Tuesday, May 23, 2006
AI 5: Finally Finale
I’m cheering for Taylor, of course.
I have, however, been forced to reassess my deep dislike of Katharine, due to this USA Today article that my darling husband sent me. In it, Katharine’s plastic cracks a bit, so to speak, and she shows both a bit of wildness and a bit of common sense that I find far more appealing than I ever have found her musical style. To wit:
While her favorite past time is dance class, she says, “I haven’t worked out in four months. I feel like I’m a big blob. I don’t have any muscle in my body. I’ve definitely not been dieting. I’m an anti-dieter. I don’t think it works. I’ve totally struggled with body weight. I was up and down with my weight. I’d get good feedback from bookers — we’d love to book her, but… it’s a shame you have to be so skinny and so in shape. I met a dietitian before American Idol and she just taught me to eat normally and have peace with food. Now I just don’t have any kind of emotional eating anymore. I still have weight on me. I’m still not what Hollywood wants — stick skinny. But I’m happy with food and able to eat and that’s what women should be able to do — eat food and I don’t think twice about it. After American Idol, I’d love to have a trainer who gets me to the gym two or three times a week because I surely don’t do it on my own.”
I just can’t hate her anymore after reading that.