James Spader got fat and it makes me sad.Above left is James Spader from 1989's Sex, Lies and Videotape, and above right is Mr. Spader from the January 12, 2012 episode of The Office.
It was brave of him to don that formfitting workout suit in the pursuit of comedy, but then we can see just how fat James Spader is, and it makes me angry.
I'm sure Delta Burke is now at peace with her body, but maybe she sees something like this and still feels a tinge of anger at all the grief she had to suffer through because she stopped starving herself.
Do actresses over 40 who starve themselves into social X-rays see this and wonder if it's OK for them to have some cheese popcorn, just a few handfuls, maybe?
James Spader, Alec Baldwin and Val Kilmer are the three biggest examples of working actors who were once ultra hot but who have let themselves go. I have run across some places making whale jokes about Val when he was photographed flopping on the beach, and that was just as fair as all the nasty remarks about Kirstie Alley. But tally the points of Val vs. Kirstie fat cracks for statics on the injustice of double standards.The long-standing double standards of male vs. female fatties is no longer acceptable because of the number of female voices now in the media. To that end, kudos to Glamour magazine's campaign to include normal-sized models in their fashion layouts. Now let's take it a step further with an article about what a big fat drag it is to see James Spader rubbing his big fat tummy!
Christina Aguilera has let herself spread out, and it's the focus of a Marie Claire cover article. Why isn't Alec Baldwin on the cover of Men's Health as the warning signs of a heart attack waiting to happen?
James Spader again goes for the laugh offering up a tray of Oreo cookies, but it's irritating to see him displaying his downfall without any further retribution.I've read comments about how sad it is to see what Brigitte Bardot has become, but keep in mind she's old and is no longer in the business. She's living a normal life, and getting heavy and getting old happens to everyone, outside of Hollywood, right? But when you're a steadily working actor that was once a white hot symbol of heart-stopping sex, it's just sad to see it blow up in your face. And that it happens free of the snarky side-eye that an actress peer has to endure.
Oh well. James Spader is no longer hot, he's just fat. Let's look back at what we've lost:
1 comments:
True, James has left himself go again. I say again because he was very over weight back around June 2009 and then lost most of it by November 2009 for his Broadway debut. He looked great with very little left around the middle; he gained back some of the pounds by the end of his run in June 2010, but he still looked very good! Then came about a year of down time until he started working again and the weight was back. The good news is he can shed the weight when he puts his mind to it, but I think it takes a lot of work for him to keep his weight in check and he is just tired of having to work that hard. He likes being a character actor so perhaps he is no longer interested in being a sexy leading man. For his health though I wish he would lose 25 pounds or so. He has a 3 year old at home and it would be nice if he was around to see him into manhood and beyond.
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