Skinny VS Curvy

Olivia Wilde: “I put on a few extra pounds”
Octavia Spencer: The Media Promotes Only ‘A Certain Kind of Pretty’
Bikini Treat: Karina Smirnoff
Christina Hendricks Does Cosmo and Brings Today’s Quote

Olivia Wilde: “I put on a few extra pounds”

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:07 PM PST

Olivia Wilde: I put on a few extra pounds | olivia wilde

Olivia Wilde opened up a while ago about gaining weight after her divorce and today she’s back with a quote:

“I put on a few extra pounds. But I’m trying to be healthier now. I got a divorce and self-medicated with food. But I figure that’s better than self-medicating with crack cocaine.”

… says Olivia.

Octavia Spencer: The Media Promotes Only ‘A Certain Kind of Pretty’

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST

Octavia Spencer: The Media Promotes Only A Certain Kind of Pretty | celebrity quotes beauty body image

41 year-old actress Octavia Spencer just posted on Facebook a long message that gathered her thoughts on beauty and body image in the celebrity world, on how the media promotes only ‘a certain kind of pretty’ and on how she feels confident, pretty and healthy at her weight. Let’s see her thoughts:

After being honored by my Guild on Sunday, I was whisked to the Press Room where one of the first questions I was asked (by Ted Casablanca) was 'what I felt about underweight women'. (i'm paraphrasing here) I'm thinking….this is relevant because… Then I started thinking, would these questions ever be asked of my male counterparts? Better yet, underweight actors or actresses? Nah, I don't think so!

Anyway, I answer: "Women would be alot happier if they ate…However, it is society that has told them and continues to tell them that you are less valued if you are of a certain age, or weight…something has to change. " I began that by addressing my own weight issue.."Granted I'm not at the healthiest weight because when you are heavier around the middle…" blah blah blah. YOu get it. The next thing I read, Octavia Spencer is WORRIED ABOUT HER WEIGHT…. OCTAVIA SPENCER FEELS SHE IS LESS VALUED BECAUSE OF HER WEIGHT…

Of course I was miffed that not only was I being misrepresented, but it was sending THE WRONG MESSAGE to kids out there.

So, I decided to tell you IN MY OWN DAMNED WORDS the truth! First of all, Ladies and Gents here's what i am NOT DOING….I am NOT WORRYING ABOUT MY WEIGHT! I AM NOT TRYING TO CONFORM TO an unrealistic model of beauty.

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Bikini Treat: Karina Smirnoff

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:04 AM PST

Bikini Treat: Karina Smirnoff | karina smirnoff

Bikini Treat for the day: Dancing with the Stars’ Karina Smirnoff, who looked athletic in a bikini while having fun in Hawaii.

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Christina Hendricks Does Cosmo and Brings Today’s Quote

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:51 AM PST

Christina Hendricks Does Cosmo and Brings Todays Quote | christina hendricks celebrity quotes

On her pin-up image:
“It's incredibly flattering and surprising, and I didn't think for a second when I started Mad Men that people would talk about me as being sexy or a pin up. My husband has a good laugh about it, of course.”

On being sexy:
“Sexiness is about confidence and individuality. I can't keep my eyes off the women you see in cities like London, New York and Paris – the way they carry themselves and put themselves together are always so unique. Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is.”

… says Christina in Cosmo UK.

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