Lily Allen: Body Image Crisis
Even celebrities get down in the dumps about the way they look. It’s rare to hear about the fuller figured famous women admitting they don’t like their bodies but this past weekend the up and coming Brittish singer Lilly Allen caved in to her blog on MySpace.
Allen recently launched a collection of “real women” dresses. At the same time, Kate Moss was promoting her own fashion line. The Brittish tabloids ran photos of the two right next to each other causing Allen to get a little depressed about her fuller figure.
She then went on to post this on her blog on MySpace: “that is all i am , im on my own in america again . I used to pride myself on being strong minded and not being some stupid girl obsessed with the way I look . I felt like it didnt matter if I was a bit chubby cause , im not a model , I'm a singer . Im afraid I am not strong and have fallen victim to the evil machine . I write to you in a sea of tears from my hotel bed in Seattle , I have spent the past hour researching gastric bypass surgery , and laser lipo suction.”
At the time of this post, Lily has received 2236 responses filled with words of encouragement like I see here at Diet.com. “Lily… don’t fall on the skinny Paris Hilton wannabe bandwagon. You are what makes us normal girls actually feel normal.”
The next day, Allen posted again, this time apologizing for her post. “I'm sorry if I worried anyone with the blog I wrote yesterday . I was feeling pretty sorry for myself , I've been reading all your comments and they have made me realise there is more to life than being thin ! So thank you . I think I was just having a hard time last week . After reading cheryl tweedys comments branding me a "chick with a dick". I was feeling pretty low and aswell as that, some of you might know I launched my clothing line for new look last tuesday , and seeing my picture in so many newspapers next to kate moss' , made me feel grotesque momentarily . I know its a silly way to feel and I am incredibly proud of myself and my achievements over the past year, there are so many good things about my life . I really am incredibly lucky . I guess it shows how much of an effect the media can have on us young ladies . As for the amy winehouse bit , someone sent me a link to a picture blog where there were some paparazzi shots of my brother and I , and there were hundreds of comments from mean sad people , saying I was a fat ugly bitch and how much better amy is than I . Usually I ignore these things , but in my heightened emotional state I let them get the better of me . My mum has come out here to keep me company and I feel much better now , I sha'nt be getting any surgery , instead I will be eating lots of bread and pasta and thinking about what to write about for the next album . I really am touched and was quite surprised at the reaction the blog received and it definitely has restored my faith in humanity .
I know I've said bad things about people in the past , though the majority of them have been blown wayyyy out of proportion , but this i mean
Cheryl if you're reading this , I may not be as pretty as you but at least I write and SING my own songs without the aid of autotune . I must say taking your clothes off , doing sexy dancing and marrying a rich footballer must be very gratifying , your mother must be so proud , stupid bitch .”
I guess even though you are a celebrity, it doesn’t mean you have thick skin. Lily is new to the Hollywood scene. She seems like a normal girl. I love her music, and wish her the best. I can’t even handle comments on YouTube. Good luck to Ms. Allen. So this is how fuller figured women in Hollywood feel.
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