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Victoria Beckham’s diminishing frame reportedly drew gasps when she arrived in America to begin her stint as a guest judge on the reality TV contest American Idol.

Monica Grenfell, Posh Spice’s nutritionist, has reportedly revealed that on a recent 11-hour flight, she refused to eat.

“She’s very Audrey Hepburn looking, slim and neat. She’s strict with herself,” Grenfell said. “When she goes on business lunches she’ll choose white fish and she’ll often pick at things rather than have big sit down meals.”

But is Posh taking her diet too far? The 35-year-old’s tiny size has sparked health concerns across America when she greeted fans outside the Idols studios. Is she too thin?

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International chef Jamie Oliver, and American Idol host Ryan Seacrest are teaming up to do a reality show that will make over the eating habits of America’s fattest cities.  As of yet there is no title for the series and ABC has ordered only six episodes.  In the series, Jamie Oliver will travel to the unhealthiest cities in the USA and work with members of the community to educate them on using local resources to improve their diets.

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American Idol Judge and 1980s pop star Paula Abdul is now an official endorser for the eco-friendly fitness products line, G2.  In the photo above she is holding the company’s new self-guiding stretch mat ( G2 Golf Stretch Mat (Women’s Yellow): Eco Friendly, Patented Thick Cushion, Washable Non-slip, Bacteria Resistant – World’s Only Self Guided Stretch Mat ) which is illustrated with stretch positions and key exercises for maintaining an injury-free body.  Paula said,

“Great health and fitness are essential to my happiness.”

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American Idol winner Jordin Sparks oozes the same confidence as other winners such as Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson when it comes to body image.  She did tell Ok! Magazine that she does some hiking and bike riding when at home, and she strives to eat healthily, but when it comes to the pressures of being ultra-thin in Hollywood she isn’t so concerned about it.

“I’m all up for working out and being healthy and eating right, but I don’t have to be a size four and I’ll never be a size four,” the Arizona native says. “If I ever get to that, you have permission to say ‘Jordin, what the heck is wrong with you?’ because I would blow over.”

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Kara DioGuardi, a song writer and latest American Idol judge recently opened up about her past and said that when she was younger she had an eating disorder.  She told Extra,

“I had kind of a binge eating disorder where instead of dealing with my emotions, I would stuff them down with food.  I actually went into a treatment center for it.”

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Carrie Underwood, former American Idol winner and now Grammy Award Winner opens up to Ok Magazine as to how she keeps fit.  Carrie, the vegetarian, talked about her motivations for weight loss.  She said,

“I don’t really have time to eat junk food.  I do so good when I have a goal,” Carrie says. “I’m like ‘I’ve gotta look good because I’ve gotta wear this, that and the other,’ so I’m really good but I’m so off-the-wagon right now.”

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The loveable Kimberly Caldwel, former American Idol contestant and also ex-girlfriend of American Idol winner David Cook, has dropped 20 pounds. When she was a contestant on the show she was definitely on the chubby side and confessed her love of fast food.  But these days, all of that has changed. During Kimberly’s interview with Life and Style Magazine, she opened up as to why she decided to lose the weight.

“I’ve always been confident and secure…Now it’s a different kind of secure.  Okay, I’m a home owner, I take care of my little sister who lives with me, I have five jobs, and I’m sitting around being lazy on my time off. Why?”

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Kelly Clarkson’s fourth album All I Ever Wanted has just been released so we’ve seen a lot of her in the media promoting her album, being in the spotlight and essentially doing what rock stars do.  She did however open up to Ok! Magazine on how the media can often twist reality when it comes to weight.  When asked how she stays in shape and always looks fresh, she replied,

“I am just being me,” she laughs, “I run when I feel like I need to run and de-stress.”

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During season 5 of American Idol, the Grammy-nominated Christian singer, Mandisa, was the brunt of all of Simon Cowell’s jokes.  Unfortunately, Mandisa was used to this because she grew up as a fat child.  She told People Magazine that she was sexually molested as a child and when she was 16 years old she was raped.

“A lot of girls turn to men to fill that void and some turn to drugs,” Mandisa, 32, tells People. “I turned to food as my drug of choice.”

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Kimberley Locke, of American Idol and Celebrity Fit Club fame, is reportedly going to be the new pitch woman for Jenny Craig, joining fellow celebs Kristie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli. She has apparently already lost 30 lbs on the diet plan and plans on losing another 10 before formally announcing her gig with Jenny Craig.

Seems that Jenny Craig is taking a different marketing approach with Kimberley than with its other celebrity endorsers. Their marketing strategy in the past has been to hire the celeb first and have them lose the weight on the diet. Why the change? Perhaps it’s an insurance policy for Jenny Craig? If she loses the weight great. If she doesn’t, Jenny can opt out and the story gets buried.