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An abandoned 30lb monster moggy who weighs the same as a three-year-old has embarked on a diet and fitness regime in a desperate bid to shift the 'quarantine flab'. Lasagna, who tips the scales at a whopping 29.5lbs (2st 1lb) is nearly four times the healthy 8lbs weight for a cat and struggled to walk and groom herself. The plump cat was found abandoned in a dog crate overnight in Hunting Park by ACCT Philly shelter workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sunday September 20. Stunned staff put Lasagna, named after Garfield's favorite meal, on a strict diet and had to...

She was said to be considering going on a diet after becoming fed up with being talked about as the 'curviest woman in Hollywood.' But fans of Christina Hendricks can rest assured - the Mad Men actress is definitely not planning on losing her famous curves. 'I love my body as it is,' she told British Grazia magazine. 'People in the industry have been telling me to lose weight for years but I like the way I look.' It was reported that the 35-year-old, who has a stunning 39D-30-39 figure, had told friends she wants to lose more than two...

What's the matter with a full figure lady.

Milan Fashion week kicked off with another band of glamorous models sashaying down the runway, yet there was one notable difference: they had flesh on their bones.With the row over too-thin models rumbling on, it was ironic that the opening show in the famously chic Italian fashion capital featured clothes for the fuller-figured. Size 14 and 16 models strutted their stuff at the Elena Miro fashion show, displaying busts, hips and bottoms with abandon. Curves were confidently on show and body mass indices, the measure of body fat based on height and weight and the rating that has caused so...

NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - In an era of chiselled supermodels and bizarre weight-loss diets a Thai beauty contest celebrated women with a bit of flesh on Sunday when heavy-weight contestants battled for the Miss Jumbo Queen crown. The annual contest, which aims to raise awareness and money for Thailand's dwindling elephant population, allows full-sized women weighing over 80 kg (12.5 stone) to show weight-conscious Thais that big is beautiful. This year, 24 women participated in the contest at the Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo, 40 miles west of the capital Bangkok. "I want to show people that just because...

From comical Alley to Bowling Alley. Kirstie Alley, the American comedienne, is to turn her life as an overweight actress into a reality television show. Alley, 53, who made her name in the long-running 1980s American sitcom Cheers, has faced extensive criticism in a notoriously image-conscious industry for her ballooning figure. The 5ft 8in actress has put on seven stone in two decades and now weighs just under 16 stone, causing the American press to dub her "the hefty heifer". Offers of television and film work have dried up. Now, however, she is out to prove that fat is not...

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The city's public housing agency is trying to resolve a lengthy dispute by accommodating the needs of a 772-pound tenant immobilized by her weight. Carmen Bowen, 44, has been involved in a two-year dispute with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority over how much work must be done to help her move around her apartment. The agency is about to provide her with a handicapped-accessible apartment with extra space to allow an oversized wheelchair to turn. Bowen lives with her 19-year-old son and a caregiver. Still, Bowen filed a discrimination complaint, saying the agency took too long. Housing...