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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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