Sunday 7 August 2011

Street of Shame

A homage to the British satirical magazine Private Eye's regular column exposing the hypocrisy of the British press...

In New York, Eye Witness News reported a story about Cameron Diaz 'being too buff'. And like the good old rag that it is, Britain's own Daily Mail also reported the story under the title Has A-Rod's Girl Taken Her Fitness Regime Too Far?.

The Daily Mail has previous on this subject though. Back in 2009, Jessi Wallace, a star of the British soap opera Eastenders, took up a fitness regime after getting fed up with looking like 'a butch Barbara Cartland' (Jessi's words, not mine). Jessi unveiled her new physique on the breakfast TV show GMTV, and couldn't resist a little flexing.

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However, the Mail reported positively on Jessie's transformation:
Jessi has been hitting the gym three times a week and jogging regularly near her home in Essex. All that effort has obviously paid off, if her impressive muscles are anything to go by!

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This picture was captioned: Jessie's co-star Brian Capron looks impressed with her powerful pose.

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And this one: GMTV presenter Ben Shephard looked stunned by Jessie's new muscly arms.

Now, contrast that with how the Mail reported on Cameron Diaz's body:
A brawny Cameron Diaz emerges from the Miami sea in a yellow bikini. But after seeing these pictures, the 38-year-old actress may want to consider toning down her punishing daily workouts.

There was barely a curve to behold on the Hollywood star's body - instead it has been tirelessly honed and sculpted into a V-shaped washboard stomach and muscular thighs.

She has also developed bulging biceps and squat shoulders from hauling huge tyres and ropes around during her regular fitness sessions with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez.


The Mail's lack of consistency aside, has Cameron Diaz's body really changed so much since this pre-Alex Rodriguez photo?
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