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Many celebrities battle with their weight to fit the social standards of beauty. Celebrities are under more pressure because they are constantly being watched. Paparazzi target celebs and often photograph them in unflattering situations. Celebrities are made fun of when they gain weight. When Britney Spears gained some weight, she was smack on the front cover of magazines with her belly sticking out. Celebrities will do anything to look good for their fans, even if it means resorting to bad eating habits.
There are many celebrities who have developed eating disorders and have gone to rehab seeking help. Paula Abdul battled bulimia and checked herself into a clinic in 1994. She, like many other dancers, had to battle with their body to stay thin. Victoria Beckham, known as Posh Spice, also struggled with an eating disorder. She admitted to being very obsessed with her weight. She was under a lot of pressure from her managers to lose weight and stay thin for the her public image. Even Princess Diana struggled with an eating disorder. Pop singer Lady Gaga struggled with bulimia at the beginning of her career and shared her story with the world in her Vanity Fair interview. All these celebrities have one thing in common. They all had self-esteem issues brought on by the importance of maintaining a "certain" image and resorted to unhealthy eating habits to maintain their appearance.
If all these celebrities are dealing with eating disorders, what does this tell us about our society? Celebrities are crumbling under the pressure to meet America's standard of beauty. These same people are being held up to American women as ideals of beauty. Are celebrities really good role models for young girls? It's shocking that so many celebrities have suffered from eating disorders, and those celebrities are the people that women look up to for a model of what their own bodies should resemble. Our perception of beauty is so distorted, that we don't even know what beauty really is.
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