The super-skinny star mums are so scary, says Zeta
CATHERINE Zeta- Jones has branded some actresses ‘ insane’ for rushing to shed post-pregnancy weight so they can meet Hollywood’s demand for stick-thin leading ladies. The curvaceous mother- of- two said she finds ‘ super skinny’ women scary.
Miss Zeta- Jones – who has two young children with Michael Douglas – contrasted her own steady return to her normal figure with the trend of some celebrities to ‘ compete’ to get back to their usual weight as soon as possible.
The 36-year- old star, who danced in the West End before first finding fame in ITV’s The Darling Buds of May, said: ‘ My muscles have memory from the time I danced and it’s quick for me to get back into shape, but I’m not fanatmonths ical. I grew up with dancers – anorexia
This is a and other eating disorders were common
caption, – so I learned how to deal with diets this without is a losing my limit.
‘ I caption think it’s awful, this competition , between this is actresses a who just had a baby to caption see who’s first to get back to their normal weight. It’s insane. I find this wave of super- skinny women scary.’
Her comments, at a party in Brazil for her latest film The Legend of Zorro, are sure to ruffle the feathers of fellow Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Demi Moore and Madonna. All made rapid returns to their slender physiques just a few after having children.
pictured in the full bloom of
Miss Paltrow, who is rumoured
pregnancy on the cover of to be pregnant with her second
American magazine Vanity Fair child, quickly returned to her
back in 1991. svelte silhouette after the birth
But while she had seemed of her daughter Apple in May last year.
proud of her bump, she was less
Her slimdown was credited to
keen on the idea of any extra the intensive programme of
curves after giving birth – and ‘ baby yoga’ she undertook in
she was soon pictured on a London while pregnant.
beach in Malibu looking slimmer
Yesterday, she was unveiled as than ever. the new face of Estee Lauder –
This year, Julia Roberts made replacing Liz Hurley – and kept
light work of regaining her figure any hint of a bump covered up after having her twins, Phinneaus in a ruffled shirt and belted and Hazel, the previous coat. Demi Moore was famously
November. Former Brookside actress Anna Friel has started filming nude scenes from her new film Irish Jam just three months after having her daughter Gracie in July.
She admitted she had followed a strict calorie- controlled diet during pregnancy.
But she pales in comparison with Victoria Beckham, whose ability to reappear as skinny as ever just weeks after having each of her three children has astonished observers.
Gabby Logan, who presents ITV’s live football coverage, had a huge bump before giving birth to twins in July this year, but exercised regularly throughout her pregnancy and wasted no time getting back to the gym to quickly regain her figure.
Although Miss Zeta- Jones is not keen on dieting herself, she has banned her son Dylan, five, and daughter Carys, two, from developing a sweet tooth.
‘ I don’t give my kids sweets,’ she said. ‘ And almost no juice. When they have juice it’s like they are having their first taste of champagne.’