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Patsy kensit WW ad

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Lexie1970 · 22/01/2013 20:35

AIBU to be annoyed every time I see the ad to wonder why on earth she cannot walk in her heels without wobbling big time...... Is it the faux model swagger with hand on hip action Grin

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ceebeegeebies · 22/01/2013 21:35

What a load of crap Grin

If I lose a stone, I would only drop one dress size at the most - one stone and 3 dress sizes is a physical impossibility unless she was at the very lowest point of a 12, lost a stone and is now in the top point of an 8 - techically she would have dropped 3 dress sizes Wink

CecilyP · 22/01/2013 22:13

No, it really is nonsense; you don't have to buy 3 sets of new clothes if you gain a stone, so you would not drop 3 dress sizes if you lose a stone.

Moominsarehippos · 22/01/2013 22:23

I think she looks terrible for her age. She's younger than me (supposedly) and without the mmakeup and lighting, I look ten years younger than her.

The best diet ad by far is the one for the pills that make you lose weight... as long as you also eat less and exercise - now why hasn't I thought of that?

TheWombat · 22/01/2013 22:32

The ad makes me feel a bit sorry for her, strangely. She looks so very unhappy and underconfident, her smile doesn't reach her eyes, and the 'I've gotten sparkle back' just doesn't ring true. It makes me wonder if she's trying to convince herself as much as any potential dieters..

PulyaSochsup · 22/01/2013 22:33

Has she had a nose job? Her nose looks very short and thin......

ismaithliom · 22/01/2013 23:16

Very funny. So glad I saw this. I was thinking the same thing but didn't say nout as thought I'd just sound jealous of her weighloss! 'her face looks demented' gas- I won't LOL!! She may have lost weight but she hasn't aged well.

HannahsSister40 · 22/01/2013 23:18

I'm offended by this advert cos at her fattest (size 12/14 tops) she was the same size I currently am. And I don't consider myself fat or needing to get my effing sparkle back. Do one Patsy..

DoctorAnge · 22/01/2013 23:20

She was so utterly beautiful as a young girl.

She did a lot of coke to stay skinny in the 90 s then messed her face and metabolism up and just never looked so good after that...

CecilyP · 22/01/2013 23:22

That is what I thought; she is very slim now, but at a stone heavier she would still be - well, slim.

VisualiseAHorse · 22/01/2013 23:25

I can't get over just how odd her face looks.

NotGeoffVader · 22/01/2013 23:25

Can't stand Patsy Kensit. I don't care how much weight she's lost. Or what magazine she thought she looked fat on.

Get some real people on there, WW.

AND STOP DIRECTING ALL THE ADVERTS ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS AT WOMEN. THERE ARE FAT MEN TOO!

Cantbelieveitsnotbutter · 22/01/2013 23:32

Thank goodness I'm not the only one who finds this advert irritating!
When was she ever 'fat!'

squeakytoy · 22/01/2013 23:45

Its the fake pause before she says "confidence" that irritates me more than anything else..

chickencurryfor7 · 22/01/2013 23:45

I think WW have really sold out, they have always been about 'normal joe public' and using crap semi-slebs like patsy just alienates people.

orlakielylover · 23/01/2013 00:36

She's no ad for botox, that's for sure.

sashh · 23/01/2013 01:30

She looks mutton dressed as lamb, the clothes don't suit her and make her look like she has wobbly bits.

I think it is a big mistake using her.

Darkesteyes · 23/01/2013 01:48

Oh come on. Surely this can be discussed without resorting to bitching about how she looks.
Its the culture of celebrity being used to sell a diet that is the problem. And its a sinister one.

Eliza22 · 23/01/2013 09:13

Hmm... She was NEVER fat. But then, there are plenty of folks attending WW who just need to lose a stone or so, but want the group support thing.

Over the years, our Patsy's had a fair bit of work done, to get that (as she refers to it) sparkle back. I don't begrudge her but, she isn't 'the woman next door' in terms of a bit of No7 Protect and Perfect and that's it!!

HellonHeels · 23/01/2013 09:19

Aside from the sleb-bitching, who was it earlier on who said WW was tested as being the slowest diet for weight loss? This actually isn't a bad thing, losing slower means you're more likely to lose fat than muscle tissue and less likely to pile it back on - it's meant to be about developing a sustainable and healthier way of eating.

PoshCat · 23/01/2013 09:29

I feel sorry for her. She's failed in every romantic relationship she ever had, her looks are behind her and I dare say she needs the cash.

twitchycurtains · 23/01/2013 09:59

She was never fat, I think the last 2 marketing campaigns by WW have been a been misjudged- does anyone remember the Aleesha ww song (cringe). The latest round of celebs were never really fat ( with exception of greg whatsit) especially Patsy. Doesn't inspire me to join WW, I know iysy problem but I don't consider a 1 stone loss on an already slim frame much of an inspiration.

twitchycurtains · 23/01/2013 10:00

its my problem stupid phone

fromparistoberlin · 23/01/2013 10:02

posh? he dad was an EE gangster

she was likely MAX a 16

LPplusOne · 23/01/2013 10:08

I'm so confused - is size 12 really considered overweight??!

HannahsSister40 · 23/01/2013 10:08

the preschool my eldest girl attended was next to a Weighwatchers meeting place and I used to pass them queuing up on our way out. There was rarely anyone in the queue over a size 14. I was always shocked at the number of very normal sized or tiny women there. I know people who go to their meetings as a 'social thing' but they are utterly utterly obsessed with their weight, with food, with exercise. I can't imagine living like that.