It’s no longer your mum and dad that fuck you up but the gossip mags with their contradictory messages.
This week’s Hot Stars mag (free with OK) is a case in point. On the cover it ‘reports’:
Fears for thin Kate: London friends of Kate Moss have voiced their fears for the supermodel after her weight appears to have plummeted in recent weeks. Kate, 31, is looking thinner than ever and has also developed spots on her face. The style queen also seems to have lost interest in her appearance, and was snapped with messy hair and wearing the same clothes on consecutive days [shock horror].
However, by page 38 the same outfit is a good look: “As seen on: Geri Halliwell, Fergie and Kate Moss, whose pins all look perfect in cute and sassy shorts.”
And by page 48 readers are being encouraged to ape Moss’s fitness regime:
Swinging [I don't think that the double-entendre is intended]. Who does it? Kate Moss. Benefits? You may feel like a bit of a lemon, but who cares when you’re having fun and fighting the flab at the same time? And if Kate can do it, then so can we!
These people are messing with our minds!
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