Who You Callin' Fat? Holly Madison Told to Lose Weight for New Show

By Sarah Wexler,Allure magazine

Is anyone safe from being called fat?

This week, former Playboy bunny and Hef ex-girlfriend Holly Madison, who is slated to perform in a Las Vegas burlesque show called Peepshow, said that producers ordered her to lose weight for her role. Even more shocking than the request is that that someone with such an ideal (and surgically-enhanced) body still feels the heat under criticism: she says, "I'm still up in the air over what to do...I'm still deciding if I even want to lose weight."

It was bad enough when Jennifer Love Hewitt was called fat after unflattering paparazzi photos of her in a bikini surfaced; she responded by angrily writing on her blog, "A size 2 is not fat!" However, she did eventually end up losing a lot of weight, which sort proves the point that critics (or haters, depending on who you ask) can shame celebs into l slimming down.

When Tyra Banks was called fat, she wore a swimsuit on her talk show to show off her still-amazing body. Since Madison obviously doesn't need to lose weight (and the tactics Banks and Love Hewitt tried didn't seem to quiet the critics) what would be the best way for her to fight back?

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