Skinny VS Curvy

In 2009, Jaime King was one of the actresses that had the public worried for her extreme weight loss and super skinny figure (picture on the right). We haven’t seen much of her since then, except at an event where she appeared much healthier in 2010 (see the post here) and today, she has an explanation for her yo-yo-ing – from Daily Mail:

Actress Jaime King, 32, admitted that she developed an obsession with having a 20-inch waist in the early Nineties, when the super-skinny heroin-chic look was in vogue (indeed, she did more then just look the part – for a time she even became addicted to the drug).

‘I grew up in Hollywood, and my whole life I’ve believed that I have to look like a 14-year-old.

‘I’ve had this weird expectation that I should weigh 118lb even though I’m 5ft 8½.’

Even today, though she is addressing her problems with a nutritionist, she admits she ‘eats like a toddler’.She says she exists on ‘little bites of lots of different things, like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, turkey bacon, oatmeal and chocolate-covered pretzels.’

Hilary Duff recently opened up about the time when she lost a lot of weight back in 2005:

“I literally ate nothing but steamed vegetables and broiled or grilled chicken, with nothing else.

“I was touring all the time, traveling everywhere, and I felt so run down. Not giving your body enough of what it needs is really dangerous. I regret it because I don’t think I was happy then.

“At the time, I felt almost proud of being skinny, but one day the mother of a fan came up to me and said, ‘Are you OK? Are they not feeding you?’

“After that, all of a sudden, I stopped being as concerned about everything. It wasn’t a big intervention or anything. I got off tour and changed. I started hanging out with my friends and cooking and had a more normal life.”

… says Hilary.

What do you think about her confession?

See another comparison after the jump!

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Former plus-size, current not-really-plus-size model Crystal Renn (who is now a size 8-10) opened up about her recent (major) weight loss. We’ve got the details from Daily Mail:

She shot to fame as one of the world’s most famous plus-size models. But last night Crystal Renn admitted that she is now no bigger than a U.S. Size 8-10 (UK Size 12-14). The 24-year-old Chanel model, who was previously a UK Size 16, said that she finally felt ready to exercise for the first time since her teens, when she suffered from an eating disorder and became addicted to working out for up to eight hours a day. She revealed that a difficult break-up had contributed to her decision to embrace a more healthy lifestyle, and a combination of hiking and yoga had helped the weight drop off.

She told NY Magazine: ‘In the past, I avoided exercise because it brought back terrible feelings. I wasn’t ready. And I was scared that maybe I was going to be addicted again. That’s a fear that goes through your mind, whenever you’re getting over an addiction or a disease like anorexia, yeah, I absolutely was worried. But then I guess you could say my life changed in a really drastic way. For one, there was a split-up that I went through that was very difficult, and I thought, “You know what? I need to be in a good place. I need to find me again.”’

I went backpacking for three weeks and I came back and I had lost some weight. And basically I’ve been traveling ever since. This is just how my body is now… It’s been strange, actually, because it’s not something I’ve been trying to do,’ she admitted. She added that her current routine was far from rigorous: ‘I think I probably have a good relationship with the exercise that I do do,’ she said. ‘I’m taking care. I’m just in a really good place. I do hiking. I do yoga, but nothing crazy, just in my house. It brings me peace.’

What do you think of Crystal’s explanations?

Alessandra Ambrosio has something interesting to share:

“I’ve been tiny since I was four, and I eat whatever I want,” she told WWD. “All that matters is that I stay healthy.”

“If I’m two pounds heavier, I’m fat. If I’m skinnier, I’m sick. It’s ridiculous,” she said. “And that’s not coming from agents or designers.”

… says Alessandra.

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Left: Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle in 2003 (then aged 18), right after joining the group.

Right: Nadine these days (now 24).

It’s pretty hard to tell it’s the same girl, especially since she her face’s lost its roundness. Nadine’s been getting a lot of press these days – and the main point of focus are her very thin legs. A while back, she had this to share about her long limbs:

‘I’d look at them sometimes and want to throw up. They’re like tooth picks. ‘I don’t have the same hang-ups about them now. But I still don’t think they’re great.’

Attempting to put an end to the ED-related rumors, Nadine’s manager had this to say:

‘She’s probably in the best shape she’s ever been in spiritually, mentally, physically. She’s never been better.’

Hmm… Remember that story that said that Nadine is weighing her food on a scale (and sending half of it back) when dining out at restaurants? Click here to read it!

Then see some more recent shots after the jump!

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