A new show called “Huge” (hate the title) starring Nikki Blonsky premieres on Monday, June 28th on ABC Family.
“Huge” is a heartwarming drama that focuses on seven teens from different backgrounds attending a weight loss camp as they embark on their individual journeys of self discovery. The series will follow the emotional journey of the campers as they deal with issues including self-esteem, friendship, rivalry, romance and body image. (Source)
I am all for another show that caters to our community but let’s hope its a show that SHOWS us in a POSITIVE light. The name of the show and the “Fat” Camp location doesn’t sound positive but I will hold my judgement until the show airs.
Check out the clip below and tell me what you think.
Poprah from “I Want To Work For Diddy” covers Gemini Magazine!
Poprah also has a new cosmetic line coming out called “Image Cosmetics”. Everybody has an opinion about Poprah but you can’t deny she is a true business woman.
For more information on Image Cosmetics check it out here
Just Wright is a movie about thickette Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) who has a great career and a supportive family but can’t seem to find love.
She meets Scott McKnight (Sexy, Delicious Rapper Common) and becomes his Physical Therapist. Leslie and Common begin to have feelings towards each other, but will they end up being together???
Of course I am not going to tell you the ending…but I will say Just Wright is cute and refreshing.
It’s refreshing to see a movie that doesn’t have a lot of profanity and it’s a cute story.
Great Movie? No. The movie was very predictable. However Queen Latifah never disappoints, her acting was phenomenal.
Now Common wasn’t a bad actor but he wasn’t great. That’s ok because his sexy smile, beautiful eyes and nice body makes up for it.
All in all, the movie is a cute romantic comedy and I give it a C+.
There is still something missing from the movie. The chemistry between Wright and McKnight did not seem genuine and the basketball players in the movie were annoying me with their bad acting.
Still support the movie but don’t expect fireworks.
Thickette Chrisette Michele decides to shave her head!
Check out what she said to Vibe Magazine…..
A lot of times we go through different things with processing our hair from relaxing to color treatments, especially with heat styling so being out on the road I had to do a lot of that every day from show to show and it was my price for beauty. The turning point for me to shave my head was when I was out on tour. I had some pieces glued into my head because I didn’t want to dye my own hair, and the glued on piece would not come out of my head so I said I’m shaving my head because this is ridiculous. This does not make me Black. This does not make me a great singer; this makes me have a piece of hair stuck to my head and I was like, “I’m done, I can’t do this anymore.” So I decided I wanted to find beauty in a different way without doing something that was so damaging to something that was precious to me, which is my hair. I could have gotten it out but I said, “No, I’m just gonna shave it off.” And by going all the way back natural it was a much easier route and it was a lot less damaging.
Everybody can’t pull off a hair cut like that but Chrisette looks gorgeous!
I heart this woman. People hate her or love her but she stays the same so you have to respect that.
Check out what she said about being a family woman.
“Being a family woman at this particular juncture, with my career, it is the one thing that absolutely holds me together and keeps me totally focused,” says the 45-year-old Williams of her husband, Kevin Hunter, and 9-year-old son Kevin Jr. “My business is in New York, but my life, the salt of where I’m from, is here in Jersey.”
“Spending time by myself with no telephone, a little TV, a little crafting, I may put tracks in my wigs or reorganize my white T-shirts …I enjoy my own company, I like the woman that I’ve become,”
Putting tracks in her wigs? Well…..I guess keep doing you Wendy.
As a thick woman, I must say it is refreshing to see more plus size women receiving respect and recognition in the film, music and the modeling industries. When I was growing up, I only had Nell Carter and Janet Jackson to watch on television, and by the end of the 80’s, Janet had a six pack, and Nell was half her size. While I understand that the reasons behind their weight loss had something to do with maintaining their health, both Carter and Jackson openly admitted the pressures of being skinny in Hollywood.
So here it is the year 2010, and now so many plus size celebrities – Mo’Nique, Gabby Sidibe, Nikki Blonsky and Queen Latifah are getting respect for their talents; but are they getting admiration for their size?
Thick women have always been around and wanted lead roles in movies and modeling contracts, but for years we were shut out and seen as a joke. Therefore, I’ve found myself wondering why Hollywood is so accepting of the plus size world after years of rejection and ridicule.
I’ll tell you why. The fact is the average woman in the United States is a size 14, and while society recognizes this verity, they tend to ignore it and continue to go for what they consider more appealing. Due to this prejudice, it forced the plus size community to take charge by creating our own enterprises, and as a result, our community has been very lucrative, thus making those who treated us as an outcast for years take notice.
When most people think of the entertainment industry, they think of glamour, fashion and luxury. Yet, Hollywood will always be seen first and foremost as a business. We are receiving more attention compared to previous years merely because we currently dominate the market. We are seen as a business, not human beings who are admired for our talent, beauty and glamour like skinny Hollywood. Look at any major magazine, TV show or film, we are still not represented consistently. We are excluded to a “plus-size issue” and maybe one plus size girl who is in the cast of a show or film as if we are filling a quota. Even the movie “Precious” did not receive national recognition until the likes of Oprah and Tyler Perry endorsed the film, and while the acting was phenomenal, the plot of the movie focuses on a plus size teenager who is being abused and scorned for being overweight by her plus size mother.
While I am grateful for our rise in the industry, it is simply just the beginning. Now that we are seen as profitable and trendy, I am waiting for the day that we can be seen as practical and long-lasting. We are not even close to getting our just due. When is Queen Latifah going to get the same respect as Beyonce? I am waiting for the day that Nikki Blonsky is seen on Maxim’s Hot 100 Sexiest Women List and Mo’Nique gets the same roles as Halle Berry. We need thick women behind the scene writing, producing and directing our stories and more plus size models walking the runway in Paris and New York. Can men stop hiding the fact that they love women who are a size 14 and up and not be afraid to flaunt us in videos and on the red carpet?
There are so many applauding Mo’Nique, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky and Gabby Sidibe, but they are only a small percentage of the images of Hollywood. The majority of the plus size community is still only being allowed to get a peek through a window when Hollywood and society need to remove all discrimination and simply welcome us through the door.
