Guess who this backside belongs to?Celebrities Close Up: 10 Hollywood Beauties with Figure Flaws
Published: Saturday, December 8, 2007 - 16:09
You can't turn on the television or flip through a magazine without being confronted with gleaming images of flawless, toned, and all-around perfect celebrity bodies. Taut and toned tummies, annoyingly pert breasts, and silky-smooth skin... it all just seems a little too good to be true. Guess what? It is.
The reality is that celebs have the same body issues we do - cellulite, droopy butts, sagging breasts, wrinkles, and hips that you can't even squeeze through a hula-hoop. Unlike the rest of us, however, they also have an army of personal trainers named Biff and access to the finest plastic surgeons in the world at their disposal. But by the looks of these unflattering but reassuring pics, it looks like some celebrity babes would prefer to let it all hang out and just rely on that tried-and-true body fixer: the airbrusher.
So grab some popcorn, pull up a chair, and feast your eyes on the cellulite-exposing, wrinkle-baring photos the most beautiful women in the world don't want you see.
PS. Your self-confidence is about to sky-rocket big time.
Cindy Crawford: Before and AfterCindy Crawford
Supermodel Cindy Crawford still looks fabulous at age 41. But perfect? Not quite. Though for the most part Cindy looks hot enough to hop back on the runway and put Gisele in her place, the stretch marks on her stomach reveal the aftermath of two pregnancies.
As The Daily Mail notes, "It seems that even supermodels suffer from the unsightly signs of motherhood."
As evident by her brazen bikini-wearing, Cindy's not the type of babe to let a little imperfection get in her way. After all, this is the woman who single-handedly turned facial moles into beauty marks.
Felicity HuffmanFelicity Huffman
Pass Felicity Huffman some cellulite cream, stat.
The actress was recently caught jogging with a serious case of dimpled thighs. In other words, the "Desperate Housewives" star looks like, well, a desperate housewife - not so surprising considering that Felicity is a 40-something mother of two.
Still, it must be annoying to sport cellulite when your co-stars include Eva Longoria Parker, who weighs less than a Wisteria Lane mailbox, and Teri "McBony" Hatcher.
Michelle PfeifferMichelle Pfeiffer
You can stop hating Michelle Pfeiffer now.
It turns out that the famed beauty hasn't been able to thwart the signs of aging after all (though we must admit that we'd kill to have a tenth of her good looks when we're pushing 50). In photos released by The Daily Mail, Michelle's usually smooth and youthful face appears tired and wrinkled, with pronounced laugh lines that hang about like jowls. It almost looks like she's wearing a flesh-colored Fu Manchu moustache.
Michelle may want to rethink her anti-plastic surgery stance, because a shot of Botox would smooth those lines right up.
Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt
If you haven't heard by now, Jennifer Love Hewitt loves her body. The curvaceous "Ghost Whisperer" made this self-loving proclamation after not-so-flattering photos surfaced following a beach vacation with her new fiancé. Though Jennifer has always been famously top-heavy, the photos in question revealed a somewhat surprising display of cellulite, flab, and wide hips. In other words, she looked like your average woman in a bathing suit.
"Like all women out there should, I love my body," Jennifer says. "I know what I look like, and so do my friends and family. I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized. To set the record straight, I'm not upset for me, but for all of the girls out there that are struggling with their body image.
"A size 2 is not fat! Nor will it ever be. And being a size 0 doesn't make you beautiful. ... To all girls with butts, boobs, hips and a waist, put on a bikini - put it on and stay strong."
You go, girl! But a size 2, Jennifer? Give us a break.
Kate MossKate Moss
Here's a fashion tip: If you've got saggy cottage cheese thighs, don't wear tiny miniskirts that show everything. Yes, that means you, Kate Moss.
Kate proves that even stick-thin waifs can come down with a major case of cellulite, as her exposed thighs reveal dimpled and sagging skin that looks like it belongs to a middle-aged woman, not the hottest model in England.
It also appears as though Kate has some cottage cheese action around her "bum." What would Karl Lagerfeld say?
Victoria BeckhamVictoria Beckham
Shocking but true! Victoria Beckham has cellulite!
Yep, Vicky B might want to follow Demi Moore's lead and book a little knee operation to remove some of the puckered skin that surrounds her kneecaps. Though, as The Daily Mail notes, she "appears to have zero body fat anywhere else," Posh's knees are desperate for some firming lotion to smooth them out.
As for that scary thigh? Either David Beckham is wearing his soccer cleats to bed, or Victoria has had some really bad lipo.
Evangeline LillyEvangeline Lilly
The bad news? Evangeline Lilly of "Lost" has some cellulite issues (not to mention trunk legs). The good news? It's winning her awards!
Evangeline was the runner-up to Skinema.com's 2006 "Skinnies Awards" for "Worst Timing." Says Skinema: "Stunning Evangeline Lilly...has not Lost...her cellulite. Not only was Lilly's crinkled thigh exposed just as TV's "Lost" became a major hit, but this exposure also occurred in an era with no straightforward, universally effective treatment for cellulite. Lack of great intervention for this condition is almost as frustrating as what those "Lost" numbers mean."
That may not be an award worth putting on the mantle, but it's got to be one heck of a motivator to go out and have some Endermologie treatments.
Britney SpearsBritney Spears
Thanks to Britney Spears's godawful habit of leaving the house without panties, even Masai warriors in Africa have seen pretty much every inch of her woefully broke-down body - including cellulite that's more painful to watch than a "Crossroads" marathon.
But there could be a light at the end of the tunnel. According to PopCrunch.com, Brit-Brit is reportedly plotting a body overhaul after meeting with plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Burres to talk about the "Smart Liposuction" laser procedure.
Sharon StoneSharon Stone
Fact: Sharon Stone looks phenomenal for her age (49).
Fact: That does not mean she needs to strut around in a skimpy bikini.
The "Basic Instinct" star put on quite a display during a yachting trip this summer, and from the front she looked fabulous: nice boobs, flat stomach, decent tan. The view from the back, however, was a different story, with a barrage of cellulite spilling out of her itsy bitsy teensy weensy yellow gingham bikini. The dimpled skin runs from her butt to the back of her knees, overshadowing what is otherwise an impressive figure.
A cute sarong tied at the waist would help Sharon conceal her cellulite. Now if we can just get her to sit up straight and close her legs.
Mischa BartonMischa Barton
Mischa Barton is yet another skinny Minnie with unsightly cellulite. Though she has a slim figure and is just under 22 years of age, Mischa's been photographed several times with puckered - or, as HollywoodTuna.com puts it, "curdled" - thighs poking out of her short outfits.
Maybe the cancellation of "The O.C." will free Mischa up to book some Endermologie sessions...like, NOW.
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10 HOLLYWOOD BEAUTIES WITH FIGURE FLAWS
By TELLEY (not verified) - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 09:13THIS ARTICLE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY WOMEN ARE SO INSECURE WITH THEIR BODIES. IF YOU CRITICIZE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN SUCH AS JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT AND CINDY CRAWFORD, WHAT HOPE DO OTHER AVERAGE WOMEN HAVE? AS A WOMAN WHO IS BATTLING HER OWN WEIGHT ISSUES, I DON'T FIND JOY IN THE RIDICULE AND SCRUTINY OF OTHER WOMEN. I NEVER FELT BETTER BY SEEING OTHERS GET MADE FUN OF. AND WHERE ARE THE MEN OF HOLLYWOOD? IF YOU WANT TO BE FAIR WHY DON'T YOU RIDICULE THEM? AND BY THE WHY I WOULD KILL FOR JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT'S GORGEOUS BODY. SHE HAS THE PERFECT HOURGLASS FIGURE, REAL MEN APPRECIATE WOMEN LIKE HER.
ummm... a small voice in the back says:
By monstruoso (not verified) - Monday, December 31, 2007 - 21:52Maybe, just maybe, "cellulite" is normal and NOT a "condition". Maybe most women have it, and the focus on getting rid of it is an effort to get women to spend money and waste time and emotional equity.
Can't help but notice the writer mentions endermologie treatments a number of times. Hmmm.
We are being taught to be good little consumers, and are being told what is beautiful and desirable. We must look like the ideal of the ruling elite, and, lo, the standard is impossible to reach. Something nice and useless to run after. Not threatening, like thinking for ourselves or even, heaven forfend, creating and acting for ourselves as well.
We would stop being sheep, after all. Maybe stare the sheepdog down. Gosh, maybe even bite the shepherd!
Just sayin'.
I'd say...
By Aleysha (not verified) - Tuesday, January 1, 2008 - 17:36... that if you wait long enough and keep your telephoto lens at hand, you will catch everybody, even female bodybuilders, with the so-called "cellulite". If you stand upright and even slightly tighten your gluteal muscles (like you do with a good posture), the flesh over it will pucker up.
The fat over the derriere is the last you lose, whether you suffer from anorexia or are in the peaking phase for a studio competition. Only skeletons can be absolutely secure never to be "caught" with a dimple or two (and why "caught"? Is it illegal to have them?). On the other hand, skeletons like Victoria Beckham have loos skin and dreadful holes where other people have flesh. Look at her knee, its frightening! (BTW, it must not come from liposuction, it can be due to excessive dieting, I have seen this kind of emaciation mark in women's bodybuilding competitions.)
IMHO we all can look good when dressed and made up, and if we retouch our photographs in Photoshop we can all pass as models. Look here: http://www.bendecho.de/b926441e9e-wahre-schoenheit how a Plain Jane is turned into a cover model.
Just don't ever run around in baggy pants an with unwashed hair, and everything will be all right.