Melanie C on The Truth About Size Zero

[cavstony]

Melanie C looks so pretty. I love her hair

[trudywiebe]

Beauty is unique to everyone as an individual. We have unique bodies and to be unaturally thin is NOT beautiful. Struggle to be a certain way is not natural. Healthy is beautiful and the media should strive to emphasize this message!!

[dauphine719]

lollll at the dog slowly getting onto the treadmill. that's how i feel every time i try to exercise.

[XxSockmonkeyxX]

What's the name of the song that plays near the middle of this video?

[yojez]

she looks womanly now

[sianchild]

It's sad that Mel felt under so much pressure. The stupid managers/producers etc pressured her to be skinny, then kids like me watched and thought it was good to be that thin (no wonder so many of us ended up with EDs). I'm glad she's doing so much better!

[lala42907]

"Sporty" looks so good now!!

[angelfour]

size 14 is not avergae anything that pretty big... if 14 is the average is only beacause the majority are overweight

[Dominiekske]

@angelfour UK size 14 is a US size 10.

[MiamiPush2theLimit]

@angelfour it's a UK size 14, not an American size 14...

[BooDotBoo]

@angelfour UK sizes are different from American sizes. Usually, they are quite smaller.

[Isana25]

She's a beauty!!!

[reddracken]

Melanie C is looking smoking hot now! my god! xxx

[christinagandolfo]

When they say size 14 they are referring to a UK size 14, which is equivalent to a US size 10 (average woman in the US is a US size 12) - so no, Mel C. wasn't FAT, she was HEALTHY and in recovery from an eating disorder!

[xXM4DDii3Xx]

why do ppl want 2 b size 0 im size 0 & i hate it i eat whn i feel like it & i dont qain ppl just call u anorexic stick wire & all these terms =.=

[Fancie1982]

im a 100pds but i do eat alot and i eat healthy my metobolism is high

[jennygadsby]

you lot r so fucking right i've always had a problem with my weight,but trying to get out the rut is very hard....................

[Shroomie2332]

how the FUCK is size 14 Fat?!

[nitrosray]

Anything above size 14 is fat if it IS NOT in proportion

[skristjanson]

@Shroomie2332

especially a UK size 14 - that's like US size 10

[jklfds85]

3:40- Soo cute!!!

[bday121]

And I love Mel C, by the way. Awesome role model and cool person.

[bigmuffexpress]

and a jolly good voice! I think she is the only one (except maybe one or two) who can actually sing, and very very very well at that!

[bday121]

I am soooo tired of the way people pick on both fat AND skinny girls. I agree 100%that eating disorders are horrible and that fat girls are literally abused by the media. But, I want point out that it's possible to be very thin and still be healthy. I'm 20 years old and have always been very thin (5''7, 115 lbs). I eat like a cow but don't gain weight. I get SO irritated when people accuse me of being "disgusting" or a "stick" or "anorexic" simply because I have a fast metabolism.

[bday121]

It feels to me like you just can't win as a girl. It used to be ok to be thin, but now if you're not a porker than you're "gross" or "unhealthy." And on the reverse, if you're not a stick then you're a "fat blob" or a "cow." You're either too fat, too thin, too short, too tall, too pale, too tan, too blonde, too brunette, or you dress too slutty, not slutty enough, wear not enough makeup, too much makeup, and if it's not anything of that it's something else!!!! Girls just can't win!

[friendsfan4U]

I'm a guy, I'm 25 years old now and have always had a fast metabolism. No matter what I eat I never gain weight apart from the little tummy. Just to point out that sadly it's not just girls that get harassed for this, boys too. "Disgusting", "stick" and "anorexic" are all words that have definitely been thrown to my face.

[bday121]

My brother has the same body type as you. Very thin, he eats constantly, and never gains an ounce!

It's nice to know I'm not alone on this!

[AmsterdamRenee]

@friendsfan4U Rest assured, my boyfriend is as well. He is half asian so not only thin but also very soft in his face and stuff. Yet he is as man as can be... Yet it will never hurt to train (not endurance sports ofcourse which will make you thinner) or swim or something like. Get a little(dont expect much) bulk plus better health. When you are to thin you get sick easily plus thin people often have a bad posture for which stronger (back)musscles help. I have always been thin myself as well btw

[AjayDotNL]

Size 0 in Holland is kiddie-size. It shocked me big time.

[CxHxRxIxSxTxIxAxN]

i never have and never want to be skinny, the most beautiful and perfect looking women i've ever seen are always the curvy ones: you know, with a nice sized chest, curvy around the belly, curvy legs/thighs, not the stick thin models they show in all the magazines. and whats worse is that they think MEN actually like women like that. most of the guys i know like girls with a little more meat on their bones, whats the use of showing off your body if there's nothing to show?

[xoxMadMagzxox]

shes so skinny! x

[sportyspice26]

melanie know;s what she talk about cause she went throught that shit.

mel c 2

[xlilmisshanzx]

lmao ... the average uk girls size is not a 14

thats really big

i'd say 10 was average

I'm a size 4 ... so if average is 14 im screwed lmao

[pretre5]

Yes it is. And it's not 'really big' you twat. If you really are a size 4 it's most probably because you're 16 and haven't hit puberty yet. And I'm pretty sure a UK size 4 is the equivilant of size zero. which is disgusting.

[xlilmisshanzx]

Um well i have hit puberty .. I'm just naturally skinny. So is my mum .. it runs in the family. I can eat all i want and never gain a bit of weight. Yea 4 is a size 0. And its not discusting it looks perfectly normal. People have a distorted veiw or size 0 because of the media... being a size 0 does not mean you have bones sticking out everywhere... i just look slim and toned.I'd rather be my size and considered "discusting" by you than being fat anyday

[xAnahixFan]

i think that she would look better with few pounds more... :)

[abstractnation]

shes literally a stick hahaha does she not see that?

[DorothyOverTheRainbo]

I like Melanie any way she could look, even the boyish style she had a while ago (though I usualy hate that)

But I have to confess, somewhere around 97/98 I weighed just a 100 pounds at 5.8 feet and I was still doing 250 situps each night to get my abs like hers. Luckily I never got to a serious eating disorder.

I'm still slightly underweigt, but not on purpose. Most people rather have a girl with meat on her bones anyway, so bye for now, gonna grab me some peanutbutter sandwiches, yummy!

[mjshafhdfd]

they should ban eating disorders

[jusmylove]

not ban eating disorders, but ban thin models in the UK.

[xDawnthemusicjunkiex]

she's a brave good woman.

[zetlamo]

yes its true... wat u r sayin but im just liek skinny gals...

[zetlamo]

she looked so good and healthy when she was skinny!! she was ugley fat

[misstokyo1994]

skinny is not equal to healthy. I think her size NOW looks so much better than when she was in the Spice Girls and when she gained a bit of weight. Now her body looks healthier.

[melanieCsporty]

I´m very proud of melanie

[XO1234w]

does anyone kno if the full documentary is on youtube?

[donnahot1982]

yes it is. it's like in 5 or 6 parts.

[xMia21x]

i think size 14 is healthy

[JiGsAwMoFo]

I guess it depends how tall you are but generally...size 14 is overweight NOT healthy.

[xMia21x]

yeah, but its better then being size zero.

[xDawnthemusicjunkiex]

i agree with Mia, size 14 is so much better then size zero, it's healthier to be slightly overwieght then underweight.

[ukposhtotty]

size 14 isn't overweight you twat!

the average UK woman is size 14!

[lilangel43000]

Unsure if you're aware or not, or where you're from, but just putting out there: That's a UK size 14 so what.. a size 10 USA

[nobodysgirlforever]

I am so glad Mel can share the reality of what her life was then, and how sick and unrealistic it is for a normal woman to want to be like that. I applaud her honesty and her frankness. Posh, on the other hand, to me is not even a human being; she is a meticulously crafted shell of what she believes her public wants. I find her repulsive in every aspect of the persona she so carefully grooms, and I shudder at the impact she has on so many of her young, innocent admiring female fans. SHAME ~

[ItWasntMeAgain]

this aint mel c, it's louise reddknap

[Radomu]

I think Mel C looks much better now

[jaydastar]

i love mel c. she is even hotter now

[MCNutters]

Melanie looks fantastic now - she looks so happy within herself. Nice one.

[Shiriny]

size zero is disgusting if you make yourself like that. some people are naturally kind of thin so its hard to find clothes apparently

[braulio1670]

She really doesn't. Take a better look.

[enigmaticandelusive]

Hmm, well I reckon she does. True, her hips and stuff were a bit skinnier back then... but I see no particular difference. I'm not implying that she has an ED now or anything, its just my observation.

[lehmake]

Hmm. I've got size 2 or 4, but i don't feel hungry. I just ate huge bar of chocolate!:D

[lauren234234]

they need to do a documentary like this one but with an overweight person or average person?

[xsmileformex]

size zero is disgusting.

[welshysheep]

this is actually stupid !!

shes pretty much a size zero to begin with

[Gemma1616]

this programme is ridiculous.

[dernieremode]

so she starts at a size 8? that is still really tiny...they should've done a doco with a normal size 12 girl and got her down to to size 4! that would've been a real way to do it.

[weegingerfaerie]

They used Louise as if a larger women slimmed there would be a risk people would think she looked better a size zero instead of a size 12!

[etagaya]

gutted means you're really sad/disappointed about something

[chucky1x]

mel c is hot, she looks way better then when she was a spice girl or after with the first album. GO Melanie

[fionamclaughlin]

there is not THAT much difference between her at size 8 and her at size 4 really. Did anyone see the bbc3 version of this size 0 debate? it was even better than louise's version, more realistic as it used a more normal woman. Anyway size 0 is small, but there is an even bigger concern over the obese people out there now eating themselves to death. So kids eat lots but just eat lots of salads/fishes!

[atarisdude]

someone post the full program - PLEASE

[etagaya]

I am not a fatty just trying to make you feel bad (I weigh 7st--NATURALLY). It's jus that this show is not meant to be a bible for superficial nutters like you.

[etagaya]

Chaiyah,

Seriously, if you're not naturally a size zero, you're not meant to be. Louise feels terrible at the end of the show. This documentary was meant to show that not everyone is a natural size zero! Do you want stomach pains and flaky skin? She doesn't even want to hug her husband because she is bony.

Posts like yours get me really fired up because I feel you are being an attention wh*re. Eds are not a fun, flighty thing. They are serious.

[chaiyah12]

this made me so mad!! its so over the top. Look at louise at the end of this- shes barely skinny let alone skeletal. What was ironic was that even though it was meant to put people off starvation they posted louise's bmi and other measurments as well as weight before and after. thats some of the biggest thinspiration and motivation you can give any one with a hint of an ed. Its like a 'how to be anorexic and loose loads of wieght really fast' manual for all of us with eds ! fantastic!!!

[18hockey20]

She's absoloutly BEAUTIFUL the way she is now, I'm glad that she's got better. She can be proud of the kind of role model she is now.

[robbiewilliamswife]

I missed the last 30 minutes of the show.

[farmasusie]

can someone please post the full version, im gutted i missed it too

[queenlehcar]

It would be so great if someone could post all of this!

[spicegirlsfan32]

when was this?

[w3sb]

me too, i meant to watch it

[k2zi]

does anyone ave the rest of this program i missed it.. :(

[braulio1670]

This is really sad. I'm glad she got over it, she looks amazing now.