IMO the only thing that jumps out at me is that her thighs are bigger. Her weight always goes to her bottom half. I'm sure she's got a bigger belly too, but she isn't wearing anything too tight to emphasize that. I do agree that skinny jeans are not a thicker girl's friend. That's why they're called SKINNY jeans! I don't even know why they make them in a size above 8 b/c only toothpicks look good in them.
I think the My December era did it. I think she just said "you know what, you bitches want Breakaway Kelly, well you're not getting her, so suck it! Love it or hate it, I don't care." She seems to have mentally moved on from the perfect pop princess role that everyone loved and wants her to be again. As a fan, I'm cool with that, I just love her for the music and for seeming like a really down to earth person.
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people dont complain over oprah's or queen latifah's, because that's their normal look from the very first time, even they became slimmer.
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This is true, but as a black woman myself I also get the feeling that if Kelly was black we wouldn't even be having this discussion. In my circle, her size is considered 'thick' not fat and thick is always said as a compliment...trust me, you want to see some fat you come to my area of the world, Kelly ain't got nothing on some of these people around here. That's why I get so tired of people crapping all over her. I should be used to it though, we go through this every album cycle...she works out when it's time to tour or do a video and then she goes back to being an 'average' American. And every time people freak the hell out.
In all her recent pics she looks happy, though, and that's all I ask my fave celebs to do - be happy. I think she's cute, and yes, overweight - I'm a stan, not blind - but by what, 15 pounds? 20 pounds at most, I think. She's not the grotesquely retch-inducing trainwreck that people make her out to be. I'd actually be more concerned if Beyonce gained weight b/c a big part of Bey's image is in fact her figure and her sexuality. And Bey has said herself that she has to work hard to keep that figure so in that case I'd be like, "oh ****, something is wrong with Bey if she is letting herself go like this." Kelly OTOH has said that she works out when it's time to tour and then when that is done she'll go "eat a ding-dong." Kelly's figure was never part of her 'hook' even in her Breakaway days (and like I said, even back then, same weight discussions) so I really don't care. This is typical Kelly to me, not a sign of a nervous breakdown. Of course I want her to be healthy but I seriously doubt she's about to die of a heart attack tomorrow.