It's DEEPLY WORRYING

Why has Hollywood, the very place that began to embrace body diversity, returned to glorifying extreme thinness? Where did the progress go, asks news journalist Isabel Webster

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This year's SAG Awards, along with the Oscars, were, without a doubt, a celebration of talent and storytelling. But let's not kid ourselves - what we saw on those red carpets was more than just artistry; it was a parade of emaciated-looking stars, each seemingly competing to be the thinnest. The message couldn't have been clearer: skinny is sadly back, and with a vengeance.

One of them was Demi Moore, at 62 years old, showing off arms as sharp as her cheekbones. Anyone who remembers Moore from the 90s – when she famously embodied a healthy, curvy figure in movies such as Ghost and Indecent Proposal – would likely have been taken aback by her current appearance. Once embracing confident, empowered women with curves, Hollywood is now seeing a troubling return to ultra-thin celebrity culture, and I, for one, find it deeply worrying.

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