Tag — Celebrity

Mischa Barton is currently being hospitalized at a psychiatric ward and no one seems to know why or how but there is something definitely going on because she even missed walking the red carpet last week for the premiere of her new movie, Homecoming.  It’s no secret that Mischa has struggled with fluctuating weight and now that her current condition is being scrutinized by all the news agency some sources have come forth to imply that Mischa is still struggling with body image issues.

“She has big self-esteem issues. … She hates her legs,” says a source close to Barton. “She isn’t comfortable with her body. It’s been a big source of stress and self-hate.”

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Can you believe it’s been a year since Diet.com released their popular online video, The Photoshop Effect? What’s even more surprising is that nothing’s changed since then. But are we really all that surprised?

The controversial yet educational video, which has since received almost three million views, investigates just how far some digital retouchers go to literally shave 10 years off the faces and bodies of celebrities.

“Every [celebrity] picture that gets put through, like a Meg Ryan or Nicole Kidman, they have people on staff or a freelancer and they pay them very well to retouch every image that is released of them,” says Tim Lynch, photographer/retoucher, in the video. “That’s the reality of it. They don’t want to release anything that isn’t retouched.”

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Raven Symone, the bubbly actress from That’s so Raven and The Cosby Show has been a hefty girl for years.  She’s always been one to embrace her weight instead of going on fad diets and yo-yoing on the scales.  Recently, her co-host Debbie Allen was interviewed by US Weekly to promote her new film Fame.  However, when Allen explained that her younger fans know her because of her work with Symone, she referred to Symone as a ‘heifer.’

“I was wondering how they knew me and then they say, ‘Do you know Raven?’ I’m like, ‘Of course, I know that little heifer! I love that girl.’”

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Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigel or on the July/August issue of Fitness First Magazine promoting their summertime romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth.  The cover story was primarily about Gerard Butler but we did get a bit of insight into Katherine’s views on body image and the influences of Hollywood.  She said,

“I don’t have a lot of discipline.  If I wasn’t in this industry I wouldn’t workout.  But I have hips and a butt and everything that goes along with that, including cellulite, so I do the best I can.When people say, ‘You have a real body’ to me, I’m like, ‘Is that a backhanded compliment?’”

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Denise Richards is one of a handful of celebrities who have signed up to take the NIVEA summer 2009 challenge.  Denise is taking the ‘My Skinny Jeans’ challenge.  Denise said,

“I’m excited to be a part of NIVEA’s first My Silhouette Challenge to help thousands of women feel great and fit into their favorite skinny jeans.”

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Hayden Panettiere one of the stars of Heroes and an activist for various organizations recently spoke with the online magazine, A Girl’s World.  Hayden is only 19 years old but she has become a role model for girls everywhere as she stays out of the tabloids, has a great acting career and continues to inspire others through her charity work.  During the interview she was asked how she handles the Hollywood pressure of having to look ‘perfect’:

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thanked God and my parents for raising me in a place that was so humbling and so outside any of that stuff. I mean I live criticism every day. I’d go walk my dogs and I used to walk them in my PJ’s and now I have to make sure I look half decent or else I’ll get trashed. Or like having cellulite on the back of your legs. ‘I’m sorry, I’m a woman. I don’t know what you want me to tell you’ [we laugh]. ‘I’m sorry. It’s not going to go away. I can’t do anything about it. I apologize if I offended you’.”

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2009 has been a tough year for Jessica Simpson, she has endured bullying by the tabloids because of some unflattering high-waisted jeans that made her look a bit chubby and Eminem made fun of her figure on his latest video. But with Jessica’s ups and downs she has reportedly decided to take matters into her own hands as she has been visiting some TV networks to pitch a reality show about society’s scrutiny over women’s bodies.  One source said that the program would be called, The Price Of Beauty:

“She and a friend set off on a road trip around the world in search of what people find beautiful and why,” the source continues saying that Jessica will even try, “shocking things that women do to make themselves beautiful. Picture Fear Factor.”

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The Victoria’s Secret Angel, Karolina Kurkova is often unjustly criticized for her weight.  Similar to stars like Kelly Clarkson and Jessica Simpson, she’ll gain a pound or two and the media starts wagging their tongues.  Karolina told Ok Magazine how she deals with such pressure.  She said,

“You just have to believe in yourself and know who you are.  It helps to be healthy. At the end of the day, I think that’s very important. And be realistic about your body and your body frame.”

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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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Last week fashion legend and Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, told 60 Minutes that back in 1998 she told Oprah Winfrey to lose 20 pounds in order to be on the cover of the magazine.  She explained,

“It was a very gentle suggestion,” she said, laughing. “I went to Chicago to visit Oprah, and I suggested that it might be an idea that she lose a little bit of weight.  I said simply that you might feel more comfortable. She was a trooper!”

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