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Britney Spears Joins Katie Holmes As A Disciple Of Posh Spice's Starvation Diet
Posted by Molly Friedman at 2:20 AM on June 10, 2008
Despite having apparently cleaned up her boozy gurney act, finding a new boyfriend who doesn't wear wifebeaters and even spending quality mini-SUV-riding time with Sean Preston and The Other One, Britney Spears has still been getting flack from the press. Why? Namely because she's been seen looking slightly less svelte than usual while covering her belly (which, of course, leads to unwed-mum pregnancy stories). But comeback number infinity is still chugging away! Last week, we reported on her planned string of "flashy" shows in Vegas, and now we learn that Spears has reportedly undergone a rapid weight loss using none other than the Victoria Beckham starvation method. Details on what Spears has been replacing her Cheetos with, how she's comparing to Posh these days and the dimensions of her dress size these days (you know you want to know) after the jump.
According to the Daily Mail, Britney has recently gone from a size 14 to a size 10 by "following a strict diet based on Victoria Beckham's eating regime." Before detailing what the tiny bobble-headed Brit's regime actually is, we'll give you some perspective. Not that anyone needs reminding, but Marilyn Monroe was the epitome of pin-up girl hot, and it's been widely reported that she wore a size 12. As for Posh? That alleged 23-inch waist of hers so often exaggerated by massive tight belts belongs to a size 00 body. Yes, those are two 0s. Whether or not Britney actually plans on downsizing to such an extreme is unknown, but we find her Monroe-esque curves of late far sexier than the toothpick look favoured by Posh and her toothpick-y peers.
In any case, a source claims Spears heard how Posh "stays so thin" and has been chomping on the following oh-so-mouthwatering dishes: steamed fish and edamame beans, goji berry juice, and seaweed shakes. Well, goji berries are a favourite of ours, but seaweed shakes? Why, Britney, why? We can only hope she's at least eating the entirety of each random diet dish, as opposed to splitting each bean in half like Jacob Marley or, of course, Hubbard hostage, Katie Holmes.
[Photo credits: Splash, Getty]
- SLIMLINE BRITNEY FINDS A POSH WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT [Daily Mail]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
SJ
Posted June 10, 2008 11:19 AM
I think Posh looks great, so why the rude comment about her weight? Jealous?
Hannah
Posted June 10, 2008 11:32 AM
Who cares, shes beautiful. She's either too big or too thin in your opnion....just let her be, she's getting there.
Maria Angela
Posted June 11, 2008 3:22 AM
slow news day I see
raincoaster
Posted 3:14 AM 10/6/08
Come on! She still has the tan lines from vacation! Not a chance in hell she lost much weight this soon. It's a black dress, people! Her legs are muscular because she's been dancing a lot recently in rehearsal, but her face is still showing that she's chubby (by industry standards, and she IS in the industry). Besides, we all know she has the willpower of a jar of marshmallow fluff.
Back when she WAS skinny, it made headlines when some diet fad drug was spotted in her purse. Defamer reported on it, I think...was some diuretic thing. I would expect she'll go back to diuretics and cigs as her diet method of choice.
raincoaster
Huge Tracts of Land
Posted 3:11 AM 10/6/08
I wish Brit Brit would go the way of Beth Ditto of The Gossip and just eat 20 chili dogs a day to free herself from this kind of maniacal behavior.
Huge Tracts of Land
epiclulz
Posted 3:01 AM 10/6/08
marilyn monroe may have been a size 12 in her day, but that would be equivalent to a size 6 in todays terms. See 'vanity sizing'
Wikipedia to the rescue, as always [en.wikipedia.org]
also - since it was a British article about Brit... they could have been referring to, um, British sizes. So a size 14 UK is about a size 10/12 US.
epiclulz
Lulamaybelle
Posted 3:00 AM 10/6/08
@CapnCalamity: I was thinking the exact same thing! I call BS on this story.
No way she was a 14- but since its the daily mail (a uk rag), maybe they meant a 14 UK sizing?
Lulamaybelle
elanmilo
Posted 2:58 AM 10/6/08
British sizes are slightly different. A British size 14 is approx a US10
elanmilo
CapnCalamity
Posted 2:56 AM 10/6/08
Also, no WAY she was a size 14. The girl's only 5'3", and a size 14 at 5'3" would look very different. I'd buy she was a 10 gone down to a 6, but no way was she a 14 to a 10.
CapnCalamity
Juancho
Posted 2:52 AM 10/6/08
@Old No.7: Or the Lohan, which is Coke/Dexatrim.
Juancho
Juancho
Posted 2:50 AM 10/6/08
Amen to curves being hot.
Juancho
Old No.7
Posted 2:32 AM 10/6/08
I would have thought it was the Olsen Twins diet (Cocaine/Heroin).
Old No.7
elanmilo
Posted 2:31 AM 10/6/08
Oh, why do we do this to ourselves? WHY?? WHY?? WHY?? I wish I could say I was above all of this, but a part of me wishes I, too, could live on edamame and be super skinny. I can't do it and (so the bad judge-y part says) it's because I am weak. ARGGH.
elanmilo
TheQuestion
Posted 5:33 AM 10/6/08
I don't think the black dress would do anything for her bare arms, which in comparison to the bikini picture, look somewhat thinner. Hey, who knows, maybe whatever she's doing is working. She'll be back to flashing her va-jay-jay any time now.
TheQuestion
bess marvin, girl detective
Posted 5:16 AM 10/6/08
@Miss Anne Thrope: mmmm, me so jealous.
bess marvin, girl detective
Miss Anne Thrope
Posted 4:52 AM 10/6/08
I'm eating hummus and tortilla chips as I read this.
Miss Anne Thrope
Losin_it
Posted 4:33 AM 10/6/08
And not only is "00" Victoria's size, by interesting coincidence it is also her IQ.
Losin_it
Dr. Spaceman, Esq.
Posted 4:13 AM 10/6/08
Anyone else think Posh looks like a human Real Doll? It creeps me out.
Dr. Spaceman, Esq.
Juancho
Posted 4:09 AM 10/6/08
@raincoaster: Xantrex?
Juancho
TryThisAtHome
Posted 8:14 AM 10/6/08
Her arms look exactly the same to me, just shot at a different angle. And I agree that it must have been UK size 14. Her main problem is not her weight. It's the clothes she puts on. Too small, too trashy clothes = makes you look fat.
TryThisAtHome
mockingbird
Posted 10:41 AM 10/6/08
Or they could have just changed her mood stabilizer from one that makes you gain weight to one that doesn't. But I guess that wouldn't sell tabloids.
mockingbird
LadySmut
Posted 9:56 PM 10/6/08
Poor Brit! I've never been a huge fan but when you feel the need to turn to the Living Skeleton / Posh for dieting tips, something is seriously wrong. Anyway! Don't get me started...I think I'll go have my Frappucino now.
LadySmut