Jennifer Love Hewitt was sooooo ticked when those unflattering photos of her in a bikini popped up in the media. And I mean, I can’t blame the girl. The photos made her look less “buns of steel” than “sticky buns with cream-cheese icing.”
But the bigger the stink she made about it, the smaller my sympathy grew. Especially when she went all “this is the last time I will address this subject” on her MySpace blog and then months later, showed up in People still whining about it.
So what did she spend her spring doing? Losing 18 pounds. Good for her.
Oh, and getting Us Weekly’s cover story, with which other bloggers and I have deep-seated difficulties. I’ll let Jezebel take it away:
This is what you said back then: “What I should be doing is celebrating some of the best days of my life and my engagement to the man of my dreams, instead of having to deal with photographers taking invasive pictures from bad angles…. Like all women out there should, I love my body.” You continued, “To all girls with butts, boobs, hips and a waist, put on a bikini—put it on and stay strong.”
How do you think those same girls, with butts, boobs, et. al, are feeling now that you posed for the Us cover boasting your weight loss secrets? Of course, you played the “health” card, saying, “The energy level and the way I feel now is great.” Not only is your hypocrisy deeply lame, I think it’s a bad career move.
*whistles*
She lloks good either way, but too bad she had to cave in to the Hollywood peer pressure.
No matter what she does she’ll still have those cankles. However…Just like Jessica Simpson, JLH can say whatever the hell she wants. And dammit can’t one of them just give Hef a courtesy call please?
There’s nothing wrong with losing a little weight if ya want, but you can’t boast about it if you were bragging about loving your normal body before. It means you were either lying or in denial then, or are two-faced now.
That said, at least she isn’t going anorexic on us. She was pretty and healthy either way, far as I’m concerned.
that cover is soooooooo Photoshopped. I can lose 20 lbs that way too.
Just like Beyonce’s “face whitening”, I would call this PhotoShopping off the weight.
Between her stance and photoshop, sure she lost 18 lbs. Good job JLH, you know how to stand to look skinnier. Hollywood HAS taught you something!
I for one hope she didn’t lose the weight, because that’s stupid after everything she said, which is, well, what this website is for.
Short of a medical condition, there is absolutely no reason for anyone to be fat. Especially if it is basically your job, and you get paid millions to look good. I’m so glad that everybody listened to Oprah in the mid 90’s and decided they liked their bodies just as they were. And now half of America has to walk through a standard door sideways. Put down the fucking Taco Bell and go for a frigging walk.
If everyone in America spent as much time moving their bodies, as they did moving their mouths defending their 94 inch ass we’d be so physically fit as to be invincible. Don’t bother haranguing me about it because you’re not going to change my mind. Instead of taking your fury out on the keyboard walk around the block.
No need to comment. I can’t top Pasta.
But…she wasn’t fat. She was actually a healthy weight. All that “love your body as it is” stuff isn’t aimed at the unhealthy overweight populace, but normal weight people who see Hollywood types and think that’s what they should look like. A healthy weight is not Hollywood thin, don’t get the two confused.
Maybe she wasn’t a healthy weight. For her size carrying around 18 pounds of extra fat adds up quick. I have to say it seems like a lot of people are calling being overweight a healthy weight. And I should know, I too was 20 pounds overweight and for a long time was confusing being happy about my weight with being too lazy to change it. It’s just an excuse.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sticky buns with cream chease icing ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Her head looks too big for her body now. If she could be put on trial for this and I could be the judge, I would sentence her to give all the money she made from photos of her weight loss to help teens with eating disorders.
What was all that “love your body” crap she was spouting a few months ago? Now she seems to be screaming “love me, accept me, please!!!”
Perhaps she WAS fine with her weight and body type, but the bigwigs at her studio WEREN’T. They may have decided the publicity was impacting the show, and told her to lose the weight or they’d lose her.
The trouble with Hollywood, is that you never know what’s really going on behind the scenes.
They certainly did photoshop the hell out of her. She looks like she dropped 50 and half was her sweater puppies losing the weight (which is a damn shame and should be illegal).
Pasta is right on for the most part. There is at least one good reason to carry extra weight. I like my vodka, my couch and not giving a sh*t.
I can’t help it, I like Jennifer Love Hewitt.
It’s REALLY difficult to ignore the media and the hideous things people say. It’s hard not letting that get to you, especially if you’re a young woman.
She might have contradicted herself by discussing her weight, but ultimately, I admire her for the message she conveyed.
A lot of people think that “obese” and “overweight” are synonymous, and I’m glad someone finally said that they are not. As someone with a little bit of extra padding working on losing weight, it’s so overwhelming when people make jokes about women with some extra meat on their bones to make it sound as though they’re whales.
It UPSETS me when people call women like Jennifer Love Hewitt and even Britney Spears “huge” just because they gained a little bit of weight.
Yeah, I agree, Pasta can’t really be topped here.
I don’t think that losing weight means that you didn’t love your body before and am going to give her the benefit of the doubt here. Whether it’s health or beauty, there is nothing wrong with trying to be healthier or look better. Weight loss isn’t always about, “Oh, I hate my body, I’m sooo fat, and I will never be happy if I stay like this.” A person can have a healthy self esteem and still diet. And even though I am no fan of JLH’s, I have to give her a pass on this one. Yeah, her whining about the pictures was annoying because it should never have been news, but unless you are in her place, you can’t really gauge how you would react to that sort of crap. I don’t think she handled it well but neither do I think that losing 18 pounds well after the fact equates to hypocrisy.
shes ridiculous and i remember her saying when those pics were taken “a size 2 is not fat” so she was a size 2 then? ha! dont get me wrong, im not a size 2 but im not going to lie about my size when its obvious im not a size 2. so anyway if she was a 2 then, what is she now?
and as far as the bad career move thing goes.. she doesn’t have much of a career so whatever lol its cheesy to be on the cover of us weekly talking about your weight loss crap. this is the magazine that gave heidi montag 3 covers for crying out loud!
Katie, I guess now she’s a -6?
Chronic, it’s not her losing weight that I take issue with. It’s the whole pseudo-feminist “the media unfairly pressures women to be thin, but my body is healthy, so girls of the world with bottoms and boobs unite because we’re not going to take it anymore!” and then turning around six months later and totally buying into that crap. Does she not see how going on the cover of a tabloid and declaring “I used to be a size 2, but then I lost 18 pounds” is contributing to precisely that type of media pressure?
It’s spitting in the faces of the girls she was telling just last winter were perfectly healthy the way they were.
Ok…Here is the thing Phoenix…you get. I get it. But fatass over in the corner eating that extra twinkie because she “loves her body” (but hates her self esteem) doesn’t get it. We need to quit enabling this crap. I used to think that it was just a foreigner joke, “Fat Americans”. Something both Canadians would say, you know? But now I walk down the street, and yep, we are a bunch of fatass’s.
Also…this is fun. Pick up a spy thiller or action novel from the 70’s or even early 80’s. They describe the “hero” and a rippling 150-160 lb guy! Are you serious? 150 lbs in this day in age is tiny.
Ps- as long as we’re beng sexist, I’d still hit that chunky ass!
Jrod- true, there is some enabling, I just think somebody needed to point out that there’s a difference between not being Hollywood thin and being unhealthy and obese. Especially since a healthy weight is NOT a size 2 or 4 for every woman- but a lot of people honestly think it is. It’s too easy for people to criticize people for being lazy when they’re just natural. We are an overweight country, but we’ve still got a lot of anorexic teenage girls. Not enough folks in the middle, there.
It’s true male “beauty” has changed too. Which is why Superman got a remodel …in the original version he was pretty dang slender, more of an acrobat, and now he’s pretty much the Hulk in tights. It’s all pretty dang weird. Also we used to like our men too look rugged and distinguished, and now it’s baby-faced effeminate types who rule hollywood.
I still dig big rugged men!
Holly Won’t… I understand the point you are making, and can see it, but while she certainly didn’t have a size 2 butt back when those photos were taken and that was plainly a lie on her part, do we know if she gained more before she went on this diet? That’s really something that only she would know. Yeah, I see the hypocrisy in the idea that she let down a lot of normal/heavier/curvier girls by jumping on the bandwagon then gloating about her weight loss, but I’m just not entirely convinced that this is that big a deal.
In the grand scheme of things, it surely isn’t. Only for US Weekly and Deceiver.com does it count as news
Superman was thin? George Reeves played him in the 50’s. He wasn’t skinny in the comics either. If anything the current one is way more slender. Roth is the Hulk in tights? Stupid.
My guess is that Pasta, Rocko, Hurricanes and CM are ignorant fools who have never struggled with excess weight, whose metabolism is not completely shot by dieting ever since their normal sized 5th grade bodies began to develop.
Yeah, I’m technically overweight. I also haven’t used the healthcare system in years, and even then only for annual checkups. Instead, I pay more than my fair share to support the smokers and drinkers and druggies and STD patients who clog up the system.
I give a pass to JLH on this one too; I blame Hollywood for being out of touch with how most of America looks and votes.
And if you want Americans to “get up off their lazy asses,” then you need to be pressuring city planners to design our cities (esp. suburban and flyover areas) with safe areas to walk and bicycle. Except for very expensive major cities like Chicago, SanFran and NYC, one needs a car to get around anywhere else. I would love to walk or take a bicycle to work, but I can’t even walk across the street to the store, or through my apartment complex without being run over by an asshole in an SUV.
Nunya - that is EXACTLY what people are talking about when they say we’re enabling our fat people to stay fat in this country. You’re making excuses - and frankly, they’re not even good ones. Cities aren’t designed for walking or biking? So what?
Ever heard of a stationary bike? Doesn’t need a road. Or just knocking out some push-ups or sit-ups? How about putting down the Big Mac? Don’t even need special equipment for that one. Jumping-jacks? Leg-lifts? Free weights? Swimming? Playing basketball on one of the 300 million courts we have in this country? If you have money and really want to walk that badly, go play a round of golf - you can walk a beautiful course and have fun.
When I got out of the service I put on 25 lbs or so over 4 months. I kept eating like I was sweating out 5 lbs of water weight in the Iraqi desert every day, and I most certainly wasn’t. So I slapped a pull-up bar (homemade) into the doorway of my bathroom, bought a $35 dollar set of free weights, and started doing daily calisthenics again. It’s not that hard if you’re actually motivated to do something about it. The problem is that most Americans want to lose the weight without putting any effort into it! Why else are diet pills and gastric bypasses such hot commodities in this country?
Nunya,
I’m 5-10 225 due to liking beer and vodka too much. I’m 35 pounds over my ideal body weight (determined by me and how I feel) and I’m 65 pounds overweight by bullsh*t guvment standards.
I don’t struggle with my weight. Never have. I just don’t care and am pleased with myself no matter what I weigh.
I do agree with what others said here and take issue with what JLH said. She was not a size 2. The pictures are photoshopped like they were pics of Tehran’s missle capabilities. Sounds like you are having trouble dealing with your own weight issues. Work on it. Lashing out at others won’t help you put that cupcake down.
But I’m willing to overlook JLH’s statements. I’ve always loved her no matter what size she is. She is adorable! She just shouldn’t photoshop her chest down. It’s not fair to us.
I am overweight and let me tell ya, I would kill to be JLH before she lost her 18 pounds (I think she’s bobble-head thin now). This chick was not a Cinnabon away from a heart attack or diabetes. Jerry Springer didn’t have to remove a wall from her house and use a forklift to get her to the set of “Ghost Whisperer.” She had all of the natural bumps and rolls most women, even slim ones, have. The problem is that isn’t acceptable in Hollywood. She was probably wasn’t getting any work outside of her show. But she can’t say that, so she makes up this crud about losing 18 lbs for “health” reasons.
Who wants to bet there was a visit to Dr. Rey involved?
Nunya you don’t know a single thing about me.
holly - a negative size 6 HAHAHAHA!
Run of the mill disclaimer: I love this site. I really do.
However, I am trying to lose weight. A few months ago, I really quit taking care of myself and put on a ton of weight. I’ve recently began taking responsibility for my weight gain and am trying to get rid of it.
It really makes me feel sad, angry, insecure, and embarassed when people make rude remarks. Granted this is the heaviest I have been in my life, there’s no bigger slap in the face than people reminding you how fat you are when you’re REALLY trying to lose the weight.
I admit, I’ve only been overweight at one period in my life when I packed on 20 pounds, which on a person who is 5′2″, really shows. I recognized it, changed a few things, and lost the weight again, no problem. However, my sister has always been heavy, even as a kid, and it’s always been a struggle for her. So, I know how difficult it can be to lose weight because I’ve been there with her. The thing is, people tend to make a lot of excuses, like Nunya a few posts back. If the city planners did this, I would be skinny… seriously… HUH?! As far as I am concerned, looking to model types and actresses and drawing inspiration/motivation/self image only tells me that a person is making an excuse, or not really researching what they need to do in order to lose weight the healthy way.This suggests a serious lack of commitment to lose the weight, as well as self esteem issues that need some work.
That’s what I have a problem with. If you are seriously working toward losing the weight, good for you. Don’t get discouraged because the slower it comes off, the longer it will stay off. It’s when people start with the excuses that I just have to roll my eyes. I don’t really care if someone is fat. I don’t judge people by that sort of thing, and I don’t believe that fat equates to ugly. However, barring medical issues, if a person really wants to lose weight, they will find the time/place for exercise, eat right, and not look for short cuts in the process, which never really work.
This is partly why I don’t feel that this story is that big a deal. If someone is truly let down by JLH’s actions, it might be a sign that there are other issues to deal with. Again, I recognize the hypocrisy involved on JLH’s part, but at the same time, I find it hard to fathom how anyone could have taken her comments seriously from the start.
That’s typical of Hollywood to back pedal.. they all do the exact same thing… Just like Jessica Simpson’s all country now that she’s trying to see a cd to country people. Whatever sellouts have to do to sell. I believe in being healthy but just once would one of them admit it and say ‘yeah, I am kinda fat and unhealthy… I’m going on a lifestyle change and redoing my eating habits I’ll give you some tips from my expensive trainer and chef so I can help you too.’
Her studio was going to lose her if she didn’t lose the weight?
Ummmm, she’s executive producer for her show, she going to fire herself?
and yet another brain dead Hollywood bimbo transforms into another shapeless stick figure. yawn……..what else is new(s)?