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Muriel’s Wedding- Toni Collette not fat

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Choppychop · 06/09/2025 18:01

Im just watching the Aussie 90’s film Muriel’s Wedding and the character Muriel is constantly referred to as being fat. Throughout the movie. Fat fat fat. It’s a 90’s movie so I know times were different, and similar to Renee in Bridget Jones where we are supposed to see these ladies as fat. But (and I’m a slim woman) I just think she looks lovely and healthy and not fat in the slightest? Did people really think this character was fat at the time? It’s only 20 odd years ago. Great film by the way, if you haven’t seen it.

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beetr00 · 06/09/2025 18:22

she's plump 😊

Woompund · 06/09/2025 18:22

Yes she was overweight in the movie.

Muriel’s Wedding- Toni Collette not fat
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Choppychop · 06/09/2025 18:21

AnonAnora · 06/09/2025 18:16

Ugly is subjective (and Tony Collete is gorgeous). Fat (as in overweight/obese) is not.

Yes I agree, she is gorgeous! And a brilliant actor. I think she looks a bit chubby in the film rather than obese, even fat. Surprising really because I see myself too big and I’m actually slightly underweight. I guess I just thought they’d have an actual overweight actor playing the role.

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AnonAnora · 06/09/2025 18:16

Ugly is subjective (and Tony Collete is gorgeous). Fat (as in overweight/obese) is not.

Almostwelsh · 06/09/2025 18:16

We aren't supposed to see Bridget Jones as fat. The point is that she isn't fat, but she thinks she is.

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Choppychop · 06/09/2025 18:14

Mutability · 06/09/2025 18:12

I thought she was pretty fat. Wasn’t that one of the themes? I’m sure I remember Toni Colette gained loads of weight to play her.

Yes it is one of the themes, and it was her break out role - I’m just reading up on it now. She did gain weight for the role and is naturally very thin. I just thought watching it that she was a bit chubby but not what I’d call ugly and fat which is how she was referred to in the film.

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Mutability · 06/09/2025 18:12

I thought she was pretty fat. Wasn’t that one of the themes? I’m sure I remember Toni Colette gained loads of weight to play her.

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Choppychop · 06/09/2025 18:08

Just read that she gained 18kg for the role so I guess that is significant… but to me she looks average, not someone you’d call fat…

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greasyhairedwoman · 06/09/2025 18:08

It’s actually 30 years old, not 20! And she was a bit fat tbf - not by today’s standards because everyone now is overweight/obese (which is a fact, not me being bitchy) but back in 1994 she did seem quite chubby. It’s a great film btw. But people were much healthier 30 years ago.

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Choppychop · 06/09/2025 18:07

Ooops Natalie not Nicole 🤣

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Justforthisoneithink · 06/09/2025 18:06

She’s certainly not thin in that film, but neither is she remarkably fat, definitely not extremely overweight. (Said as a size 16 so probably similar level of chubby/fat/whatever).

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Choppychop · 06/09/2025 18:06

Yes she’s fantastic- I think she’s up
there with the other Aussies, the Nicole’s (Watson/kidman).

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BuffetTheDietSlayer · 06/09/2025 18:05

She was visibly a bit tubby at the beginning of the film but then is slim when it gets to her wedding.

CanOfMangoTango · 06/09/2025 18:03

She's not fat, just not stick thin.

Love that film. Toni Collette is such a brilliant actress.

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