It’s true that nothing from Hollywood would surprise me anymore. I surely know that after reviewing the “baby food diet” in my last post from my new favourite British series on weight and diet “SuperSize vs SuperSkinny”, anything goes in Hollywood when it comes to staying as slim as possible in front of the camera.
It’s true that it’s easy for me to judge since I don’t have agonize over the fact that most people in North America are watching HDTV now, which is unkind to any signs of aging or “imperfections”, but it’s still mind-blowing to hear how many celebs under-eat and how many women avoid carbs.
Not long ago, Shenae Grimes (19) and Jessica Stroup (22) of “90210″ (the new series) were severely criticized by the media for being too skinny and it seems that both actresses lost as much as 30 pounds from just a few short years ago. I have to say that the cover shot that appear on OK! Magazine showed two very frail and skinny girls. The September cover caused another stir in Hollywood about women and the pressure they feel to be mega-skinny … one male co-star of “Gossip Girl” went on camera and suggested these superskinny “90210″ actresses needed eat a cheeseburger or two.
The reality is that under-eating in Hollywood affects women of ALL ages.
I recently found out that Dana Delany (who I think looks stunning and quite sexy at 52) went on record to say that she doesn’t worry at all about staying thin because she has no intentions on spending part of her life obsessing over her weight.
In recent interviews Dana admitted that just after joining the cast for the fourth season of “Desperate Housewives”, one wardrobe designer took her aside and pleaded with her not to fall into the ‘Desperate Housewives Disease’ trap. It seems that each actress who has joined the ABC Sunday night smash show suddenly dramatically loses weight … even the younger actresses have been known to drop as much as 10 pounds after joining the cast. Dana reportedly said that “there is an unspoken competition weight loss thing”.
Delany might in fact have taken that advice that was given to her in confidence, since she’s actually put on weight since starting the series. I know the camera automatically adds 10 pounds, but from the few times I’ve watched the latest episodes of Desperate Housewives … I can say that Dana Delany looks superb and I’m quite happy she’s keeping a healthy view of her body and weight.
Photo of Edie Britt (played Nicolette Sheridan) washing her car during the fall 2008 season premier from the Desperate Housewives web site.