Celebrity fad diets
Friday 02 May 2008
They’re beautiful, they’re radiant and they have bodies to die for. But the extreme lengths some of our fave celebrities go to in order to look their show-stopping best is quite amazing.
Closer takes a look at some of the weirdest ‘miracle’ diets that have graced the British headlines. Fad or fab? You decide…
Beyonce Knowles
For her role in Dreamgirls, Mrs. Jay Z had to lose those bootylicious curves and dropped an astonishing 22lb in only a fortnight.
How did she do it? By surviving on a concoction of Madal Bal Maple Tree Syrup, water and cayenne pepper – sounds yummy…not!
Beyonce admits: “It was tough. Everyone was eating and I was dying.”
This diet is extreme and should really only be done under the supervision of a health expert. Despite drinking the sugary maple syrup mix you are actually limiting your calorie intake to dangerous levels.
Leslie Maltz, of Backyard Bootcamp, comments: “ I want to puke thinking about it. I can’t imagine how I’d feel after two weeks of drinking it… and yes, it’s nonsense!”
Lily Allen
Unconventional Lily chose to go down the alternative route in her bid to shift a few pounds, hiring hypnotherapist Susan Helpburn.
It might have raised a few eyebrows at the time, but at £250 per session Lily sure trusted the lady – and the results were indeed remarkable.
By reprogramming Lily’s attitude to food and eating through Hypnotherapy, the singer went from a curvy size 12 to a teeny-weeny size eight.
Now, repeat after us: “Look into the eyes, look into the eyes…’
Martine McCutcheon
Well known for her yoyo dieting, the Love, Actually actress turned to science to gain control over her fluctuating weight.
The blood-type diet is based on the principle that different blood groups react differently to food. So while blood group B might happily be slimming down on a diet rich in carbs, blood group A might find they’re bloating like a balloon on the same eating plan.
Consequently, there are four different diets for the four different blood types. Although the idea was developed by a doctor, medics and nutritionist have criticized the diet widely for having no apparent scientific background.
We at Closer still believe you can’t go wrong with the classic ‘Eat-healthier-exercise-more’ programme.
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