Today on the train as we perused our copy of Us Weekly, we were horrified to actually learn something from the trashy tab: the chicks on the new 90210 are skinny (pictured above left to right: Shenae Grimes, AnnaLynne McCord and Jessica Stroup). Like way skinny – flaunting the kind of bony like that makes your stomach curl and your brain wonder: how does this person survive on one grande skinny soy latte per day? The estimated stats given were as follows:
- AnnaLynne McCord: 110 lbs, 5’7″
- Shenae Grimes: 90 lbs, 5’3″
- Jessica Stroup: 105 lbs, 5’8″ (!!!)
This is not a new story, obviously; way too many women in Hollywood and beyond push the extreme skin and bones look, and just about everyone experiences the pressure to appear thin. For celebs, the emphasis seems to be on staying as skinny as possible, but, according to Entertainment Weekly, without getting “too skinny.” It’s a feat that’s virtually impossible to succeed at – does one eat three grapes for lunch as opposed to two? – and one has to wonder not just if the three actresses have dipped into the “too skinny” zone, but more importantly what – if anything – the execs on the show are doing about it. According to one source, the answer is: not much. “I know in discussions at ABC and CBS that ‘too skinny’ is no good. They talk about it as a minus point,” says an anonymous agent. “But at The CW it’s a different story. They’re trying to pull in the Gossip Girl audience and that’s the image: hyper-skinny models.”
McCord’s publicist told EW that his client chows down on “whatever she wants.” For her body’s sake, we hope that’s the case. What do you think – are the 90210 girls too skinny?
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