Celebs that lie about their size

DavPul

Who cares what they say their size is? Does it really matter?

This isn't very supportive. Are we not all here for the same thing?

To the OP, celebrities are much much smaller than you think. Male actors are 5'7" and females are a shade above anorexic. They are shockingly tiny when you meet them in real life. So while Kim K may look big standing next to some B Lister, if you saw her in person you would tower over her.

So stop hatin

LauraEvette

slow night.......

Crochetluvr

Size 2....size 4. It doesn't really mean anything anymore. When I weighed 120 pounds, I was a size 10.....that was back in the mid 70's. That's how sizes have changed. KK would probably have been a size 10 back then, too.

ambrosij

Being a man, I cant claim to know a ton about woman sizing. But, I do know that of the celebs I have met it is always stunning how smaller they look in person then what they appear to look like on TV. One celeb once told me...you have to remember, you are watching a little box and depending on the camera angle and distance you can look like a giant or a tiny person. With that said, I once dated a girl who had a tiny little waist, in shape, and by all accounts thin...she was pretty tall though, almost 5'11". She also was probably larger than average on top. If I remember correctly she would have to buy size 10 clothes, I think she could fit in smaller tops than size 10, but most pants smaller than that were too short on her...I think I can remember it being a pain in the but for her to find clothes. With that said, it seems to me that Woman sizing is greatly affected by height, hip and bust size...which means you can not draw any conclusion between what a person may look like on TV, or their fitness level by their clothes sizing.

BinaryPulsar

Great comments everyone! I don't even need to add anything because so much great stuff has been said already!! Yes, she is short at 5'2", and she is tiny, she has a small waist that makes her curvy, there is vanity sizing (in all sizes for all of us), and who cares what anyone else weighs or wears (and I'm finding clothing sizing is extremely variable per person and does not mean anything). I understand about feeling upset about dishonesty, but this does not fall into the category of dishonesty that is meaningful (and I don't even think she is being dishonest). :drinker:

MyChocolateDiet

Does anyone else just guffaw when they hear people like Kim Kardashan say they're a size 2 or Kirstie Alley say she's a size 4? I mean you're curvy, just own it! Is it really that shameful to be a size 8 or 10? I don't know, just a personal pet peeve. It's so ridiculous too. I mean you just look at them and you're like "uh, your right *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2".

You sound very bitter and judgmental. Who GAF what others say their size is? Maybe if you worried about yourself as much as you do about celebrities you wouldn't have such a nasty attitude.

"nasty attitude" that's not really what you wanted to say is it?

AlongCame_Molly

Because sizes are completely uniform at every store you go to and are a totally accurate representation that completely defines women! Obviously. What size you are means everything I've never been a 0 at one store and a 5 at another. That's like unheard of!

i've been a 14 at one store and a 10 at another. anyone else?

YUP! I'm a 0 at one store, and a 5 at another.

angelams1019

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

While I don't think you're body shaming (whoever said that is just trolling), I don't think your argument is valid. It doesn't matter if its a celebrity, your mom, your cat, or someone you met on MFP. That still wouldn't make it acceptable. (again...I don't think the OP was shaming at all)

Actually, no..I wasn't trolling..but thanks for the assumption. Also, I'm wondering how that would be considered trolling...

Quoted from the OP :

I mean you just look at them and you're like "uh, your right *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2".

Right. Tell me again how that's not body shaming?

If someone on MFP put up a picture with a body build and height that resembled closely to Kim Karsdashian and said they were a size 2...would it be okay for her to say, "Look, your *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2. It's okay to own up to being a 4 or 8"....you are telling me that's not body shaming?

Its trolling because you're just trying to get a rise out of the OP, as you do on every other thread you comment on. While I don't agree with ANYTHING the OP has posted thus far, I didn't interpret her post as shaming. I don't think that the purpose of her post was to body shame. Do I think its an ignorant post? Absolutely. :drinker:

gabesgourmet

Holy Schmoly peoples...THIS post got ya'll that upset?!? hahaha it's her opinion, is she valid in it...maybe not, but she's entitled to it...

sydneyaw

Theres a lot of hate in a few of these posts. Come on guys.... this is MFP not Facebook.

Aviva92

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

Yup...I'm planning on becoming a celebrity so I can be judged by millions of people I don't know and don't know me..because that's the only reason I want to get famous. EVERYONE knows the second I become a celebrity I stop being a person.

meh, these celebrites can wipe their tears from being judged in their millions. they are fair game.

not all of them have millions. you realize that right?

we are talking about kim k here. she does pretty damn well.

bridgelene

I don't like the Kardashians, so I have no clue. And Kirstie, yeah.....she swings so much, sidewise who knows.

But I used to know a girl who was short, but incredibly curvy. I would've guessed (I didn't CARE either which way, it was just a guess) a 6 or so due to her curves (beautiful figure!), but I ended up knowing that she actually wore an XS and those tended to be kinda big on her. I was surprised, but it was just reinforcement of a lesson that you can't always tell by walking past someone

MyChocolateDiet

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

ummm actually. I live near all these "pseudo" people you guys think are only half-human. they are real people let me tell you. I meet lot's of them before they become famous and run into lots of them when they already are. they have all the same insecurities we all do and struggles possibly more. as a result of living here sometimes i get a taste of their medicine when i get stared at while dining even though i'm "nobody". some people may be thinking i'm someone who has seen better days or something but I don't know who. i can't tell you how uncomfortable it is to try to eat a normal meal or go in and out of a normal store when someone has decided you must be "somebody". imagine how it is when they really are someone famous? don't hate they don't have a more envious life than you, i can assure you.

oooooooooooooooooh, you live near them. that MUST make you an expert. :rollseyes:

i live in manhattan. there might be some celebrities near me. idk, i don't pay attention to them at all. i don't give a ****.

well it makes me someone with first hand information. eye witness accounts if you will. funny, now you seem jealous just because i live near them and see some of them sometimes on errands? it's not like they're my friends, i just see them like the sparklett's guy or fedex guy and some of those guys actually get me more excited lol. love those brown shorts. and you can't help notice someone you just saw all giant on a big screen or on tv for weeks on end seriously why is this upsetting you. you live in manhattan it's just not a big deal right? why is this bothering you?

1ConcreteGirl

I don't know anyone that wears a size 2. Do people really fit into clothes that small??? The smallest size I can ever remember wearing is a 5 and I was in middle school, not fat at all!

I wore a size 2 in college, and a size 4 until about two years ago. I started losing weight to fit into my wardrobe, which is all size 2 and 4.

AlongCame_Molly

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

Yup...I'm planning on becoming a celebrity so I can be judged by millions of people I don't know and don't know me..because that's the only reason I want to get famous. EVERYONE knows the second I become a celebrity I stop being a person.

meh, these celebrites can wipe their tears from being judged in their millions. they are fair game.

not all of them have millions. you realize that right?

Right, and obviously having millions makes it ok to treat them worse than "poor" people? Like it excuses you from having common decency? Gimme a break.

pudadough

They all dress in high end clothing. High end clothing is notorious for vanity sizing. I don't believe for a second that Kardashian is a "real world" size 2. Curvy or not.

firstsip

Bahahaha this is so ridicuous, I'm pretty sure the OP was stating her observation (whether or not I agree with it) so everyone can calm down! You're all acting like you're waiting for these celebs to come thank you for sticking up for them in an online forum...let's all get back to fitness, yay

It's really a small sign of a larger problem, though, which is why people are taking the time to answer this. It is not necessarily healthy to compare oneself to any other body but one's own; weight loss, body type, size, whatever. Feeling angry, bitter, or resentful about this disconnect between one's body and expectations of one's body based on other people is similarly unhealthy (for example, if that bitterness translates into, "I think YOUR body isn't accurate to my standards or expectations"). This sort of topic has been posted before, just substitute Kim Kardashian with "my friend" or "my sister-in-law."

Aviva92

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

ummm actually. I live near all these "pseudo" people you guys think are only half-human. they are real people let me tell you. I meet lot's of them before they become famous and run into lots of them when they already are. they have all the same insecurities we all do and struggles possibly more. as a result of living here sometimes i get a taste of their medicine when i get stared at while dining even though i'm "nobody". some people may be thinking i'm someone who has seen better days or something but I don't know who. i can't tell you how uncomfortable it is to try to eat a normal meal or go in and out of a normal store when someone has decided you must be "somebody". imagine how it is when they really are someone famous? don't hate they don't have a more envious life than you, i can assure you.

oooooooooooooooooh, you live near them. that MUST make you an expert. :rollseyes:

i live in manhattan. there might be some celebrities near me. idk, i don't pay attention to them at all. i don't give a ****.

well it makes me someone with first hand information. eye witness accounts if you will. funny, now you seem jealous just because i live near them and see some of them sometimes on errands? it's not like they're my friends, i just see them like the sparklett's guy or fedex guy and some of those guys actually get me more excited lol. love those brown shorts.

lol, no. i'm not jealous that you happen to see celebrities. i don't care. as i said, i live in manhattan. i'm sure there are celebrities here, but i just don't care to seek them out. they are just people. celebrities don't impress me. i find it humorous when people run up to celebrities to touch them or talk to them.

angelams1019

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

ummm actually. I live near all these "pseudo" people you guys think are only half-human. they are real people let me tell you. I meet lot's of them before they become famous and run into lots of them when they already are. they have all the same insecurities we all do and struggles possibly more. as a result of living here sometimes i get a taste of their medicine when i get stared at while dining even though i'm "nobody". some people may be thinking i'm someone who has seen better days or something but I don't know who. i can't tell you how uncomfortable it is to try to eat a normal meal or go in and out of a normal store when someone has decided you must be "somebody". imagine how it is when they really are someone famous? don't hate they don't have a more envious life than you, i can assure you.

oooooooooooooooooh, you live near them. that MUST make you an expert. :rollseyes:

i live in manhattan. there might be some celebrities near me. idk, i don't pay attention to them at all. i don't give a ****.

:laugh: I wish people saw me and thought I was a celebrity! lol

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

Her measurements claim to be-

34
26
39

so the "curvy" you are seeing is likely in relation to her tiny waist. My measurements are 34-24-36 and I wear a size 0-1.

Again, just sayin~

It can also vary depending on how high/low you wear your pants. If you wear them all the way up near your belly button you'd need a smaller size then if you wear them around your hips or falling off your *kitten*.

Doctorpurple

They all dress in high end clothing. High end clothing is notorious for vanity sizing. I don't believe for a second that Kardashian is a "real world" size 2. Curvy or not.

Uhmm High end clothing actually runs smaller than average brand clothing. The reason why is rich people tend to be thinner on average so that is why more expensive clothes run smaller.

PikaKnight

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

While I don't think you're body shaming (whoever said that is just trolling), I don't think your argument is valid. It doesn't matter if its a celebrity, your mom, your cat, or someone you met on MFP. That still wouldn't make it acceptable. (again...I don't think the OP was shaming at all)

Actually, no..I wasn't trolling..but thanks for the assumption. Also, I'm wondering how that would be considered trolling...

Quoted from the OP :

I mean you just look at them and you're like "uh, your right *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2".

Right. Tell me again how that's not body shaming?

If someone on MFP put up a picture with a body build and height that resembled closely to Kim Karsdashian and said they were a size 2...would it be okay for her to say, "Look, your *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2. It's okay to own up to being a 4 or 8"....you are telling me that's not body shaming?

Its trolling because you're just trying to get a rise out of the OP, as you do on every other thread you comment on. While I don't agree with ANYTHING the OP has posted thus far, I didn't interpret her post as shaming. I don't think that the purpose of her post was to body shame. Do I think its an ignorant post? Absolutely. :drinker:

First of all - definition of trolling:

The art of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet, using dialogue. Trolling does not mean just making rude remarks: Shouting swear words at someone doesn't count as trolling; it's just flaming, and isn't funny. Spam isn't trolling either; it pisses people off, but it's lame.

The most essential part of trolling is convincing your victim that either a) truly believe in what you are saying, no matter how outrageous, or b) give your victim malicious instructions, under the guise of help.
Trolling requires deceiving; any trolling that doesn't involve deceiving someone isn't trolling at all; it's just stupid. As such, your victim must not know that you are trolling; if he does, you are an unsuccessful troll.


Second - I stated my opinion not to get a rise out of the OP, but because I feel that judging someone else's body like that is just wrong.

And really, I do it for getting a rise? Hmmm..so what about these threads? Was I trying to get a rise out of the OP? I'm glad you follow every post I make and you absolutely know I'm a troll trying to get a rise out of people...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/888026-really-discouraged
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/887749-finnish-young-girl-s-getting-discouraged-needs-help
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/887109-feel-like-i-m-starving
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/886888-feeling-so-tired
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/888026-really-discouraged
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/886672-1-5-million-calories-in-775-days

Aviva92

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

Yup...I'm planning on becoming a celebrity so I can be judged by millions of people I don't know and don't know me..because that's the only reason I want to get famous. EVERYONE knows the second I become a celebrity I stop being a person.

meh, these celebrites can wipe their tears from being judged in their millions. they are fair game.

not all of them have millions. you realize that right?

Right, and obviously having millions makes it ok to treat them worse than "poor" people? Like it excuses you from having common decency? Gimme a break.

when someone makes a living based on their looks, they are open to scrutiny. i don't make a living on my looks.

firstsip

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

While I don't think you're body shaming (whoever said that is just trolling), I don't think your argument is valid. It doesn't matter if its a celebrity, your mom, your cat, or someone you met on MFP. That still wouldn't make it acceptable. (again...I don't think the OP was shaming at all)

Actually, no..I wasn't trolling..but thanks for the assumption. Also, I'm wondering how that would be considered trolling...

Quoted from the OP :

I mean you just look at them and you're like "uh, your right *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2".

Right. Tell me again how that's not body shaming?

If someone on MFP put up a picture with a body build and height that resembled closely to Kim Karsdashian and said they were a size 2...would it be okay for her to say, "Look, your *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2. It's okay to own up to being a 4 or 8"....you are telling me that's not body shaming?

Its trolling because you're just trying to get a rise out of the OP, as you do on every other thread you comment on. While I don't agree with ANYTHING the OP has posted thus far, I didn't interpret her post as shaming. I don't think that the purpose of her post was to body shame. Do I think its an ignorant post? Absolutely. :drinker:

Are you serious? Joylia? She's usually the positive voice of reason on every post she's in.

rainbowbow

Who says? And what makes you the judge? :huh:

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

Yup...I'm planning on becoming a celebrity so I can be judged by millions of people I don't know and don't know me..because that's the only reason I want to get famous. EVERYONE knows the second I become a celebrity I stop being a person.

meh, these celebrites can wipe their tears from being judged in their millions. they are fair game.

not all of them have millions. you realize that right?

Right, and obviously having millions makes it ok to treat them worse than "poor" people? Like it excuses you from having common decency? Gimme a break.

when someone makes a living based on their looks, they are open to scrutiny. i don't make a living on my looks.

shutupandlift13

Can this thread FOAD?

I agree though, seriously, who cares what size they are? And the media gives a very skewed view of what celebrities actually look like, it works both ways though I think.

While I don't think body shaming is right in any form, most of the people jumping down the OP's throat can't sit here and claim they've never mocked a celebrity for their size or appearance. Or mocking others on MFP too.

Aviva92

when someone makes a living based on their looks, they are open to scrutiny. i don't make a living on my looks.

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Who says? And what makes you the judge? :huh:

I say. I think I just said it.

AllTehBeers

JUST BECAUSE THIS THREAD NEEDS MORE DAMN GIFS!

sunsnstatheart

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

While I don't think you're body shaming (whoever said that is just trolling), I don't think your argument is valid. It doesn't matter if its a celebrity, your mom, your cat, or someone you met on MFP. That still wouldn't make it acceptable. (again...I don't think the OP was shaming at all)

Actually, no..I wasn't trolling..but thanks for the assumption. Also, I'm wondering how that would be considered trolling...

Quoted from the OP :

I mean you just look at them and you're like "uh, your right *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2".

Right. Tell me again how that's not body shaming?

If someone on MFP put up a picture with a body build and height that resembled closely to Kim Karsdashian and said they were a size 2...would it be okay for her to say, "Look, your *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2. It's okay to own up to being a 4 or 8"....you are telling me that's not body shaming?

Its trolling because you're just trying to get a rise out of the OP, as you do on every other thread you comment on. While I don't agree with ANYTHING the OP has posted thus far, I didn't interpret her post as shaming. I don't think that the purpose of her post was to body shame. Do I think its an ignorant post? Absolutely. :drinker:

Are you serious? Joylia? She's usually the positive voice of reason on every post she's in.

^^ Agreed. Joylia is usually the positive, and supportive one in the crowd. You're going after the wrong person. She doesn't deserve it.

PikaKnight

I'm not body shaming and she's a celebrity. A public figure. Someone who puts herself out there to be scrutinized. I'm not talking about a co-worker or friend here. Jeez. Y'all need to lighten up.

While I don't think you're body shaming (whoever said that is just trolling), I don't think your argument is valid. It doesn't matter if its a celebrity, your mom, your cat, or someone you met on MFP. That still wouldn't make it acceptable. (again...I don't think the OP was shaming at all)

Actually, no..I wasn't trolling..but thanks for the assumption. Also, I'm wondering how that would be considered trolling...

Quoted from the OP :

I mean you just look at them and you're like "uh, your right *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2".

Right. Tell me again how that's not body shaming?

If someone on MFP put up a picture with a body build and height that resembled closely to Kim Karsdashian and said they were a size 2...would it be okay for her to say, "Look, your *kitten* cheek wouldn't fit in a size 2. It's okay to own up to being a 4 or 8"....you are telling me that's not body shaming?

Its trolling because you're just trying to get a rise out of the OP, as you do on every other thread you comment on. While I don't agree with ANYTHING the OP has posted thus far, I didn't interpret her post as shaming. I don't think that the purpose of her post was to body shame. Do I think its an ignorant post? Absolutely. :drinker:

Are you serious? Joylia? She's usually the positive voice of reason on every post she's in.

Awww thank you Firstsip and Suns :flowerforyou:

And honestly, the reason this bugs me so much is that I am sure that a lot of people here (including myself) have had someone tease or be overly critical about some part of their body...and it amazes me how quick so many are willing to get all judgmental about others...regardless of social status. Is this the thing we fight to get over for ourselves as well as our children? To stop with the negative body images and such?

How is going, "Oh, pfft. She certainly ain't no size 2" really teaching our kids and our selves? That it's okay to hate on someone's body image because they are famous? That a size 2 or 4 or 0 has to "look" a certain way in person as well as on television/photographs in order to be a "correct" size?

Edited to correct typos