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May 23rd, 2009, 10:51 GMT · By Elena Gorgan
Lady Gaga Stays Slim by Starving Herself |
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Lady Gaga is anything but a regular pop star, since a mere appearance of hers can lead to such incidents as being nearly arrested for not wearing pants or having the cops called on the paparazzi who simply can’t get enough of her. Controversy might as well be Gaga’s middle name, it has often been said, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she courts it again in a statement to Us Magazine about how she stays in shape.
Asked by the magazine if there’s anything special she does to maintain her figure, other than dancing a lot and possibly hitting the gym as well every once in a while, Gaga’s answer was as blunt as it is potentially upsetting for the fans who look up to her. “It’s all about starvation! Pop stars don’t eat.” the singer reportedly said, hinting that she too is one of the many female stars who put good looks before health. Knowing Lady Gaga and her always being intent on causing a stir, it could very well be that the above was said as a joke. After all, she’s not exactly a size 0, so she couldn’t possibly have been serious about it, fans are already saying on dedicated forums. Then again, Gaga does not strike anyone as the type of celebrity to do as she’s told, therefore starving herself for her image would perhaps be the last thing she’d do. However, even if either of the above be the case, she should have shown more responsibility in choosing her jokes, because there are many impressionable girls who would follow her “advice,” the same fans are saying. The possibility that she was very serious about her statement also stands, several celebrity-oriented magazines are pointing out. Lady Gaga has always insisted, as fans must know, that she’s exactly what people see of her and that she was not putting up a front, a controversial persona, just for the publicity. She was, in her own words, all that met the eye because she hated the idea of being considered a fake, a poseur. “The biggest misconception about me is I’m a character or a persona. That when the lights and cameras turn off, I turn into a pumpkin. It’s simply not true. I make music and art and design all day long. Yes, I wash my face and go to sleep but when I wake up, I am always Lady Gaga.” the singer was saying on her official website a while back. Being “always Lady Gaga” could also apply to what she says, fans are pointing out, which, in turn, would mean that she does starve herself to keep her weight under control.
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| Comment #1 by: Fran on 24 May 2009, 11:40 UTC | reply to this comment | uh, yeah right. Next BS article please |
| Comment #1.1 by: GaGaLoo Lover on 17 Dec 2009, 02:16 GMT | Ya. I agree with the aforementioned, total "BS" |
| Comment #1.2 by: liz on 17 Jan 2010, 15:52 GMT | lady gaga CLEARLY has an eating disorder. she has lost an incredible amount of weight and she just canceled her purdue show due to an irregular heartbeat, caused by exhaustion and dehydration. that's what happened to me when i had an eating disorder. i am appalled at the author of this article for saying silly things such as, "she's not exactly a size 0." it is impossible to look at someone and determine if they have an eating disorder. i'm gravely disheartened by lady gaga's current behavior. i used to admire her for her beautiful curves and confidence. i hope that she can find the help she needs to be the admirable figure she once was. |
| Comment #2 by: Stefanie on 30 Sep 2009, 18:42 UTC | reply to this comment | Uh if she was starving herself wouldnt she be like, gaunt and bony and unalbe to dance and stuff. Anyway she wolfed down a HUGE meal in london. It was like 6 mini livers a hamburger 2 shakes salads fries and for desert a chocolate bomb cake. I doubt she starves her self ;) |
| Comment #2.1 by: louisecha on 21 Aug 2010, 14:15 GMT | No, if she was starving herself she wouldn't necessarily be boney and gaunt, because when the body detects that it may be starving it goes in to starvation mode whereby fat reserves are held on to. People have the misconception that physical emaciation is the only sign of an eating disorder, and that if someone does not have their bones sticking out then they do not have an eating disorder, which is bollocks. As for the 'HUGE meal', this could infact be evidence of her eating disorder in that starvation always leads to binge eating. Despite the fact the media always portrays distorted images of celebrities, it does seem that Lady Gaga genuinely does have an eating disorder and i hope she gets help before she completely breaks down. |
| Comment #2.2 by: Black Orchid on 27 Dec 2010, 16:17 GMT | louisecha, you are brilliant. I hate the stupid 'not a size zero, can't have an eating disorder!' * that gets thrown around.
'She's hardly a size sero' is clearly a brilliant think to say about a possibly eating disordered person.
I think she's beautiful the way she is... a lot more beautiful than she'd be if she lost 20lbs. |
| Comment #3 by: Lauren on 20 Oct 2009, 23:07 UTC | reply to this comment | just because she's not a "size 0" doesn't mean she doesn't starve herself. unless she openly confesses either way, we'll probably never know. in any case, joking about something like that is really tasteless. many girls look up to her, and if they take her seriously, could be affected by her "joke." |
| Comment #4 by: Elle on 25 Oct 2009, 09:52 UTC | reply to this comment | 1. She can joke about things,if someone starves just because Lady Gaga SUPPOSEDLY said she does then the person is ridiculous.
2. Lady Gaga is very creative,smart,and by starving or having some kind of eating disorder it drains you completely of creativity,energy and personality which Lady Gaga does NOT lack whatsoever.
3. Im so sick of people making up rumors about celebrities or turning their humor into some kind of hugggge issue...this article was uncalled for. |
| Comment #5 by: Amanda on 27 Oct 2009, 19:22 UTC | reply to this comment | People have this weird God complex with celebrities. That's why, when asked what they do to stay in shape, a celebrity will politely (and responsibly) answer "I eat five small healthy meals a day, exercise and drink lots of water!" In truth, they are doing coke, popping pills and yes, not eating, to stay thin.
Thin is in. Always has been, always will be. Lady Gaga has a great figure. And yes, she's very thin. Her answer was an honest one for a change. People can't stand that sort of honesty. They blame her for anorexia. She's supposedly responsible for the eating habits of a million young, impressionable girls and you know what? So is Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, the entire fashion industry and all of Hollywood. As soon as someone starts losing mass amounts of weight and gets skeletal, they get all kinds of press.
Wake up! If you are a size 0-4 celebrity constantly in the spotlight and having to fit into sample size clothing for photo shoots, than you are NOT EATING like regular people do.
To deny this fact is to say that "Hey you! You can be a size zero by eating right and exercising!" It's crap. Let's all be honest for once. |
| Comment #5.1 by: alice on 23 Jul 2010, 21:33 GMT | also someone said:
"Wake up! If you are a size 0-4 celebrity constantly in the spotlight and having to fit into sample size clothing for photo shoots, than you are NOT EATING like regular people do.
To deny this fact is to say that "Hey you! You can be a size zero by eating right and exercising!" It's crap. Let's all be honest for once."
Pretty sure I eat like a pig and I'm under weight and get questioned about having an eating disorder on the regular. Some people are naturally thin and cant help it, so say that theres no way you could be a size zero from eating well and exercising is ridiculous. I'm a size zero, I eat a ton of unhealthy foods, and i DONT exercise any more.
SIDE NOTE: she looks fantastic! |
| Comment #5.2 by: nickel on 28 Feb 2011, 21:59 GMT | I am teeny tiny 5'2 and only weigh like 140lbs. some people are really skinny like me. |
| Comment #5.3 by: Taz on 16 Jan 2012, 21:43 GMT | I dieted and exercised and went from a size 14 to a size 0. So it is possible, did I look healthy? No I didnt, 104lbs is too little for a 5'2 Medium frame size |
| Comment #6 by: Amanda on 31 Oct 2009, 00:40 UTC | reply to this comment | Oh my god Amanda. I have THE SAME OPINION & my names Amanda. Seriously lets all just be honest here... people do what they have to do. |
| Comment #6.1 by: elleb on 25 Mar 2011, 18:30 GMT | im 5ft and weight 96lbs.. |
| Comment #7 by: justathought on 23 Nov 2009, 23:34 UTC | reply to this comment | Actually- thin wasn't always in Amanda. It came into fashion when the female St.'s of the Catholic church in previous centuries started starving themselves to fit into the male conception of what it means to be godly i.e flesh equals opulence and lust. From then on-anorexic was in. And it's carried on since that period. Before that fat women were thought of as desirable and the ideal and were often portrayed half naked in portraits. I'm not fat myself- but, like white supremacy- I promise you thin won't always be in... |
| Comment #8 by: Emma on 24 Nov 2009, 19:57 UTC | reply to this comment | I think Amanda is right, thin has been in as far as media goes, not history obviously. It is nice to see that shes being honest, I cant stand when celebrities say: 'I eat whatever I want'. Everyone is so touchy when celebrities say things like that. Everyone backlashes saying: 'Lady Gaga will be used for thinspiration!!' but she probably was anyway, because shes thin, before this comment was released. |
| Comment #9 by: emma on 19 Dec 2009, 02:21 UTC | reply to this comment | duh if the woman says she starves herself then she means it! |
| Comment #10 by: Janet on 23 Dec 2009, 03:14 UTC | reply to this comment | lmao ;D
no oe can starve themself for long hun ;D
that and shes italian!!
show me an italian that won't eat!! |
| Comment #10.1 by: al12 on 10 Sep 2010, 03:12 GMT | Omgosh, I'm sorry but that's a terrible thing to say. As a whole Italians dont eat a huge amount of food, though there are pigs in every country, or should i say developed country. Simnply the fact that Gaga is of Italian origin has nothing to do with her eating habits. There are most certainly anorexic people in every country and I think Gaga's on a path to starvation and possibly anorexia. She could be quite offended by your comment, as I am slightly. Please, no more prejudice comments it will only worsen the situation. |
| Comment #11 by: Meghan on 29 Jan 2010, 20:32 UTC | reply to this comment | Gaga doesn't starve herself... If you watch her when she says it her face tells all... She's being sarcastic because that's the public perception of pop stars... That they starve themselves to stay thin... Lady Gaga likes to shock people, and she likes to fool with interviewers because she gets bored with the same old questions.
Her recent weight loss is simply do to a grueling touring schedule which involves a lack of sleep, grueling dance routines performed on a regular basis along with singing live every night, interviews, photo shoots, rehersals and all sorts of stuff... You try making urself that buisy for a month and see how much weight you loose, then you'll see why she's so skinny... she's this buisy for what 3yrs now? |
| Comment #12 by: Scarlet on 11 Feb 2010, 22:35 UTC | reply to this comment | LIZ. I love the way you say she clearly has and eating disorder and then go on to say ' it is impossible to look at someone and determine if they have an eating disorder. '
I'd also like to point out irregular heartbeat, caused by exhaustion and dehydration can be caused by things other than an eating distorder.
Also thos saying 'but if she was straving herself wouldn't she be gaunt etc etc... It makes me sick that you can be so dumb!
What, you think people with an eating disorder wake up one morning and look severely eating disordered? no, it doesn't happen like that. What a sterotypcial thing to say/think.
An eating disorder comes in all sizes, you should really educate yorself. |
| Comment #13 by: Lisa on 13 Mar 2010, 06:28 UTC | reply to this comment | How is saying "After all, she’s not exactly a size 0, so she couldn’t possibly have been serious about it," make the situation any better? She was STILL very thin before she lost that weight, I know I'm writing this comment later. Be smarter next time and don't include person opinions like that, it just makes your article look childish. |
| Comment #13.1 by: Elena Gorgan on 15 Mar 2010, 09:36 GMT | Lisa, this came right after the words you quoted: “… fans are already saying on dedicated forums,” with a link to Gaga’s official forum (which happens to be down for maintenance now). There was no expressing of personal opinions to speak of in the first place – unless you want to make it look like that by misquoting the article. Thank you for your comment. |
| Comment #14 by: ALALALA12 on 24 Mar 2010, 03:03 UTC | reply to this comment | excuse me? um ppl in every country have eating disorders and might i point out to ya that she's 100% purely american! um it's VERY possible to say that italian ppl CAN have eating disorders just as easily as other ppl. FYI i can name several and looking at lady gaga im pretty sure she is anorexic. if she sees ur comment i can tell ya she'd be VERY offended by that... |
| Comment #14.1 by: ellesbelles on 20 Apr 2010, 21:37 GMT | actually her parents are italian americans, stop trying to claim her as 100% yank.. |
| Comment #15 by: Ami on 31 Mar 2010, 20:33 UTC | reply to this comment | I dont think kshe starves herself. On a recent article about her in a cosmopolitan magazine, the writers said that Gaga ordered "riceless sushi and dressingless salad". They offered her a drink and she said no because she had a show later that night and didnt want any alcohol.
so yes, she does eat, just very healthily :) |
| Comment #16 by: Rose on 05 Apr 2010, 15:28 UTC | reply to this comment | i wouldn't be surprised if miss gaga uses periodic fasting as a way to keep her weight under control.....several high profile female celebrities do the same in order to keep their health and weight at an optimum level.....periodic fasting actually has numerous health benefits so i'm sure she's not just doing it for the hell of it....lol....i do it for one week a month and my acne, asthma and joint problems have all but cleared up....so good for miss gaga!! :) |
| Comment #17 by: Gaga ohlala on 07 Apr 2010, 00:02 UTC | reply to this comment | Jeez!! I saw this interview and it was a JOOOKEE! If you can't come up with a real story, then don't write anything at all, rather than twisting people's words! |
| Comment #18 by: jm on 21 Apr 2010, 19:05 UTC | reply to this comment | I had a eating disorder for years, and in the later stages YOU CAN TELL, the sunken in eyes, wearing loose clothes, avoiding people, Lady GG is a small framed person, even a small 5 lb weight loss can lead to health problems, coupled with touring, dance pratice, eating crap foods, and NO sleep. I dont think she would have time to have a ED, it controls every aspect of your life, and she seems to be doing pretty well. She just needs a break, and alot of sleep. |
| Comment #19 by: Sara on 06 Jun 2010, 16:55 UTC | reply to this comment | I'm pretty sure she isn't joking and she is right. Pop stars can't eat. Have we all already forgotten how skinny Britney Spears and Christina A. were? Would Madonna still be relevant today if she weren't in such good shape? It sucks but it's true. At least she's coming out and speaking truth. It doesn't have to be like this but for now it is. |
| Comment #20 by: Meg on 13 Jun 2010, 00:42 UTC | reply to this comment | Funny thing is, she probably IS a size 0. She's only 5'1" after all and probably around 110 lbs. I'm 5'2" and 125 lbs and usually wear a size 2-4. She looks WAY thinner than I do, so a size 0 sounds like a good estimate to me (a 2 at the most). I guess I just wanted to agree that this was an odd statement to make, because she actually is a very small person. |
| Comment #20.1 by: alice on 23 Jul 2010, 21:33 GMT | how on earth would 5'1" and 110 be a zero. I'm not saying shes not but someone claimed shes 5'1" and probably 110 which would make her a zero. I think she weighs less than 110. I'm 5'5" and 107 and I'm a zero. how on earth would you be 4 inches shorter and weigh more and wear the same size. 5'1" and 110 sounds more like a 4 or something. maybe a 2. STILL NOT BIG, just saying a zero seems a little far fetched for that height/weight. |
| Comment #21 by: mahla on 03 Jul 2010, 00:11 UTC | reply to this comment | she is best and i love her!!!
i don t like but ilove her ..just
i hope see her ;-) |
| Comment #22 by: Sl on 08 Jul 2010, 20:41 UTC | reply to this comment | Well, if this is true which it very well may be, then it won't stay like that for long. She cares deeply about her fans and music and putting on a good show, so if she continues with her method of starvation, she will no longer be able to dance. If she can't dance or can't put on a good show, she won't be in the direct spotlight anymore. Also, I think that she meant it seriously but also in a joking type of way, if that makes sense. She most likely was just stating a fact, saying that pop stars don't have much time to eat. That means that they don't gorge themselves and are too busy to even think about food and snack all day. |
| Comment #23 by: Diana on 13 Jul 2010, 01:28 UTC | reply to this comment | I don't think Lady Gaga starves herself. We're the same height and I do starve myself and I'm a lot thinner than her. Just saying. |
| Comment #24 by: Vanessa on 21 Jul 2010, 17:40 UTC | reply to this comment | "She's not exactly a size 0"
So? Size zero is not a number, it's NOTHING!
Why are people so obsessed with being a size 0?
As a teen girl it really does mess with your head when you see articles where female celebs are unhappy with how they look (most look fine!) I think: if they think there fat what does that make me? It's horrible.
I know what it's like to have an eating disorder, I've suffered from it since I was 13 (now 18) don't judge people for it or call them "attention seekers" or "crazy"
You cannot possibly understand what's going on in their heads.
And you cannot possible understand unless you've experienced it. |
| Comment #25 by: selena marie heath on 12 Aug 2010, 10:40 UTC | reply to this comment | who cares shes still my favorite singer let her be her like other people be themselvs doing whatever if they can handle it then ther fine to me... P-P-P Poker face mah mah mah mah i like that song lol |
| Comment #26 by: mahla on 20 Aug 2010, 21:12 UTC | reply to this comment | she is thinest woman and does n't matter for me thet she be fat or thin
just she be healthy is enough .
all of the these news are rumor
I LOVE LADY GAGA SO MUCH
i come from iran |
| Comment #27 by: mahla on 20 Aug 2010, 21:47 UTC | reply to this comment | all of them are lie. i just LOVE her and nothing is not important for me
i 'd like see her.i insist for see her but i can't.
sometims i see her in dream.
i gonna go and participate in her concert .
i promise |
| Comment #28 by: blasian on 22 Aug 2010, 03:04 UTC | reply to this comment | I dont know, I'm not sure if she is anorexic, she may have tried for a while but I dont think she is perhaps bulimic becuase I know for at least me you dont get skinnier, you just maintain. |
| Comment #28.1 by: actresinholyywood on 26 Aug 2010, 03:38 GMT | if youure in the industry you will starve urself trust me |
| Comment #29 by: stefani germanotta on 29 Aug 2010, 02:58 UTC | reply to this comment | that isnt healthy i hope that she reads my comment to see that she was perfect the way she was |
| Comment #30 by: stefani germanotta on 29 Aug 2010, 02:59 UTC | reply to this comment | for some reson i dont believe this maybe becaus ei am lady gaga so be quite |
| Comment #31 by: ladygagaslover on 11 Sep 2010, 22:20 UTC | reply to this comment | if she keeps going this route she can end up very sick or even DEAD i know its all about looks in this time era nowadays but come on !! looks before health is a dumb way to live i LOVE gaga with all my heart but she stills needs to stay healthy but by eating ! |
| Comment #32 by: Gagatastic on 12 Sep 2010, 03:09 UTC | reply to this comment | yeah she sure does. Bull Crap she's been dancing in millions of concerts for years, I would be skinny to. A******s |
| Comment #33 by: Little monstah on 15 Sep 2010, 01:33 UTC | reply to this comment | I think of all people lady gaga would be the last to tell anyone or impress on anyone to starve themselves. She's so anti normal mainstream society and promoting starvation would be too mainstream. Just because she doesn't like to wear pants doesn't mean she doesn't eat healthy. I'm sure she would laugh her ass off at this article |
| Comment #34 by: anorexicMONStER on 20 Sep 2010, 00:05 UTC | reply to this comment | she doesnt have to be a size 0 to mean she starves herself. i wear size 1 and i starve myself to stay slim |
| Comment #35 by: ellen on 23 Sep 2010, 04:19 UTC | reply to this comment | lady gaga wolfs down unhealthy foods and THEN starves herself for a few days and repeats the cycle... |
| Comment #37 by: Lady on 26 Sep 2010, 16:13 UTC | reply to this comment | im not anorexic and i never have been infact im a little large (naturally) i have always put health before weight but i am interested in losing a couple pounds and my docter told me if you eat less than 2,500 your body will go into starvation mode but after so long of not eating your body will become to weak to stay in starvation mode and you will slowly go out of this mode and the result is you become super bony. |
| Comment #38 by: LAdy on 26 Sep 2010, 16:23 UTC | reply to this comment | i know i am posting something else but i love lady gaga shes my favorite singer infact im listening to her as i write this i dont think shes anorexic or belimiac all i know is no one should try to follow her footsteps 1st. It would be hard to go everywhere shes been in like a day 2cd BE YOUSELF |
| Comment #39 by: Ashley on 17 Oct 2010, 17:37 UTC | reply to this comment | if lady gaga was joking about starving herself, she was obviously trying to point out the fact that starving yourself is not good. and girls who look up to her should also have control of their own self worth and know that there is a difference between them, and celebrities. and you should try to be exactly like what you see in the media. i doubt lady gaga starves herself. and if she does, well she is human just like the rest of us and is not perfect! |
| Comment #40 by: woo on 05 Nov 2010, 21:15 UTC | reply to this comment | I was told her videos are airbrushed or whatever.. And that she was told to lose the weight.. I noticed she looks alot skinnier in her videos and she actually made me feel good about my weight, but now she's lost all the weight (whether told to or not) via this extreme diet she's on, I no longer feel good about myself. Thanks alot, The Media. That's another star you've put down. |
| Comment #42 by: ARRINA on 27 Feb 2011, 09:36 UTC | reply to this comment | how can i get skinney withought starving myself ? |
| Comment #43 by: millie on 06 Mar 2011, 00:29 UTC | reply to this comment | I dont think that she does starve herself. she probably has personal trainers. |
| Comment #44 by: Maya on 24 Mar 2011, 15:21 UTC | reply to this comment | why do people care if Lady Gaga is starving her self. there are people out there doing it right now, your friend could be starving there selfs as well. i used to starve myself, its hard to stop. So let Lady Gaga do what she wants. she can still be someones rolle modle just think before doing it. not that hard. |
| Comment #45 by: Mrldygaga on 07 May 2011, 13:26 UTC | reply to this comment | I starve myself and try to become anorextic!!!:) |
| Comment #45.1 by: Nine on 16 Jul 2011, 13:50 GMT | Good luck with that!!!!!11 |
| Comment #47 by: Skin on 10 Jul 2011, 04:55 UTC | reply to this comment | This has hardly any thing to do with the story, but I'm anorexic and Four BMI charts said i was over weight to I'm going to drop 35 pounds like the charts told me to.
I'm only fourteen and nobody notices me but like gaga said looks before health. |
| Comment #48 by: gottalovegaga on 28 Jul 2011, 04:17 UTC | reply to this comment | I think what she's doing is very brave, and all girls should do te same. Stay strong gaga! |
| Comment #48.1 by: Kay on 31 Jul 2011, 23:20 GMT | Idk if she starves herself but I think she looks great the way she is |
| Comment #49 by: kells on 22 Sep 2011, 12:09 UTC | reply to this comment | i love gaga and i think im going to eat mm like 300 calories a day and starve with her i need to loose weight and as a girl being 5fti and being in a size 8 i could use to loose some punds |
| Comment #50 by: fdsrthtyifgh on 03 Dec 2011, 21:31 UTC | reply to this comment | She used to, but she doesn't anymore. |
| Comment #51 by: saline on 01 Feb 2012, 17:39 UTC | reply to this comment | stop starving yourself gaga you'll die it is so bad! you know if you get too thing you'll be very sick than you are know. | |
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