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  • Kate Moss Slammed for Skinny Comments

    posted by Lindsay Robertson - Thu Nov 19 2009, 11:39 AM PST

    celebs: Heidi Klum | Kate Moss

    Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com Groups representing the anti-eating-disorder movement in the U.K. are blasting supermodel Kate Moss for a seemingly offhand remark she made in a recent interview with the fashion website WWD. When asked about her personal motto, Moss said: "There are loads. There's 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' That's one of them. You try and remember, but it never works." Now a leading U.K. anti-eating-disorder organization, Beat, is speaking out against Kate's choice of words, because it turns out that the expression "Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels," long associated with dieting in general, has in recent years become the motto of choice on pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia websites.

    Calling Moss' quote "really unfortunate," Susan Ringwood, the chief executive for Beat, explained to Reuters why that particular phrase was so offensive: "It's one that's used so prominently and so obviously in connection with pro-anorexic websites."

    Katie Green, an ex-Wonderbra model who now runs a campaign called "Say No to Size Zero" that urges the fashion industry to embrace more realistic sizes for its models, also spoke out against Moss' comment: "There are 1.1 million eating disorders in the U.K. alone. Kate Moss' comments are likely to cause many more. If you read any of the pro-anorexia websites, they go crazy for quotes like these."

    Critics like Ringwood and Green don't seem to think Moss was deliberately encouraging her young fans to develop unhealthy eating habits, but are trying to raise awareness about how an innocent comment from an admired celebrity can have a big impact on her fans.

    A spokeswoman for Moss' modeling agency addressed the firestorm, saying, "This was part of a longer answer Kate gave during a wider ranging interview which has unfortunately been taken out of context and completely misrepresented. For the record, Kate does not support this as a lifestyle choice."

    Another celebrity raised eyebrows this week with an offhand comment about weight concerns. Heidi Klum, who gave birth to daughter Lou just five weeks ago, told People Magazine yesterday that she's going through with her plan to host "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" (which tapes tonight and airs December 1), even though she still has "20 pounds to go."

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  • DanielleB
    Somebody needs to force this chic to eat some cheeseburgers, pork chops, french fries and fried chicken. She better watch out walking over cracks in the road, she may slip into 1 and be gone forever.
    report abuseposted January 16, 2010 2:13 AM PST
  • d c
    so its okay for this to be a weight watchers slogan, but not okay for a model to say it. this is dumb. for one thing, shes right to some degree, feeling skinny is much better than feeling fat. and nothing will taste as good as it feels to be skinny. it is a bold thing to say in her spot, but to claim that little girls are affected by what she says is a lie, girls dont even know who she is.
    report abuseposted January 16, 2010 12:14 AM PST
  • ronsgirl
    IM SOOOOOOOOOOOOO HUNGRY PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE FEED ME YUCK EVEN A DOG LIKE A LITTLE MEET ON THE BONES. THIS IS NOT SEXY THIS IS JST NAAAAAAAAAASTY YUUUUUK. SHE LOOK LIKE A CRACK BABY..OH WAIT A MINUTE SHE IS A CRACK BABY MY BAD!
    report abuseposted January 15, 2010 1:36 AM PST
  • Dawn
    well "Diet Coke" keeps anyone soo skiny in reality they look like dyn paitients with termanol illnesses so con grats coke head ur a very negative impact on all women and most men like women whom have curves not lil pre teen boy figures
    report abuseposted January 8, 2010 12:01 AM PST
  • Luv-N-Fun
    KATE....PLEASE EAT HONEY! TOO SKINNY ISN'T SEXY...IS THAT WHAT YOUR AGENT TOLD YOU? YOU MUST BE SKINNY? SWEETY...GET HELP AND DON'T FORGET A PLATE OF FOOD WHILE YOU'RE AT IT OKAY. MUAH!
    report abuseposted January 7, 2010 7:05 PM PST
  • Jen8080
    And all skinny girls aren't anorexic or bulemic. If big girls can use the excuse like they were born big, than so can skinny girls! I was born skinny. And I'm proud! Go Kate
    report abuseposted January 5, 2010 7:22 PM PST
  • Jen8080
    Why do big girls get moral support to show off their curves, but skinny girls get hated? Over eating and obesity is a different situation than, growing up small and eating right! Grow up and stop being so jealous to people who are more fortunate than you! I'm skinny and have always been skinny. I eat like a horse and don't purge after! it's called metabolism. You j
    report abuseposted January 5, 2010 7:21 PM PST
  • ajuma
    what a dip%@!*#... being skinny isn't all that fun. take it from someone who knows.
    report abuseposted December 26, 2009 10:30 PM PST
  • juanita m
    i honestly dont care. if anorexics cant handle that, what can you do?
    report abuseposted December 19, 2009 1:37 AM PST
  • feverfocks
    Kate Moss is so freakin' adorable. That quote is true though. I was overweight after I had my baby and I felt miserable. I wasn't satisfied with the way I looked. I lost the weight by dieting and exercising and lost about 20 pounds. I felt so much better being thinner and healthier. It's more satisfying to be healthy and thin. The satisfaction lasts longer than eating a piz
    report abuseposted December 16, 2009 9:49 PM PST
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