I’ve never been a “Glee” watcher, so the only regular exposure that I have to Lea Michele is observing her chronic habit of pose-harding on the red carpet, more often than not in fussy, busted Marchesa gowns. By all accounts, Lea has a beautiful singing voice but seems to be clutching onto slight stardom as if she realizes her time in the spotlight is very limited, and the best thing she can do to make headlines is to try and date Ashton Kutcher. Yuck.

Anyway, In Touch has a story this week about Lea’s drastic weight loss since “Glee” started and how she talks nonstop to her co-stars all about it. To me, the above photo comparison doesn’t look like a huge difference — maybe 10-15 pounds or so? If anything, Lea simply looks more toned up and like she’s grown accustomed to fasting before red carpet appearances. She seems more “Hollywood” now, which isn’t necessarily a good thing because she looked cuter in the “before” photo. Naturally, Lea’s co-stars are tired of hearing about smaller ass and want her to STFU:

Just like annoying Rachel Berry on “Glee,” Lea Michelle is equally obsessed with perfection. A set insider says the actress never misses an opportunity to tell castmates how much weight she’s lost and the calorie count of just about everything that goes into her mouth. “It’s rubbing everyone the wrong way,” says the insider. Lea, 25, publicly said she lost weight because of an infection in her jaw and a vegan diet, but the insider says that she also works out nonstop. “I can eat some b*tches under the table!” she’s been quoted as saying. Maybe next time try eating something on the table.

[From In Touch print edition, February 20, 2012]

That “eat some bitches under the table” quote comes from an Allure magazine interview wherein Lea denies having an eating disorder. While there’s little way to know whether anyone truly suffers from an eating disorder, it’s really a standard excuse for one to insist that they really do eat all the time. Hell, I’ve used that excuse before back in my early 20s when I was actually counting the number of Cheerios that went into my mouth. Then again, I didn’t voluntarily offer up any information to anyone and only answered when asked. Lea seems much more like a braggadocio though, and I can believe that she’s talking her co-stars’ ears off about her incredible dietary control. They’re probably used to it though, and if she annoys them too much, meatball tossing is always a good resort.

Here are a few more red carpet comparison photos. In February 2011, I honestly don’t see much difference from her present figure except that she looks less “cut” here.

This photo from September 2011 may have been at the upper point of a “yo-yo” cycle because Lea is obviously covering up her figure. Yep, she’s probably got an eating disorder, but I think most Hollywood starlets do in some shape or form.

Photos courtesy of WENN

Last Saturday, Lady Gaga visited the Brentwood School in Los Angeles for a young women’s conference, which was titled “It’s Our Turn,” as a mystery guest. In doing so, Gaga spoke of her experiences with being bullied and suffering from bulimia as a teenager. However, Gaga doesn’t go into nearly as much detail as Diane Keaton in struggling with bulimia, which makes me skeptical as to whether Gaga was actually bulimic. If you told me that she suffered from, say, exercise bulimia (or anorexia) today, I’d believe it … simply for the simple fact that Gaga lost a significant amount of weight in between her first and second albums. However, I tend to view Gaga as having an (all-seeing) eye towards her self-crafted “Born This Way” image, and perhaps that makes me think that she’s less than sincere when painting a picture of her past. I could be entirely wrong though, so let’s have Gaga’s words speak for themselves:

On Being Bullied: “I started having trouble with girls in middle school. I always knew that I wanted to do something very career oriented, and I always wanted to be a musician. That alone set me apart. I had such strong convictions and I was pretty delusional, in the same way that I am now … in wanting to change the world and end bullying in America and do whatever I can to promote peace around the world. It might sound kind of silly coming from someone in red lipstick with a bunch of jewels on my jacke. But that’s just the way I have always been. Being excluded is painful.

“It wasn’t until my senior year in high school when I finally confronted my main bully. She was always kind of mean to me, but I was always trying to be nice to her. And I said, ‘I am always nice to you. What is your problem with me? Maybe if you just tell me, we can figure this out.’ And she said something like ‘Well, I just don’t know why you’re so serious about music.’”

On Being Bulimic: “I used to throw up all the time in high school. So I’m not that confident. And maybe it’s easier for me to talk about it now because I don’t do it anymore. I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night. I used to come home and say, ‘Dad, why do you always give us this food? I need to be thin.’ And he’d say, ‘Eat your spaghetti.’ It’s really hard, But … you’ve got to talk to somebody about it.”

Weight Is Still A Struggle: “Every video I’m in, every magazine cover, they stretch you’ they make you perfect. It’s not real life. I’m gonna say this about girls: The dieting wars have got to stop. Everyone just knock it off. Because at the end of the day, it’s affecting kids your age. And it’s making girls sick.”

On Bulimia’s Effects: “It made my voice bad, so I had to stop. The acid on your vocal chords — it’s very bad. But for those of you who don’t sing, you maybe don’t have that excuse until it’s too late. It’s very dangerous.”

On Self Esteem: “I’m encouraging you to know what you’re worth. And know that no matter who has more money in class, who has more stuff, who has a country house – nobody is worth more than anybody else.”

[From Huffington Post]

I like that Gaga is admitting to her young, impressionable fans that even her own videos and photoshoots are merely an illusion. The thing about Gaga is that everything is supposedly an illusion, so I have mixed feelings on the stances she’s expressed within this interview. Naturally, I agree that bullying is an excruciating experience for any child or teenager, but it’s also something of of a rite of passage as long as no valid, long-lasting harm is occurring. Learning to get along with a-holes is a part of life, right? Yes, bullying is a problem, and I too used to live in fear of the school bus ride home during middle school, but it seems like a disproportionate amount of celebrities are making an issue of bullying merely to explain their own (adult) behavior away. In Gaga’s case, I fear that she’s using her so-called experiences with bullying to sell records. With that said, it kills me to think of my own child being bullied even though I know it’s probably just a matter of time before it’s time to deal with that matter.

In other Gaga news, she’s unleashed her try-hard male alter ego, Jo Calderone, once again (photos here) for the most recent installment of the “You and I” fashion series. One of the photos features Gaga’s (mostly SFW) taped-up boobs. Presumably, that’s a pointed joke towards those hermaphrodite rumors from a few years back because — let’s face it — Gaga doesn’t have anything new to show us.

Gaga in B/W outfit at Tokyo Narita International Airport on 12/23/11; Gaga in gold outfit departing for NYE 2012 Performance in Times Square on 12/31; Photos courtesy of WENN.

Perhaps against my better judgment, I like Demi Lovato quite a bit. I’m not particularly fond of her crazy hats and apparent 1980s Madonna style fetish, but she’s a pretty good egg for a Disney kid and a girl who seemingly can’t help but constantly fall back into Wilmer Valderrama’s arms. Talk about a potentially fatal flaw, right?

Still, Demi has a very decent set of wits about her and has admitted when she’s been out of line in the past. She’s also in the very precarious process of recovering from an eating disorder, which she talked about at great length and for which she suffers horrible comments after gaining back some much needed weight. So it comes as great news to learn that Demi stook up against the House of Mouse and called out a very tasteless eating-disorder joke made by a character on the “Shake It Up” show — a revolting program filled with brats that deserves to be called out for a lot more:

Demi Lovato’s health has improved since seeking treatment for “emotional and physical issues” a year ago, but the topic of food is still a sensitive one.

After watching a recent episode of the Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up,” the actress, 19, took to Twitter to express her anger and disapproval after a character made the comment, “I could just eat you up, well, if I ate,” in jest.

“What are we promoting here? #notfunnyATALL,” she Tweeted on Friday. “I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress’ from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make [a] joke about [it].”

And the network took notice.

Later that day, Lovato got a response from a Disney Channel rep, who said they were pulling the episode she originally referred to, along with an episode of So Random! that also pokes fun at food issues.

“It’s NEVER our intention to make light of eating disorders!” @DisneyChanelPR wrote shortly after Lovato’s comments.

The “Skyscraper” singer thanked the network, but added that she misses the days when actresses like Raven-Symoné and Hilary Duff were on the channel because now everyone on it seems to be “getting THINNER AND THINNER.”

[From People]

Don’t you love how Disney Channel’s PR immediately responded when Demi brought the issue to light? They should know what’s on their programs and catch this crap before the script even makes it into the hands of its actors. But of course it takes one of their former sitcom stars calling them out to take even the slightest notice of a problem that could (and does) influence far too many young girls. Shame on Disney Channel and good for Demi.

Photos courtesy of Fame

I really like Demi Lovato. Well, I’m not crazy about her music, but I like Demi as a role model for young girls. She certain hasn’t had the easiest run of things in the past few years, and has done the rehab thing for her emotional issues and an eating disorder, but she appears to have taken her treatment very seriously. Since leaving inpatient rehab, Demi has spoken out on cutting and bullying and admitted that she was completely out of line during the height of her issues. Now, Demi is promoting her upcoming tour and gives a few more details about her bulimia, friendship, trust, and fame:

On Her 5X Daily Bulimic Binges: I think at the worst it was a little more than that. I was just so sick. I thought that orange juice was going to make me fat.

On Selena Gomez Calling Her At Rehab: I think I was out of tears at that point [Selena] called me and she was crying, she was like, “Hello.” I’m like, “Why are you crying? I’m the one in treatment – like, I should be crying. She’s like, “Are they treating you OK?” I was like, ‘Yeah, they’re treating me great.” She’s definitely one of my closest friends and no matter what, we’ll always be close as sisters. We met 12 years ago, that’s more than half of my life.

On Talking About Recovery: I just realized that once I went into the treatment center, pretty much anything and everything was going to come out anyway. At the same time, I wanted to help other people who shared my issues.

On Her Fans’ Responses: I’ve been getting really great responses. Some of my fans have said that because I’ve been able to speak about my issues, that they’re not afraid to speak about theirs, which is an amazing feeling.

On Her Biggest Life Lesson So Far: Just be to be careful who you trust. Sometimes you don’t know who you can and cannot trust. I still learn that over and over again. The best way to deal with that is just to keep your chin up and stay strong and turn the other cheek. Kill ‘em with kindness.

On Touring I’m so excited to get back on the road. With this tour, I’ll be playing piano and guitar and dancing to songs from my new album. I’m in a much happier and healthier place now, so I’ll be able to decide when I need time off. It’s a different era in my career. I’m sure that if I need time off I’ll be able to speak about it and I’ll take a step back.

[From Parade and Daily Mail]

Some people might think that Demi could be using her issues merely to promote her music career, but I think there’s much more to it than that. Especially with all of the pro-bulimia websites (which actually give tips on how to binge and purge like a pro) that exist, it’s very important that Demi is using her position to tell her impressionable young female fans how horrible the disease really is. While she occasionally stumbles and lets the world know that weight-related comments really bother her, I hope she continues on her current path. Obviously, she doesn’t look fat at all; in fact, Demi looks fantastic.

Photos courtesy of Fame

I’ve never really heard of this woman Daphne Guinness, but she’s the heir to the Guinness beer empire and an eccentric who frequents the fashion world. 43 year-old Guinness was close to the late designer Alexander McQueen and is known for her creative fashion. There’s a new profile of her in The New Yorker, and Radar has some eyebrow-raising excerpts. When offered lunch during a photo shoot for the magazine, Guinness spatted “I’ll eat when I’m dead!” That shouldn’t crack me up as much as it did. Here’s more:

In a recent interview with New Yorker Magazine style icon and international heiress Daphne Guinness, whose couture is currently on display at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, has revealed her stay skinny mantra – and it is sure to shock eating disorder groups.
“I’ll eat when I’m dead!” the startling thin and pale-faced fashionista exclaimed when offered lunch during her photo shoot with the magazine.

According to the publication, the 43-year-old Brit, who is the daughter of brewing heir Jonathan Guinness and the ex-wife of Spyros Niarchos, keeps her stick-thin figure through a diet of Red Bull and Ensure shakes.

She defended her diet by simply stating, “If I eat, I can’t work.”

A few years ago, Kate Moss created controversy when she coined the phrase “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

[From Radar Online]

Kate Moss didn’t coin that phrase “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” she just repeated it. It had been around for years before Kate mentioned it in an interview as her motto. Kate hedged that statement with “You try and remember, but it never works.” Contrast Kate’s statement with this woman who doesn’t eat solids and admits it openly.

The New Yorker hasn’t made the full profile of Guinness available online, but the abstract they’ve posted is amusing. They describe her personality as “that of a slightly deranged fairy invented by C.S. Lewis.” She’s divorced with three children, and she openly dates a married man.

Guinness was a friend of McQueen, as well as an aficionado of his designs. She owned close duplicates of many of the clothes in the exhibition. Guinness has been variously described in the press as an heiress, a muse, a socialite, a designer, and an artist, and though all these characterizations are partly accurate, none quite conveys her affect, which is that of a slightly deranged fairy invented by C.S. Lewis. Her aesthetic is often futuristic, but she also appears to have come from a bygone age when getting dressed was considered a demanding form of self-expression, rather than an opportunity to wallow in spandex-enabled comfort. With her fondness for lace ruffles and velvet chokers and frock coats of the sort worn by Regency dandies, and the disciplined line of her silhouette, Guinness often resembles both a Gainsborough portrait of a lady and a Gainsborough portrait of the lady’s husband. Her appearance is so interesting it suggests that her appearance is the least interesting thing about her. Guinness’s father is Jonathan Guinness, a baron and an heir to the Irish brewery fortune; her grandmother was Diana Mitford, whom she resembles in appearance. Guinness married Spyros Niarchos, a son of Stavros Niarchos, the Greek shipping billionaire, in 1987, when she was nineteen. They had three children. Guinness was divorced in 2000 and returned to London with her children; in recent years, however, they have lived primarily with their father. For the past five years, Guinness has been involved with Bernard-Henri Lévy, the French philosopher and timber heir. Lévy is married to Arielle Dombasle, an actress and a chanteuse. This fall, the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology will devote one of its galleries to about a hundred of Guinness’s most important pieces. Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator of the F.I.T. museum, puts Guinness in the lineage of Grace Kelly, Tina Chow, and Nan Kempner—women whose wearing of clothes amounts to a form of creativity in itself.

[From The New Yorker]

So what came first, the Red Bull and Ensure diet or the grumpy wackiness? Anyone who tried to subsist on caffeine and chemicals would start to go crazy as hell after a few weeks. I suspect that’s her natural personality, though, and that she prefers to let it shine and starve herself at the same time. She doesn’t look too skinny in recent pictures so that Ensure must be working for her.

Photo credit: WENN.com

While most of the tabloids are focused on Duchess Kate’s womb this week, Life & Style is still very concerned with Kate’s weight (as opposed to her “wait”). I have some mild concern too, but obviously Kate’s rapid weight loss can be attributed to many things – anxiety, stress, wanting to lose weight before her wedding, etc. That being said, if you told me that Kate has an eating disorder, I would totally believe you. I tend to think she’s been struggling with anorexia rather than bulimia – Kate seems like she withholds food and obsessively exercises. It really seems like Kate – through sheer force of will – has completely remade her body from fit, athletic, healthy and slim (I’m guessing she used to be around a size 4 or 6 in American sizes) to a bony and emaciated size 00. It’s always interesting to go back and look at older photos of Kate – here’s one from 2006. Look at how full her face was! I think she’s always been pretty, but I like her more with a little bit more weight. Anyway, here are the basics of Life & Style’s story – they think she’s anorexic too:

Hollywood starlets aren’t the only ones feeling pressure to stay thin. Kate Middleton is living every girls dream of becoming a princess but as the pressure to be perfect grows, her body is shrinking.

Isolated five hours away from friends and family in London, Kate is under immense stress–from safety and kidnapping threats, to constantly being critiqued by the queen, to the couple’s very public desire to start a family, and worrying over William’s safety as a search-and-rescue pilot.

“She dropped two dress sizes before the wedding and loved how it made her feel,” explains an insider. “She’s showing no signs of slowing down now, and the weight is just falling off of her.”

Kate’s life is so crazy and chaotic and busy, “But the Duchess of Cambridge, 29, has found the one thing she can totally control: her body.” She fills her days with “persistent exercise and calorie-counting” and often refuses to eat. “It’s a form of rebellion against the queen and other forces trying to take charge of her life.”

Nutritionists suspect she’s lost another 5 pounds since her North American tour in July, when attention was turned to her shrinking size. She’s been rising early every morning to run along the beach or work out in their private gym by 8:30 a.m. and she’s forsaking her former addictions to Haribo candy, pizza and French bread.

“Friends are always trying to get Kate to eat something when they see her, but she just ignores them and refuses,” explains an insider. “She changes the conversation and makes an excuse like she’s eaten already or that she’s not hungry.”

Kate’s sister, Pippa, has started calling her older sibling up to five times a day to check in on her and her eating habits. And her husband has been encouraging his bride to take a break from her strict diet and workout routine to spend leisurely weekends in London with Pippa.

“William is concerned,” confirms the insider. “He doesn’t want to see Kate get sick.”

[From Life & Style, Jezebel]

When he was just a boy, William had a front-run seat to his mother’s eating disorder, although he might have been too young to really understand what was happening. Diana was always pretty open and honest about it, though, so you’d think that William would realize what a problem he’s got on his hands. There’s not much he can do until Kate gets in it in her head that she looks just fine with ten extra pounds. Or twenty. Even thirty.

Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame.

As you can see, Duchess Kate’s shrinking figure is now the focus of the American tabloid media. Is it the same in the UK? I only really read The Mail on a regular basis, and they’re not all over Kate’s weight, so that’s my reason for asking. While I think Kate could definitely stand to put the diet away and put on some weight, I do think the tabloids seem to bullying her about it.

Kate Middleton has “gone from fit and toned to gaunt and bony.” People are worried she is anorexic, and it’s a “horrifying” situation.

Dr. Fred Pescatore, who has never treated Kate, says: “Kate looks to weigh from 95 to 100 lbs. That makes her seriously underweight for her height.”

Kate wanted to lose weight in the beginning of June, and was eating meals of watercress soup and bowls of blueberries.”

Poor Kate Middleton! The gorgeous duchess is reportedly down to 95 lbs, causing friends to worry that she won’t be fit enough to carry a healthy baby with hubby Prince William – and she definitely wants to be a mother soon.

One friend tells Star that “when the conversation turns to babies, [William] gives her a knowing look while she smiles back.” But at 5’8, doctors say Kate, 29, is “dangerously underweight,” and in no shape to have a baby right now.

Friends of Kate say the Royal Family is also pressuring her into having a baby as soon as possible.

“On Prince Philip‘s 90th birthday, he said the best present Kate could give him would be a great-grandchild before the end of the year,” another friend of Kate’s reveals.

Some people in the royal circle are even afraid that Kate might be anorexic, following in Princess Diana’s tragic footsteps.

[From Jezebel & Hollywood Life]

This Dr. Pescatore person went to In Touch Weekly to lament Kate’s slender frame as well, telling the tabloid that in his opinion, Kate is only 95 pounds but she should be around 140. He also says, “If she wants to get pregnant, good luck with no body fat on her.”

Life & Style resorts to anecdotal evidence that Kate has some kind of eating disorder – when Kate arrived in California, “some people saw her and turned to each other and whispered, ‘she’s too skinny.’” Sources note that while she used to look healthy and eat healthy just a few years ago, she now only eats a little bit of her three course meals, and that “she’s the skinniest she’s ever been.” Well… Kate isn’t going to be doing anything for a while, so maybe she’ll find the time to eat. Regarding the whole “pressure to get pregnant” thing… that’s kind of meh. Kate is not in this to make some kind of feminist point about choosing a “career” over babies. She married a prince, and her first royal duty is to provide an heir. It’s in the handbook. She waited nine years for this. It’s basically the only thing expected of her in the first year.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

While most of struggle to find the time for an hour fitness class, former reality star and plastic surgery poster girl Heidi Montag claims she’s been spending 14 hours a day working out. It’s not like she has anything else to do. Heidi explained to US Weekly that she’s been frantically exercising to drop the weight she gained while convalescing post surgery. She was preparing for her gig hosting a party at Wet Republic in Vegas this Saturday. Heidi was probably hoping to be the only hostess, but she was joined by Hugh Hefner’s would-be bride, Crystal Harris, for a double (quadruple) helping of silicone, collagen, fake tan and bleach. If Crystal’s wedding would have gone through as planned she would have been there instead of in Vegas getting paid to party. Poor Heidi had to share the spotlight. Here’s what she said about her fitness regime, which sounds ridiculous:

Before she slipped back into a bikini for Saturday’s party at Las Vegas’ Wet Republic — the last time she was photographed in a two-piece was April 2010 — Heidi Montag spent some serious time in the gym.

“I’ve been working out from, like, 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. for two months now. I’ve been working out really hard because I had this pool party and I was like, I have to be in shape,” she told Us Weekly. “And I was actually a lot overweight. It was the most I’ve ever been because I’ve kind of been in hiding eating pie with my husband and puppies, so I needed to get back in shape.”

At her heaviest, the 5’2″ reality star claimed she weighed 130 pounds; she’s currently back down to 103. How did the Hills alum lose 27 pounds so quickly?

“I’ve been running a lot, and I’ve been doing weights,” she said. “When you work out, you boost your metabolism, so you have to [make sure you eat enough].”

Montag — who listed pie and fried chicken as her weaknesses — said she’s been noshing on apples, cherries and salads to slim down. After famously undergoing 10 cosmetic surgeries in late 2009, Montag added that decided to take a year off from the gym.

“My breasts, because they’re so big, really needed some time,” she explained. “So I’m just starting to work out again after my surgery. Sometimes I get shooting pains, but I hear that’s normal.”

[From Us Weekly]

It’s as normal to have shooting pains in your boobs as it is to get silicone F size breasts and to have your back “scooped out”. Heidi basically has an eating disorder if she’s working out more than half the entire day and eating just some fruits and vegetables. All that obsessive work and she still got overshadowed at her bikini unveiling by Hugh Hefner’s runaway bride. At least she got a paycheck though. The last we heard of her she was flat broke, and I write that with no sense of irony.

Photo credit: Denise Truscello/Wire Image

A few weeks ago, I wrote the first LeAnn Rimes story (on this site) in a couple of months. I warned the obsessive pro and anti-LeAnn people to keep everything respectful and sane, and… well, some of you followed through. Many put in a good effort at trying to dial it down, and I appreciate it. Let’s see if you can do even better with this story, because I have been dying to write about so much LeAnn stuff. You see, I find LeAnn to be crazy and I think it’s hilarious to make fun of her too – but I know how to dial it down, okay? Follow my lead.

First of all, these are all photos that LeAnn Rimes tweeted (twit-pic’d) herself, on her account. I hadn’t gone to LeAnn’s Twitter account in a while, so I was so pleased to find so much hilarity on there. She’s changed all of her old photos and now her page is filled with images of Eddie Cibrian looking brooding in a tuxedo and a gown-clad LeAnn demurely SQUINTING at the ground. Anyway, LeAnn and Eddie have been on their “honeymoon” and they’ve been photographed a lot, mostly in swimwear. As you can imagine (and see here), it’s all pretty gross, but unfortunately (or fortunately), we didn’t have access to any of the honeymoon photos. So LeAnn is trying to help us out, really. She wants us to write about her honeymoon. She wants us to have photos to go with our story.

LeAnn tweeted these bikini photos and went on rampage against some of followers who were claiming that she looked kind of gross and bony in her bikini. LeAnn reported, on Twitter, with “Those are called abs, not bones, love… This is my body, and I can promise you I’m a healthy girl. I’m just lean. Thanks for your concern, but no need to be.” Oh, LeAnn. NO. Remember when she used to have a cute little athletic figure? Remember when her face was a little bit fuller and her crazy face wasn’t so… pointy? She’s never going to be a great beauty, but this weight loss had made her lose touch completely. She looks like she’s post-op. Elisabetta Canalis looks more feminine than LeAnn.

I will say this though – her bolt-ons aren’t looking as crazy as they were. Maybe they’ve settled in?

Oh, one last thing: she was also tweeting about seeing little girls on the beach and she wrote, “They are maybe 6 and 8. Makes me want one.” It’s coming, y’all. And it’s going to be epic.

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Twitter.

Previously, the only opinion I had ever formed regarding Victoria’s Secret model Candice Swanepoel was “Oh, Megan Fox! No, that’s not Megan. It’s just some blonde chick who had Megan’s 2008 Face.” Also, in my mind, as I’m reading her name to myself, I pronounce it “Swamp Pole”. For no reason other than the fact that I can’t be bothered to learn how it’s actually pronounced. Anyway, these are new photos of Candice yesterday, doing two events for Victoria’s Secret. As you can see, chica is THIN. Really, really thin. How thin? For comparison, this is a photo of Candice from last August:

She was thin, but she looked healthy. She looked like she regularly dined on yogurt and strawberries, every other day. The new, radically thin Candice is now becoming a topic of conversation:

When South African stunner Candice Swanepoel made an appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles to model the new line of swimwear by Victoria’s Secret, her slight figure caused a major stir.

Overnight, buzz cropped up about Swanepoel’s seemingly shocking weight loss, given that she appeared thinner in L.A. than she had in photos taken only months earlier. HollywoodLife.com went so far as to call her “scarily, skeletally, stick-thin” and CBSNews.com called her “startlingly slim.”

During New York Fashion Week in November, Swanepoel, 22, told ABCNews.com that she was having trouble keeping weight on. “Actually, this year my problem has been more putting the weight on and getting muscle on because it’s been really busy,” she said. “I’ve been traveling around like crazy. I get skinnier if I’m very busy.”

Calls to reps for Victoria’s Secret were not immediately returned.

[From People]

You can say what you will about Vicky’s Secret promoting an unhealthy body image, etc, but I give them credit for choosing models who look healthy. This does not look healthy, and it makes me wonder if someone from Vicky’s isn’t sitting down with Candice and offering her some Doritos and a milkshake.

Photos courtesy of WENN.