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Gemma Ward to Quit Modeling Over Weight Gain Attacks

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Nov 9th 2009 at 3:22PM  
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Gemma on the runway in early 2007 (left), and last week (right). Photos: Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images | Bauer-Griffin

Catwalk cattiness has claimed a victim!

Australian supermodel/sometimes actress Gemma Ward is quitting the modeling business amidst criticism about her weight, the model's agency told the Daily Telegraph.

The 22-year-old beauty has been the subject of Internet taunts after being spotted with a fuller figure last week, the paper reports.

Photos of the more voluptuous model surfaced online, and comments poking fun about her piling on the pounds reportedly followed. (In related news, we've taken away Karl Lagerfeld's laptop.)

Ward has been the subject of fierce scrutiny about her weight since she took a break from modeling early last year in the wake of rumored boyfriend Heath Ledger's death in January 2008, according to the paper,

Clearly, the attacks have taken their toll.

"Gemma hasn't committed to returning to modeling any time soon," a spokeswoman for her agency, Vivien's Model Management, told the paper.

Ward's weight gain made headlines this past January when she hit an Australian beach in a bathing suit that showcased her new curves.

"I was really surprised when I saw her, considering what she used to look like," a source told the Sunday Telegraph at the time. "I had to do a double-take after I saw how much weight she had put on."

While there's no doubt that Ward has put on some weight, we think the public needs to cut her some slack -- we'd rather see bodacious than bony any day! Besides, these days, the catwalk is showcasing varying body types.

What do you think? Should Ward let the critics stop her from modeling? Leave a comment (above left)!

While Gemma Ward is blasted for being too heavy, Miranda Kerr was recently called out for being too skinny.
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clint969, 11-19-2009, 3:42PM

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clint969

This stupid story has been running for a week or so now. Who cares? If she can't handle criticism, then she's in the wrong profession. She SHOULD quit and find something more suited to her temperament.

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Scooter, 11-20-2009, 8:11AM

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Scooter

How tall is this woman? What does she weigh all of 125 lbs.if that much? This BS reminds me of my ex-brother-law. My sister felt bad about being 138lbs. soaking wet at 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. He had the stones to call her a fat cow.
It is damned good thing he did not do it around me. BTW my sister is 5'7. She weighs all of 125lbs. AFTER 3 KIDS!! and being 38 years old.
I and my other 2 sisters have a weight problem the other way. We all weigh too much especially me. I'm 5'9 and over 500 lbs. I have no real way of knowing at this point. I used to be able to weigh myself at work. That is no longer an option as I was fired after 26 years last December.
I consider myself to be a food junkie. To be fair unlike other addicts you can not stop using your food drug of choice. In 12 step terms you eventually develope an addiction(s) to other types of food.

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Scooter, 11-20-2009, 8:11AM

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For anyone that consider this woman to be fat. Take a look at Queen Latifah.I'm not sure how tall she is but she certainly is not a twig. I'm only a little disappointed that she had breast reduction surgery but I can understand.
In other CoverGirl models I just do not understand them picking Ellen Degenres. She is pretty but just not CoverGirl material.

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RikkiFrenchGirl, 11-28-2009, 8:55PM

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She should do whatever it is that makes HER happy, end of story!

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Bezzz, 12-05-2009, 4:27AM

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Девушка на правой фотографии мне нравиться больше, чем на левой :)))

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Tina, 12-19-2009, 11:39AM

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She looks pretty nice) I can't say she's fat!!

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Mark Patson, 1-09-2010, 4:23PM

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Mark Patson

I've tried many weight gainers over the years and the Dr Max Powers Anabolic Stack is amazing. It goes down super easily with water without any residue or particles. It doesn't fill you up or leave you bloated, apparently that's how it kickstarts your body's anabolic processes. The fact that it isn't heavy or bloating also allows you to keep eating and really pack on those calories you need to build muscle.

Give me great work outs.

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Maxx, 1-04-2010, 2:17PM

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Maxx

The girlie got her normal weight at last. She was good while being skinny and she's good having some curves. Everyone gets bigger while time passes. Nothing tragical, don't bother. At least her children will have the same DNA that made Emma a top-model.

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Todd29, 1-07-2010, 2:36PM

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Being overweight sucked, but after reading your book, I lost 85 pounds! Words can not express how good I feel! This is a comment which I recently received about the book Lose Weight Using Four Easy Steps

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Anonymous, 2-17-2010, 12:30PM

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Woah, woah, woah! Hold up people. No need to get hostile towards skinny women. Sure the Fashion Industry sets a certain "physical standard" for runway models; However, lumping all skinny women into the same category as anorexics and bulemics is the same as lumping all women that are overweight as unhealthy heifers that binge eat and don't exercise. We all know that's not true! ;) Let's all have a little discretion? mmkay?

I also tend to notice that the commentors that call skinny women anorexic, distgusting, a bag of bones, etc. are projecting their own insecurities onto them.



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lA, 2-22-2010, 8:34PM

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She looks perfectly beautiful, and HEALTHY. Curvy like a REAL woman! It's not healthy to live on Tic-Tacs and cigarettes. She will outlive her scary skeletal counterparts...and sell more clothes. I'd be more interested in shopping if real women (above a size 3, AND tall like me ) were the models.

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