Recently there have been a few incidences surrounding the ‘weight’ problem. One story is listed below were an actor has deliberately lost a lot of weight in order to perform his role in a film. He explains just how hard a task it is and was furious at the remarks that one critic made:-
Tue 08 Feb 10:44 AM
Christian Bale has blasted a film critic who called his weight loss in his new film ‘
The Fighter‘ a gimmick. The Welsh actor, who earned an
Oscar nomination for his role as a former boxer turned crack cocaine addict in the sports biopic, embarked on a serious weight loss regime to prepare for the role. He had previously dramatically transformed his body for films such as ‘
The Machinist‘ and ‘
Batman Begins‘, and was furious when a reviewer branded his latest performance another of his “trademark weight loss” parts. Speaking to Australian
Empire magazine Bale raged, “To be honest, I find it laughable that it’s considered to be some f**king gimmick – it’s so patronising. For God’s sake, do people not understand what a pain it is to do? It’s as though it’s some comment about, ‘Oh it’s easy for him, because he’s done it a bunch of times’. “It’s not easy, it’s not fun – it’s horrible. I would never pick to do that, but it’s a part that I like and he’s a welterweight and he’s a crack head. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen a welterweight with any fat on him – or a crack head. So it’s just what you end up having to do. “I’d just like to p**s on that guy’s shoes.”
Ok a little dramatic but it shows the reaction when people lose or gain weight. Another example is ex. Nolan Sisters, Coleen Nolan who recently decided to make a stand against those who make such a big deal about weight:-
Coleen Nolan: “I’m sick of feeling I should disappear from TV because I’m not size 8.”
She’s released several fitness DVDs and been anywhere from a size 10 to a size 20 over the years, but Coleen Nolan says she’s finally happy with her curves. The Loose Women presenter and mum-of-three says she’s given up trying to be a skinny minny and feels happy and sexy to be a size 16. And just to prove it, she’s stripped off for a photo shoot in this week’s Closer magazine. Speaking to the magazine, Nolan hits out at the current pressure on TV stars to be thin. Coleen, who, at 5ft 7in, weighs about 12st, said: “There’s too much pressure on female presenters to look a certain way. Tell me why there are no women over a size 12 on prime-time telly. I’m sick of feeling I should disappear from TV because I’m not a size 8.” Coleen, 45, who champions women’s issues in her role as a panellist on Loose Women, admits she’s kept a low profile for the last six months because her weight gain had really dented her confidence. “If you look at the picture of me at the National TV Awards only last month, you’ll see I’m dressed head to toe in black,” she says. “I know how to dress so I don’t get noticed. But that’s changed now. I’m sick of hiding away. “My husband Ray said recently: ‘So you’ve put on a bit of weight. You still look beautiful and you’ll always be beautiful to me.’ It was as if a cloud had lifted. I’m sick of being ruled by the size of my boobs and bum – I decided I’m going to be bigger and proud – I still feel sexy!” Her acceptance of her fuller figure comes after two decades of Coleen’s weight yo-yoing. She’s been a size 10 at her slimmest and a 20 at her heaviest. She says: “I’ve learned a lot about how to eat and exercise over the years. I know, for example, that counting calories is pretty pointless. It’s the fat content you need to keep an eye on as fat’s much harder to shift.” Coleen admits that she put on around 2st in the last year. “It’s partly because I was writing a book, I also did my back in so couldn’t exercise. I’m an emotional eater – I eat when I’m happy, I eat when I’m sad!” she says. “I remember when I split up with Shane in 1997, people said: ‘At least you’ll lose about 3st because you’re miserable.’ But I just ate more cake! But I’m glad I lost weight when I did. I wouldn’t have enjoyed my wedding if I’d been a size 20 – or Dancing On Ice, for that matter.” In fact, Coleen believes her career would have been rather different if it hadn’t been for the ups and downs of her weight loss. She says: “I’m not daft. I know my phone started to ring and work offers increased the thinner I got. But I think that’s unfair. I was offered my first-ever prime time show presenting Dancing On Ice Friday in 2009, when I was a size 10. “But now I’m really fighting the idea that you have to be a size 8 to be on TV. I recently went to a meeting with a TV exec who suggested I might want to have a gastric band. How outrageous is that?! I’m no better or worse at my job when I’m a size 16 than I am at a 10. ”She says: “If I’m to be a poster girl for normal sized women, then so be it. Surely it’s good for women to see someone they can relate to – the average sized woman in the UK is a size 14-16 after all.” Coleen, who was a size 10 for three years until the weight crept back on last year, admits she found the pressure of staying skinny very tough. She reveals: “I realise now I didn’t feel like me when I was super slim. It was great being able to fit into lovely clothes, but I lost something of myself along the way. I think it was confidence, which is ironic! “I felt there were so many more eyes on me. It was like, ‘She’s lost all that weight, let’s see how long it is before she puts it back on.’ I felt under so much pressure and even though I kept it off for three years, gradually I started to relax about just how much I was eating.”
There have been many instances of issues regarding weight, some with respect to health which is understandable but others to do with the fashion industry which are seemingly ridiculous. Whilst it may be healthy to be slim it is decidedly unhealthy to be too thin! There appears to be an attitude that unless you are thin, slim, size 8 or under, you cannot be a fashion model. Just what are they modelling? Don’t they know that women (and men) come in all shapes and sizes?
Too much emphasis on being slim causes many vulnerable young girls to be over-sensitive about their weight even when there is nothing wrong with their weight. Many adults too become obsessive about their weight, although many adults these days are excessively overweight. It is one thing to be careful about one’s health but another to be obsessive.
Shirley Anne
Many of the women I know do not take pride in themselves at all times. Unless they are going out socializing or to special occasions they don’t seem to bother looking their best. Now I am not advocating that they are dressed-to-kill at all times when in their waking hours or even that they should dress that way at any time but I can’t understand why they don’t bother with their appearance sometimes. For myself I couldn’t leave my bedroom without trying to look my best for what I have planned for the day, whether that be at work or being ready for work should I get the call, or going out for the day somewhere. Even when at home at other times I always try to look my best. At weekends, when I am not usually working, I dress in smart, casual clothes and I wear make-up every day, whether at work or not. I take pride in my appearance because it gives me confidence when I know I am looking as well as I can and presenting to the world. I see women and men too who couldn’t care less what they look like when they are outside or even at home. The majority of people do take care of themselves and the way they dress but having said that many don’t bother dressing to suit the occasion either. I can understand why some establishments insist on a certain dress code because if the decision was left to the individual many just wouldn’t bother making the effort. There’s nothing worse than dining out at a really good restaurant and seeing people lounging about in sloppy clothes and jeans. Well I think so. I will continue to look my best whenever and wherever I go out and whenever I remain at home.
