebrities who have admitted to wearing Spanx and Spanx-like products, otherwise known …
Kate Upton Fires Back Against Body Critics
Tony Barson/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — In the midst of a very public battle over her body image, model Kate Upton has fired back against those who have been attacking her weight.A pro-anorexia website called Upton “thick” and “vulgar&rdqu…
‘Skinny’ Blogger Calls Kate Upton Fat ‘Piggie’
Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Kate Upton is known for her lush figure, but a blogger who acknowledges preferring the “skinny aesthetic” has likened the curvy swimsuit model to a cow and a pig.In a June 10 post on the website &…
Teen Crusaders Taking on "Teen Vogue" Over Models
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After teens had success getting Seventeen magazine to stop digitally altering their models, they have now turned their attention to a new target: Teen Vogue. To get that message across, they took their p…
Teen Crusaders Taking on "Teen Vogue" Over Models
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After teens had success getting Seventeen magazine to stop digitally altering their models, they have now turned their attention to a new target: Teen Vogue. To get that message across, they took their p…
Real Moms on the Realities of Losing the Baby Weight
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Earlier this month, a group of moms gave birth to a radical idea. Instead of focusing on the perhaps unrealistic pressures celebrities set to lose the baby weight, they decided to embrace their bodies to try to …
Five Ways to Teach Kids About Healthy Body Image
Hemera/ThinkstockBy DIANE HENDERIKS, Good Morning America Health Contributor(NEW YORK) — We turn on the TV, flip through a magazine or check out an ad on our favorite website…images of skinny female bodies are everywhere. We can hope our kids w…
The Real-Life Ukrainian Barbie Doll
Facebook(NEW YORK) — With a teeny waist, disproportionately large breasts and wide, icy-blue eyes, 21-year-old Valeria Lukyanova says she is the real natural deal. A real-life Barbie, that is.That’s what she claims anyway. Many are crying foul t…
Body Criticism of "Hunger Games" Actress ‘Toxic,’ Psychologists Say
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Psychologists are calling the criticism that Jennifer Lawrence appeared too heavy in The Hunger Games “toxic” and “dangerous” for the film and the book franchise’s many teenage fans.M…