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To think Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is way to thin.

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SummerWine · 18/08/2015 20:14

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3202619/Cheryl-Fernandez-Versini-displays-slim-physique-black-jumpsuit-perfume-launch.html

Her arms just look way too thin, the article is not the greatest photos but a quick google makes her look even thinner.

www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cheryl-fernandez-versini-defies-weight-critics-6027419

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Lurkedforever1 · 22/08/2015 13:12

howto. I think you'll find your hypermobility link doesn't actually contain any data. Eg x% of avg population have digestive problems, but 2x% of hypermobile people do. And I don't go from conclusions without full data and evidence. However even that site says most hypermobile people have no side effects other than actual joints.
I also would question what they set out as fact, due to them stating it's often an advantage in dancing or sport when it's actually not. Bearing all your weight on a joint that can go either way is in no way an advantage, nor is the higher risk of injury from stretching things you shouldn't be. You need to build up the support and strength to prevent it bending too much, in exactly the same way a normal person builds up to bend enough.
It's only an advantage if you want your body to do things it's not ready for, and to be fucked sooner than it should be. Which aren't things most sufferers or any decent coach at any level would be aiming for.
So I'll stick with the range of actual expert opinions I've had from a range of sources until there's actually data and evidence to review, rather than conclusions from a website which has also drawn the wrong conclusions about advantages.

howtorebuild · 22/08/2015 13:17

Hmsa and edsuk both have thewww.england.nhs.uk/tis/about/ information standard. Hms/edsh are treated as the same thing. www.ehlers-danlos.org/?mact=Search%2Ccntnt01%2Cdosearch%2C0&cntnt01returnid=15&cntnt01searchinput=gastro&submit=Submit Lots more info for you.

MsBojangles · 22/08/2015 13:19

'Body shaming', I cannot wait until this trite little phrase dies a death. People have no idea how ridiculous they sound when parroting this meaningless crap.

Anyway, back to Chezza, yes she is looking on the scrawny side of slim at the moment. Why that is is anyone's guess.

howtorebuild · 22/08/2015 13:20

www.england.nhs.uk/tis/about/ sorry that link failed.

I agree with you that being hypermobiliy is not a benefit. I note normally those not highly on the spectrum or those without it say that.

areyoubeingserviced · 22/08/2015 13:20

it appears that some posters believe that one is somehow betraying the sisterhood by saying that Cheryl is underweight.
She is too thin . It could be due to emotional issues or she may in fact have an eating disorder. The thing is, she is naturally a slim but curvy girl.However, now she doesn't have any hips or bum.
I think that most celebrities have some sort of eating disorder due to the fact that they are in the public eye , with the pressures that this brings. Victoria Beckam springs to mind. She was always a slim but curvy woman, now she is vey thin and doesn't look good imho.
I believe that Cheryl actually 'enjoys' being this thin, which is really sad.

Roussette · 22/08/2015 13:26

Spot on bigbuttons. When I went through my 'too thin' period, my head was too big for my body. I couldn't see it though, but when I look back at photos of myself, I just can't imagine what I was thinking,(my head was pretty fucked up I think as something had happened that affected me mentally).

So agree on naturally thin people not having the lollipop head look. That is so right and that's because they are at a natural size for them, they are not not eating to achieve something that isn't natural for them.

I am tall and sort of statuesque if you like... I ended up at a size that I had never been even as a young teen. I was a small size 10 almost an 8. I looked ridiculous and I can now see it. I am hoping that Cheryl will go back to her natural petite size and not be underweight.

Lurkedforever1 · 22/08/2015 13:47

I'm just not sure howto there's any evidence to assume cheryl does have digestive issues linked to hypermobility, it's too huge a category of people with too little data and no comparative test group. And it doesn't help that some medical professionals will state assumptions they make about areas they know little about as fact, eg it being an advantage.

I do agree in theory re lollipop head look, but I don't agree we have enough knowledge to apply it to cheryl. She has notoriously big hair usually which contributes.

howtorebuild · 22/08/2015 13:55

The hcps articles I linked to are by the experts, I don't think you are seeing experts in hypermobiliy if you don't know of these people and charities.

tobysmum77 · 22/08/2015 13:57

Yes I am always Confused about the 'curves' thing. I'm not curvy, if I was overweight I would still not be curvy. Its a body shape and naff all to do with weight.

MrsItsNoworNotatAll · 22/08/2015 14:26

She's probably secretly enjoying the attention her weight loss has brought her.

She claims she works 12 to 14 hours a day. And?? Is she bragging or complaining? I suspect the over inflated paycheck (for doing what exactly?) more than makes up than that. Many people work the same hours and earn a lot less in order to keep a roof over their heads.

And sorry I don't buy that it's the grief of her father in law that's caused her weight loss. She only married her husband LAST YEAR after THREE months of meeting him, so she can't have got to know his old man that well in such a short space of time.

I agree with the pp who believes Cheryl enjoys being that thin and it is very sad.

WorraLiberty · 22/08/2015 14:36

Over 230 posts about someone else's body and a stranger's body at that! Grin

I think if we put half as much thought and 'concern' into our own bodies, we'd all be much fitter and healthier.

SmillasSenseOfSnow · 22/08/2015 14:36

I'm sorry, but in the first photo of a younger Cheryl that Polly attached to her post, Cheryl is not 'slim'. Judging by her face, arms and midriff, she looks to be carrying about the same amount of body fat as I was very recently, with a BMI of 27-29. That is not slim, nor is it healthy.

I'm not getting the continued use of the word 'skeletal' by Rousette, either. She looks thin to me, but the only reason I can think of as to why it says 'unhealthy' to me in any way is because I'm not used to seeing so much of the bone structure in her face (which is completely a normal amount for many other people), and also because she seems to have changed her make-up/had her teeth done/something that makes her look far more like what I can only describe as a Spanish TV show host. It's just a different look she seems to be going for, in some ways.

I also accept that I have no idea of her eating habits, no idea what kind of work she has had done recently that might have dramatically changed her overall look in a way that some people might immediately associate with 'oh she must be starving herself/ill', and also no idea exactly how thin she looks IRL, given that photos (and outfits!) can give very misleading impressions.

PollysHoliday · 22/08/2015 14:57

Whoops! Sorry about the duplicate picture Blush, I'm on my phone.

Smill, yes Cheryl did look a bit heavier in that first photo I posted. It still debunks the argument that she is naturally very very slight. Something has happened to make her as small as she is now, I don't know if that is ill health, an eating disorder or a deliberate choice. I agree with a pp, though, I think grief at the loss of her FIL seems unlikely.

kali110 · 22/08/2015 14:57

I can understand her losing weight because of a bereavement but i don't think as a role model it was a good idea to wear an outfit that accentuates it that much ( second pic crop top).
She does not look good there, she looks very very unhealthy.
She is now on several pro anorexia websites as inspiration because of how skinny she is.

Roussette · 22/08/2015 15:12

Skeletal is my word yes... I think her arms are stick like, her ribs show, that's why I said it. OK I admit it's a forceful word yes.

The camera puts on 10lbs so say, I honestly think we would be shocked at how she is in RL.

The image of her in black is now, the others are 5 years ago. She looks far far more healthy AFAIC back then. She is worryingly thin.

AnotherTimeMaybe · 22/08/2015 15:17

kali110 yes! I agree with everything you said!

WorraLiberty · 22/08/2015 15:21

I can understand her losing weight because of a bereavement but i don't think as a role model it was a good idea to wear an outfit that accentuates it that much ( second pic crop top).

She's obviously happy with her figure and if people set her up as a 'role model', then that's their own lookout.

How many parents are good role models to their own children, when it comes to weight/diet/exercise issues?

With so many parents not being able to manage that, it's unfair and lazy to expect a complete stranger to be that role model, and to dress themselves accordingly.

Besides, she's obviously confident enough in herself to wear what she decides looks good, so you could argue that she's a confident 'role model' who really doesn't GAF about what strangers think of her outfit.

Roussette · 22/08/2015 15:34

I don't think 'it's their lookout' when it coms to children or pre teens or indeed teens who idolise her and copy her.

And I think she looks bleedin' awful in that black outfit. Too big trousers at the waistband, too long at the feet and some peculiar top with laces on but what do I know, I'm just an old gimmer Grin

I just think that she looked beautiful years ago. Now I don't. But I doubt Cheryl is going to lose sleep about that Grin

WorraLiberty · 22/08/2015 15:49

But it is their lookout because what can Cheryl do about it?

She can't do anything, whereas parents can at least try to drum it into their kid's heads, that they shouldn't set complete strangers up as role models.

But if the parents actually view them as role models themselves, then there's not much hope really.

Roussette · 22/08/2015 15:56

I agree that parents should try and drum this into their childrens heads. But you can't make that happen. Kids get obsessed about things and about people whatever parents say.

WorraLiberty · 22/08/2015 16:04

I agree, kids do get obsessed. Therefore I don't think it's fair to say that Cheryl (or anyone else really) shouldn't wear an outfit that happens to accentuate their figure, just because some people happen to think that figure is 'too thin' or 'too fat'.

If you started going down that road, you'd never leave the house because you can't please everyone, and nor should you try to (especially strangers).

kali110 · 22/08/2015 18:44

As much as some parents wouldn't want her as a role model, some kids do look up to pop stars.
She's aware of this!
Shes even said she knows she has lost a lot of weight and is trying to put it back on, yet she chooses to wear outfits that shows off as much as possible.
She looks terrifying in that crop top and trouser combo.
She looks ill.

Pickedmypoison · 22/08/2015 18:47

When you are that small, it doesn't take much weight loss to start looking scrawny.

When I had a tooth out I lost 5lb in a week and my stomach was concave.

Lurkedforever1 · 22/08/2015 19:07

howto I'm sorry but there just isn't any evidence to back up your claim she's likely to have digestive issues linked to her hypermobility. Nor is that even what the experts think in general on your links.

Sallystyle · 22/08/2015 19:09

FFS I have tried to post this twice now.

This shows how unwell she looks very clearly.

Will just post the links as attaching pictures don't work.

www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/cheryl-fernandez-versini-steps-out-for-x-factor-auditions

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