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Beyonce

**Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter** (born 4 September 1981), known mononymously as **Beyoncé**, is an American singer. Beyonce started singing in competitions as a child and eventually became part of Destiny's Child, who scored a number of hits like 'Independent Woman Part 1', 'Bills, Bills, Bills,' and 'Bootylicious.' After the group disbanded, Beyond embarked on a massive solo career, selling 200 million records worldwide. Some of her songs include 'Crazy in Love,' 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),' 'Baby Boy,' and 'Break My Soul.' She has also acted in films like Goldmember and The Lion King (2019).

Beyonce is a traditionalist, seeing gaining as a major status symbol and hoping to be an inspiration for young women of color. She has been the “heaviest mobile woman” on four occasions, with her highest titleholding weight being 767 lbs. The demands of her career and family with rapper Jay-Z has slowed her gain, but Beyonce still sings and records, and has further expressed a desire to regain the HMW title.
Kate Winslet

**Kate Winslet** (born 5 October 1975) is a British actress. Winslet began her career in TV in the UK before getting her first role in the film Heavenly Creatures. Her breakout role came when she was cast in James Cameron's Titanic, which made her a global star. Winslet gained further prestige performing in a variety of films, such as Finding Neverland, Quills, Little Children, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. She worked with Cameron again for Avatar: The Way of Water.

Winslet began her career with a more traditionalist mindset, though she has since converted to a reformist viewpoint. She credits the start of this change to her role in Titanic, which featured a much discussed nude scene: "There was so much talk about how I looked, how big I was, what if I got even bigger, and on and on. Everyone kept expecting more from me, and I started chafing at the idea of just being the latest pin-up- I felt my value as an actress extended beyond 'supersized sexy starlet,' as I believe one publication at the time called me. So I rethought my outlook, prioritized working on my acting skills over my appearance, and never looked back, really."
Michelle Beaudoin

**Michelle Beaudoin** (born 25 August 1975) is a Canadian actress. Beaudoin is best known for her role on Sabrina The Teenage Witch as Sabrina's best friend Jenny. She has also worked on TV shows like The Outer Limits and films like Ginger Snaps 2.

Though Beaudoin only appeared on Sabrina for one season, in later interviews she continually spoke fondly of her time there: "I ended up leaving to pursue other opportunities, but in another life I would've been happy to stay there longer. [The show] had a great atmosphere- it never really felt like work to be there- and this might sound overly dramatic, but the catering was simply to die for."
Melora Hardin

**Melora Hardin** (born 29 June 1967) is an American actor. She has primarily worked in TV, and is best known for her roles in The Office, Monk, and Transparent. She has also starred in movies like Soul Man and Tower of Terror.

Though admitting her lesser involvement on the show as a recurring character, Hardin has provided her viewpoint on the controversy concerning Mindy Kaling's promotion of reformism on The Office: "I've been a reformist for years, so I didn't mind that people were at least talking about it. The conversations that I heard actually sounded informed as well. But I particularly noticed how much Mindy was preaching its merits, and yet every time I came back, she kept getting bigger. The whole thing just rubbed me the wrong way after a while... but I am glad some people legitimately seemed to be happy to adopt reformism because of those talks."
Lindsay Ellis

**Lindsay Ellis** (born 24 November 1984) is an American content creator and writer. Ellis began her career as part of the 'Channel Awesome' website, where she took on the persona of the Nostalgia Chick, a female counterpart to Doug Walker's Nostalgia Critic. Ellis remained with the company for six years before leaving to focus on her own work. This included a YouTube channel, where she made videos detailing various films and companies including Disney and the Transformers series, and a novel, Axiom's End. Ellis still produces videos, but left YouTube after online harassment; she now releases content through Nebula.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

**Julia Louis-Dreyfus** (born 13 January 1961) is an American actor. She is most famous for her role in the 1990s sitcom Seinfeld. Louis-Dreyfus has also done acclaimed work on Veep, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. In film, she has had supporting roles in Christmas Vacation and Deconstructing Harry and leading roles in films like You Hurt My Feelings.
Pom Klementieff

**Pom Klementieff** (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. Klementieff began acting in French films such as Loup before breaking into Hollywood with Spike Lee's Oldboy. She subsequently attained her breakout role as Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Klementieff has also starred in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One and the TV series Westworld.

Klementieff is a traditionalist but has experimented with her size over the years based on the roles she has played. She has stated that she plans to keep gaining, though the process has resulted in some surprises for her: "Throughout the 300s and 400s I maintained an hourglass figure, though since then, more and more of the weight has been going to my stomach. I find it very interesting- evidently I look more like the women on my father's side when I'm lighter and more like the women on my mother's side now that I'm heavier. Genealogy gives every woman her own unique beauty, I think- though in most cases I feel like that beauty is greater accentuated by greater weight, based on my personal experience I can see how some people might want to maintain a lower weight to also maintain a certain shape."
Sandra Oh

**Sandra Oh** (born 20 July 1971) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for her work in TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, The Chair, and Killing Eve but has also starred in films such as Sideways, Tammy, Bean, and Under the Tuscan Sun. Oh also provided voice work for films like Turning Red and Raya and the Last Dragon and shows like Invincible and She-Ra: Princess of Power.
Halle Berry

**Halle Berry** (born **Maria Halle Berry**, 14 August 1966) is an American actress and former model. After competing in the Miss World and Miss USA pageants, Berry transitioned to acting with a leading role in Eddie Murphy's Boomerang. She has since appeared in Bulworth, Die Another Day, and Swordfish, and has also played Storm in multiple X-Men films. She won an Academy Award for her role in Monster's Ball.

Despite her thriving career, Berry has never attempted to achieve the “heaviest mobile woman” ranking, content to remain around 550 lbs. Some have attributed this to the varying quality of films in her career (citing flops like Catwoman) undermining her popularity and thus eroding her drive to gain, but Berry has stated in multiple interviews that her modeling career destroyed any desire to continue gaining.

"When I was in those pageants, I was constantly eating and eating, trying to surpass the other girls by just one or two more pounds. It just got tiring after a while. I'm not against the girls that go for it, but I feel like, I did that, and I'm happy with my size now, and unless I change my mind in the future there's no reason to keep going."
Kim Basinger

**Kim Basinger** (born 8 December 1953) is an American actress and former model. Basinger's acting career began in television, with projects like From Here to Eternity, before her film debut in Hard Country. An earlier Playboy shoot helped her secure a role as a Bond girl in Never Say Never Again. Basinger's other films include The Natural, Batman, Cool World, 8 Mile, and L.A. Confidential (for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar).

In the early 1980s, Basinger was at one point the heaviest mobile woman (at 673 lbs). Since her title claim, her weight has generally plateaued, with her commenting that "once is enough for me."
Olivia de Havilland

**Olivia de Havilland** (1 July 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British-American actress. She appeared in 49 films and was the last surviving major star from the Golden Age of Hollywood at the time of her death at 104. De Havilland began her career opposite Errol Flynn in films like Robin Hood and Captain Blood; they appeared together eight times. She also received an Oscar nomination for Gone With The Wind, and would be nominated five times in total, winning twice. De Havilland made a conscious move away from the ingenue role in the 1940s, which led to multiple acclaimed performances. She and her sister Jane Fontaine are the only siblings to have both won Oscars.

Like many stars of her era, De Havilland began as a traditionalist, though by the mid-1950s her weight had essentially stabilized, corroborated by statements she made at the time indicating that she was "bored with gaining." While the reformist philosophy would not fully take form for another decade, De Havilland would be retroactively declared one of its pioneers, as she publicly implemented a policy of refusing to talk about her weight in interviews, insisting that the focus remain on her career and performances.
Billie Eilish

Eilish in 2021 at 200 lbs (estimated)

**Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell** (born 18 December 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. Eilish's first studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. It was one of the best-selling albums of the year, buoyed by the success of its fifth single "Bad Guy", Eilish's first number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. This made her the first artist born in the 21st century to release a chart-topping single. Her second studio album, Happier Than Ever (2021), topped charts in 25 countries.

Eilish has received multiple accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, three MTV Video Music Awards, three Brit Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. She is the youngest artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categories—Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year—in the same year.

She has a history of political activism, focusing on climate change awareness, body positivity, women's reproductive rights and gender equality. A vocal proponent of the reformist ideology, in 2022 Eilish coined the term “radref” (short for “radical reformist”) to describe her own unusual implementation of the philosophy: “People think I just refuse to mention my weight in the media because, y’know, those people who are constantly saying, ‘Oh, she wears baggy clothes to make it seem like she’s bigger than she actually is,’ they’ll just use it as further ammunition- either ‘no, she’s lying, she’s definitely thinner than that’ or ‘see, I told you, she’s disgustingly skinny.’ Which, yeah, you can’t win with these [expletive] body shamers, and that’s why it’s so important to promote body positivity. But actually, I haven’t weighed myself since I was 16- I literally do not know my own weight. In some ways I think that’s sort of an evolution of reformism- going beyond just ‘figuring out what weight is best for you’ to land on ‘just being you, with no consideration of weight at all’ is really what I think we need, y’know, to move beyond numbers.”
Ashley Graham

**Ashley Graham** (born 30 October 1987) is an American model. Graham debuted on the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover and has since modeled for YM Magazine, Bust Magazine, Vogue, and Lane Bryant. She has cohosted the Miss Universe pageant and been a judge on America's Next Top Model; she also wrote a book about her experiences in the modeling industry.

Graham is openly a traditionalist and encourages other women to pursue the traditionalist route, as she credits it for her success. Graham has been the heaviest mobile woman on one occasion (at 779 lbs). She has stated she would like to regain the title after completing 'other projects'.
Amouranth

Siragusa in 2022 at 311 lbs

**Kaitlyn Siragusa** (born 2 December 1993), better known as **Amouranth**, is an American Internet celebrity, streamer, and adult content creator.

Siragusa was initially a cosplayer, appearing at character parties for children and doing hospital visits. In 2016, she was asked by streaming company Twitch to join as a content creator and livestream making costumes. She accepted, and by 2021, became the most popular female streamer on Twitch, known for her dancing, ASMR, and hot tub streaming content.
America Ferrera

**America Ferrera** (born 18 April 1984) is an American actress. Ferrera started acting at an early age, debuting in Real Women Have Curves, which earned her critical acclaim. She experienced further success in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, voice acting in the How to Train Your Dragon series, and the fantasy film Barbie. However, Ferrera is best known for her TV work in Ugly Betty and Superstore.

Ferrera is a reformist, stating: "Getting to find my ideal weight and enjoy the process, that to me is being a reformist. Obviously I have limits and moments of doubt like everyone else does, but I always come back to the fact that I like myself and my body, and that's what matters."
Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret in 1963 around 280 lbs

**Ann-Margret Olsson** (born 28 April 1941), credited as **Ann-Margret**, is a Swedish-American actress and singer. She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards.

Her singing and acting careers span seven decades, starting in 1961. Initially, she was billed as a female version of Elvis Presley, with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice. She had a Top 20 hit song in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and she scored a disco hit in 1979. She recorded a critically acclaimed gospel album in 2001 and an album of Christmas songs in 2004.

She is also notable for laying claim to the heaviest mobile woman title once in the mid-1970s (at 643 lbs).
Dania Ramirez

**Dania Ramirez** (born 8 November 1979) is a Dominican actor. Ramirez has largely worked in television on shows like Heroes, Entourage, The Sopranos, and Once Upon A Time. She has also starred in the films She Hate Me and X-Men: The Last Stand.

Ramirez's time on OUAT gave rise to new theories about the show's infamous 'weight-gain spell' (a phenomenon where many of OUAT's female stars and guests put on significant weight during their time on the show). After Ramirez joined during the seventh season (seen by many as a soft reboot) during which many original cast members left, she reportedly only gained about 15 lbs. This provided additional evidence for the rumor that cast members such as Ginnifer Goodwin encouraged the gaining environment; however, this remains disputed, as other cast members did gain during the seventh season (Alison Fernandez most notably).
Gilda Radner

**Gilda Radner** (28 June 1946 – 20 May 1989) was an American actor. Radner is best known for her time on Saturday Night Live as one of the original cast members from 1975-1980. Radner was well known for her many impressions and satirical performances and is considered the most influential of the original female castmembers. She would reprise many of those same characters in a one woman show on Broadway.

Radner was a reformist, but the chaotic and stressful environment of SNL's early years resulted in her unintentionally putting on weight. By the time she left the show, she had peaked at 560 lbs. Though she worked to lose the excess weight in her later years, she remained over 500 lbs for the rest of her life.
Olivia Newton-John

**Olivia Newton-John** (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. Newton-John began her career releasing albums in the UK and Australia, resulting in hits like 'If Not For You' and 'Banks of the Ohio'. She broke into the American charts with 'I Honestly Love You' and continued to have other hits including 'Have You Never Been Mellow', 'Physical', 'Come On Over', and 'Magic'. As an actress, Newton-John was most famous for her roles in Grease and Xanadu. These films also gained her more hit singles such as 'Xanadu', 'Summer Nights', 'You're the One (That I Want)', and 'Hopelessly Devoted To You.'

Newton-John was a traditionalist, and at one point was the heaviest mobile woman at 665 lbs. However, she vocally promoted exercise and physical fitness in tandem with weight gain: "I love my size and continuing to grow, but not at the cost of my health. I think that's a common mistake women make when trying to emulate their favorite celebrities- they see how much larger we are than the average person, and they think that if they just stuff their faces they can achieve similar results. But the truth is, essentially all the actresses and singers I know follow a strict regimen to build muscle as well as fat- if you want to carry more weight around, you have to have a good framework to do so. [MBOL] makes it easier, but if you don't have access to those sorts of [pharmaceuticals], that makes it all the more important to have a fitness routine so that you can gradually build up your stamina and strength so that you can gain without risking immobility. And on the whole, there's always a responsibility to take care of yourself no matter what your size."
Kelly Marie Tran

**Kelly Marie Tran** (born 17 January 1989) is an American actress. Tran began acting in CollegeHumor videos and the web series Ladies Like Us. She attained global fame with her role in the Star Wars films The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Tran has also done voice work for Raya and the Last Dragon and The Croods: A New Age.
Ayanna Pressley

**Ayanna Pressley** (born 3 Feburary 1974) is an American politician. Pressley represents Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. Prior to this, she was the first black woman to be elected to the Boston City Council. She is also the first black Congresswoman from Massachusetts. Pressley is known as a progressive and is a part of "the Squad," an informal group of progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives. The group includes other female representatives such as Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib.

Pressley identifies as a reformist. By the time she was elected to Congress, she had decided to stop gaining as she had reached a size she was happy with, though she experienced some friction from fellow House members with differing ideologies on the subject.
Pamela Adlon

**Pamela Adlon** (born 6 July 1966) is an American actress. Adlon began her career with the film Grease 2 before having recurring and guest roles on shows like The Facts of Life and Night Court. Her most prominent on-camera roles include the TV shows Californication, Louie, and Better Things as well as films like Bumblebee. Adlon is most prolific as a voice actor; her most famous roles include King of the Hill, Jungle Cubs, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Recess, and Kiki's Delivery Service.
Julianne Moore

**Julie Anne Smith** (born 3 December 1960), known professionally as **Julianne Moore**, is an American actress and writer. Moore began acting in the soap opera As The World Turns before her big screen debut in Shorts. She has starred in blockbusters including Jurassic Park: The Lost World and Nine Months and was nominated for an Academy Award for Boogie Nights; Moore would eventually win an Oscar for her role in Still Alice. She has also starred in The Big Lebowski, The Kids Are Alright, Game Change, and The Hunger Games films. Moore has also written a series of children's books called Freckleface Strawberry.
Lana Del Rey

**Elizabeth Woolridge Grant** (born 21 June 1985), known professionally as **Lana Del Rey**, is an American singer-songwriter. Del Rey began her music career in 2006, but did not achieve success until her single 'Video Games' was released in 2011. Since then she has released nine albums, including the acclaimed 'Norman F\*\*\*ing Rockwell' and had multiple hit songs, including 'Summertime Sadness' and 'Young and Beautiful'. Del Rey has also worked with artists like Taylor Swift, co-writing 'Snow on the Beach' for Swift's album 'Midnights'. Del Rey has also recorded songs for the films Maleficent and Big Eyes.

While Del Rey has experimented with her music, her views on weight are traditional. Since breaking into the mainstream, she has achieved the title of “heaviest mobile woman” three times, becoming the last woman to do so under 800 lbs (799 lbs) and most recently at 810 lbs. Currently, only Florence Pugh and Zendaya have achieved comparable weights, but Del Rey has stated that she is strongly motivated to reclaim the title and will continue to gain.
Jennifer Aniston

**Jennifer Aniston** (born 11 February 1969) is an American actress. Aniston began her career working off-Broadway, and taking small roles in TV and films roles such as Leprechaun. She found her greatest success in the TV show Friends alongside actresses Lisa Kudrow and Courtney Cox. During this time, Aniston also acted in films like Office Space and Picture Perfect. She has also starred in Gone Girl and Rock Star.

The immense popularity of Friends affected all three actresses, though Aniston saw the most fame. Her hair style, 'the Rachel,' was often copied, and women attempted to emulate her size as well. This motivated Aniston to keep gaining, eventually becoming the “heaviest mobile woman” on two occasions, with her last claim to the title occurring at 728 lbs. Aniston continues to act in film and gain, though she has yet to regain the title.
Constance Wu

**Constance Wu** (born 22 March 1982) is an American actress. Wu is best known for her role on the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat; she also received critical acclaim for her roles in the films Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers.

Due to her steady increase in weight, most believe Wu to be a traditionalist, though she has never publicly stated her philosophy on the subject. Some have speculated that she (similarly to Awkwafina) is seeking to introduce Asian representation to the title of heaviest mobile woman.
Michelle Yeoh

**Michelle Yeoh** (born 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. After receiving recognition in Hong Kong with films like Yes, Madam and Police Story 3, Yeoh had her breakthrough American role in Tomorrow Never Dies. Yeoh followed this up with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, Crazy Rich Asians, and TV roles in Star Trek: Discovery and The Witcher: Blood Origins. In 2023, she became the first Asian actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Yeoh has not spoken on her beliefs regarding weight, but most believe her to be a reformist, as she has generally remained around the same size for many years. Her last recorded weight was 575 lbs.
Anna Kendrick

**Anna Kendrick** (born 9 August 1985) is an American actress and singer. Kendrick began her career on Broadway with High Society, for which she received a Tony nomination. She broke into film with a supporting role in the Twilight series before gaining an Oscar nod for Up in the Air. Kendrick is also famous for her roles in Into The Woods and the Pitch Perfect and Trolls series; she acted and sang in all three.

Kendrick put on weight over the course of the Pitch Perfect series (which she credits to the influence of producer Elizabeth Banks) but has since settled at her current weight: "When I started, I felt so out of place in these big productions, and Elizabeth really helped me get more comfortable with performing those kinds of roles. She also encouraged me to gain, as she said it helped her boost her confidence over the course of her career; it was fun for a while, but I got to a point where I felt that it would be unwieldy to get any larger, and I've stayed about the same size ever since. I know Elizabeth was a little disappointed that our views differed on the subject, but she was ultimately happy that her input had helped me to establish myself more as an actress."
Lauren Boebert

**Lauren Boebert** (born 19 December 1986) is an American politician. Boebert represents Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Politically Boebert is seen as far-right, supporting gun rights and opposing green energy. Boebert has been criticized for supporting the belief that the election was stolen from President Donald Trump in 2020. She has introduced multiple bills and resolutions into the House, but none have passed the committee stage.

From a philosophical standpoint, Boebert is a firm traditionalist and advocates that women should seek their largest size possible "as our mothers did, and their mothers before them, as this truly embodies the American dream of prosperity through personal accomplishment." However, this has received a mixed reception, as critics have pointed out both the updated medical knowledge and social considerations which were not available to previous generations.
Lucy Liu

**Lucy Liu** (born 2 December 1968) is an American actress. Liu began her career with small roles in TV and Hong Kong films until landing a main role on Ally McBeal alongside Calista Flockhart. From there, Liu starred in a variety of projects, which included the films Shanghai Noon, Kill Bill Vol 1, and the TV series Elementary. She is perhaps most famous for her role in the Charlie's Angels films alongside Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore.

Liu is a reformist, stating that she does not care for the often competitive nature of gaining in Hollywood. She has reported that her Angels castmates, though traditionalist, have been "nothing but supportive on the matter over the years."
Amy Jo Johnson

**Amy Jo Johnson** (born 6 October 1970) is an American and Canadian actor. Johnson is best known as the original Pink Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a role she played for three years. After leaving the show, Johnson starred in films like Susie Q and Cold Hearts, with further starring roles in TV shows like Felicity and Flashpoint. Johnson has occasionally returned to the Power Rangers franchise, starring in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie and cameoing in the 2017 reboot film.
Keegan Connor Tracy

**Keegan Connor Tracy** (born 3 December 1971) is a Canadian actor. Tracy first broke through with a role on the series Beggars and Choosers after numerous guest roles on TV. She also starred in Da Vinci's Inquest, Bates Motel, and Jake 2.0 while guesting on shows like Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, and The 4400. She is best known as the Blue Fairy on Once Upon a Time, Belle in Descendants, and for the films Final Destination 2 and White Noise.

As an OUAT actress, Tracy has been asked about the show's infamous 'weight-gain spell' (the trend where many of the show's female stars and guests put on significant weight during their time on OUAT), though she remained fairly tight-lipped on the subject: "It was a great show that provided for its actors, and I loved the time I spent there. That's about all I have to say on the matter."
Hayley Atwell

Atwell in 2015 at 426 lbs

**Hayley Elizabeth Atwell** (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. Born and raised in London, Atwell studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made her stage debut in a 2005 production of Prometheus Bound. She subsequently appeared in multiple West End productions and on television and was recognized for her breakthrough role as Lady Elizabeth Foster in The Duchess (2008), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award. Her leading performance in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010) earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

Atwell rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and later getting her self-titled series Agent Carter (2015–2016). She most recently appeared in the MCU as Captain Carter in the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). She also acted in the war drama Testament of Youth (2014), the fantasy films Cinderella (2015) and Christopher Robin (2018), and had a leading role in the action film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).
Jane Leeves

**Jane Leeves** (born 18 April 1961) is a British actress. Leeves began with small parts in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and The Benny Hill Show and American TV shows like Seinfeld and Murphy Brown. Her breakout role was Daphne Moon in the long-running sitcom Frasier. Leeves also had a starring role in Hot in Cleveland and The Resident and did voice work for James and the Giant Peach and Hercules: The Animated Series.

Leeves is a firm traditionalist, even entering into a friendly rivalry with Frasier co-star Peri Gilpin; this helped push both women past the 600-lb mark.
Ivanka Trump

**Ivanka Trump (**born 30 October 1981) is an American socialite and businesswoman. She is the daughter of the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, and worked as an advisor during his administration. She has also worked as vice-president of the Trump Organization and as a judge on her father's TV show, The Apprentice.

Trump faced criticism during her time as an advisor, with particular focus on the fact that she was still running her clothing line during this period which was seen as a conflict of interest. Leaks from White House staff also indicated that Trump was making disproportionate use of the White House kitchen for catering of events which were only tangentially related to executive business. This led to rumors that Trump was attempting to curtail her stepmother Melania's access to food after her inability to keep up with Melania's rate of gain, as indicated by Trump's initial size increase upon becoming an advisor stagnating relatively quickly.
Rosario Dawson

**Rosario Dawson** (born 9 May 1979) is an American actress. Dawson began her career in the independent movie Kids before achieving bigger roles in Rent, Josie and the Pussycats, Death Proof, and He Got Game. Dawson has also become a favorite in the comic book world, as she has voiced Wonder Woman in multiple DC animated films and starred in film adaptations of Sin City and multiple TV series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is currently playing the lead role in Ahsoka, the latest Star Wars series.

Dawson is a reformist, having stated that her current size is ideal for many of her film roles. "A lot of what I do onscreen is pretty physically intensive, so I've been careful to ensure that I can still do anything a given role calls for. And that I look good doing it, of course!"
Tamara Chambers

**Tamara Chambers** (born 7 February 1991) is an American content creator and actor. Chambers began her career as part of the 'Channel Awesome' website, replacing her former roommate Rachel Tietz as the female actor for Doug Walker's Nostalgia Critic. Chambers continues to work on her acting and comedy while also running her own webseries, Tamara's Never Seen and Tamara Just Saw.
Karen Gillan

**Karen Gillan** (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress. Gillan came to fame playing Amy Pond on three seasons of Doctor Who and has since starred in films like Oculus and the TV series Selfie. Gillan is known worldwide for her franchise roles as Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and as Ruby Roundhouse in the Jumanji series.

Gillan is a strong traditionalist, wanting to be the first Scotswoman to obtain the "heaviest mobile woman" title. In a recent interview, she was quoted as saying: "Any time someone from the UK gets that title, they're English. Good for them, but it's time for someone else to bring the title home. So why not me?"
Jennifer Lopez

Lopez in 2000 at 710 lbs

**Jennifer Lynn Affleck** (née **Lopez**; born 24 July 1969), known by her maiden name and also shortened to J.Lo, is an American actress, dancer, and singer.

Lopez is considered a Latin pop culture icon and is often described as a triple threat entertainer. With a cumulative film gross of US$3.1 billion and estimated global sales of 80 million records, she is considered one of the most influential Hispanic entertainers in North America. Her other ventures include beauty and clothing lines, fragrances, a production company, and a charitable foundation.
Paris Hilton

Hilton in 2004 at 486 lbs

**Paris Whitney Hilton** (born 17 February 1981) is an American media personality, businesswoman, socialite, model, actress, singer, and DJ. Born in New York City, and raised there and in Los Angeles, she is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Hilton first attracted tabloid attention in the late 1990s, when she became a fixture in NYC's social scene, and ventured into modeling at age 19, signing with Donald Trump's agency Trump Model Management. The reality television series The Simple Life (2003–2007), in which she co-starred with her friend Nicole Richie, and a leaked 2003 sex tape with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, later released as 1 Night in Paris (2004), catapulted her to global fame.

Hilton published her debut book, Confessions of an Heiress (2004), which became a New York Times Best Seller, landed her first major film role in the horror remake House of Wax (2005), and released her eponymous debut studio album, Paris (2006), which reached number six on the Billboard 200 and respectively produced the successful single "Stars Are Blind." Her numerous media ventures throughout the 2000s and 2010s have continued to keep her relevant in the cultural zeitgeist; she is credited for the rise of “moon face” plastic surgeries beginning in the mid-2000s, as those receiving said surgeries often sought to emulate Hilton’s distinctively large and circular face.

A polarizing and ubiquitous public figure, Hilton is said to have influenced the revival of the "famous for being famous" phenomenon throughout the 2000s. Critics indeed suggest that she exemplifies the celebutante —a household name not through talent or work, but through inherited wealth and lavish lifestyle. Hilton has parlayed her media fame into numerous business endeavors. Under her company, she has produced content for broadcast media, launched a variety of product lines, and opened a chain of self-branded boutiques worldwide, as well as an urban beach club in the Philippines.
Melissa Fumero

**Melissa Fumero** (born 19 August 1982) is an American actor. Fumero began her career on the soap operas One Life To Live and All My Children. Her breakthrough role was on Brooklyn 99, which ran for five seasons. Since then, Fumero has done voice work for M.O.D.O.K and starred in the Netflix series Blockbuster.
Victoria Jackson

**Victoria Jackson** (born 2 August 1959) is an American actor. She is best known for her time on Saturday Night Live from 1986-1992. Jackson has also starred in movies like UHF, Baby Boom, and Family Business as well as TV shows like Hollywood Squares and Romeo.

Jackson credits her time on SNL with solidifying her traditionalist views. "I was really new to acting and improv, and the show was a great place to learn and get confident in myself- and just generally determine how I wanted to portray myself." Jackson is one of the heaviest SNL alumni at 615 lbs.
Holly Marie Combs

**Holly Marie Combs** (born 3 December 1973) is an American actor. She is best known for her TV work, appearing on such shows as Picket Fences, Pretty Little Liars, and Charmed. Her film work includes Dr. Giggles, Born on the Fourth of July, and Simple Men.

Combs was the lone reformist on the Charmed cast and often had to play peacemaker between her feuding costars Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano. "They saw me as neutral in the matter of them gaining, so I could usually appease one or the other at various times, but it was exhausting," Combs recalled. Combs applauded the casting of Rose McGowan to replace Doherty: "The set was much more professional after that, with weight much less of a hot topic. I didn't realize until afterward, but I even gained some weight myself during the last couple seasons- which really speaks to how much more relaxed I was after the recasting!"
Gwen Stefani

**Gwen Stefani** (born 3 October 1969) is an American singer. Stefani began her career as part of the ska-pop-punk band No Doubt. The band released four albums which included such hits as 'Just a Girl,' 'Spiderwebs,' 'Simple Kind of Life,' 'Don't Speak,' 'Hella Good,' and 'New.' After the band's third album, Stefani embarked on a solo career with hits such as 'Hollaback Girl,' 'What You Waiting For,' and 'The Sweet Escape.' Stefani has also worked as a judge for the singing competition The Voice.

Stefani is a prominent advocate for the reformist philosophy; as she is known for her high-energy stage shows, she has noted that it also provides a practical benefit for her endurance.
Tracee Ellis Ross

**Tracee Ellis Ross** (born 29 October 1972) is an American actress. Ross is the daughter of singer Diana Ross and began her career in independent films, including Hanging Up and I-See-You.Com. However, she is most famous for her work in television. Ross starred in the sitcom Girlfriends from 2000-2008 and Black-ish from 2014-2022; the two shows won her a combined eight NAACP Image Awards. She has also produced the spin-off Mixed-ish and starred in the film The High Note, for which she also recorded the movie's soundtrack.
Jennifer Morrison

**Jennifer Morrison** (born 12 April 1979) is an American actor. Morrison began acting as a child, appearing in Intersection and Miracle on 34th Street. Her first lead adult role was in Urban Legends: Final Cut. Morrison has largely seen success in TV with leading roles in House and Once Upon A Time. She has also done work in films including Star Trek.

Due to her lead role in OUAT, Morrison was often asked about the show's infamous 'weight-gain spell' (the trend where many of the show's female stars and guests put on significant weight during their time on OUAT). Morrison has admitted to gaining weight as the show progressed, but has denied there was any kind of pressure put on the actresses to gain: "We just all loved the show and each other, and it led to a very relaxed atmosphere... with great catering!"
Bryce Dallas Howard

Howard in 2017 at 414 lbs, on the set of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

**Bryce Dallas Howard** (born 2 March 1981) is an American actress and director. Howard was born in Los Angeles and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, leaving in 2002 to take roles on Broadway but graduating in 2020. While portraying Rosalind in a 2003 production of As You Like It, Howard caught the attention of director M. Night Shyamalan, who cast her as the blind daughter of a local chief in the psychological thriller The Village (2004).

Howard's performance in Kenneth Branagh's As You Like It (2006) earned a Golden Globe Award nomination and she subsequently appeared as Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi's superhero film Spider-Man 3 (2007). She went on to appear as Kate Connor in the action film Terminator Salvation (2009) and as Victoria in the fantasy film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), both of which were successful but garnered mixed reviews from critics. Recognition of Howard widened when she co-starred as Claire Dearing in the adventure film Jurassic World (2015), and its sequels Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the first two of which rank as her most successful films.
Hillary Clinton

**Hillary Clinton** (born 26 October 1947) is an American politician and the 42nd First Lady of the United States. Clinton is a graduate of Yale Law School and was the first female senator from the state of New York. She has also served as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama and was the first female Democratic nominee for President of the United States, though she would subsequently lose the election to Donald Trump; she subsequently launched the organization Onward Together.

Clinton identifies as a traditionalist, though she was largely quiet on her personal philosophy during her political career. However, her weight was a constant source of media interest, particularly during the presidency of her husband Bill Clinton; many publications extensively reported on her weight gain during the impeachment trial of President Clinton (who was revealed to be having an affair). Clinton also put on weight over the course of her presidential runs in 2008 and 2016, with some speculation that the latter case was to improve her standing among female conservative voters (who have consistently been polled as subscribing to the traditionalist viewpoint).
Amy Lee

**Amy Lee** (born 13 December 1981) is an American singer. Lee acts as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Evanescence. The band's biggest success was their debut album Fallen, which contained hits like 'Going Under', 'My Immortal', and 'Bring Me to Life', the latter of which was the band's biggest hit. Lee was praised for her singing ability but often had disagreements with co-founder Ben Moody. Moody would eventually leave the band, after which Lee took over; the follow up album The Open Door had the songs 'Call Me When You're Sober' and 'Lithium' but was not as successful. Lee and Evanescence continue to record and tour.
Rebecca Mader

**Rebecca Mader** (born 24 April 1977) is a British actor. Mader is best known for her roles on Lost and Once Upon A Time. Mader primarily works in TV, with roles on 30 Rock, Fringe, and Warehouse 13, though she has also appeared in films like Iron Man 3 and The Devil Wears Prada.

Mader is one of the few reformists to work on OUAT, and though she was asked about the show's so-called 'weight gain spell,' she has not commented aside from noting that she and TV sister Lana Parrilla "bonded over dinner a fair amount of times."
Julie Bowen

**Julie Bowen** (born 3 March 1970) is an American actress. Bowen has mainly worked in TV, with roles on ER, Ed, Boston Legal, and Lost. Bowen is best known for her role as Claire in the TV show Modern Family, which ran from 2009 to 2020. Bowen was unique on the show as the only reformist among the main female cast, though she has stated there was "no friction due to differing philosophies" between the women on set.
Marjorie Taylor Greene

**Marjorie Taylor Greene** (born 27 May 1974) is an American politician. Greene represents Georgia's 14th Congressional District as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives. Greene is seen as far-right on the ideological spectrum and has been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories about 9/11 and mass shootings. She also called for the 2020 election to be de-certified and filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden.

With regard to modern beauty standards, Greene is a firm traditionalist and echoes fellow Republican Lauren Boebert with her views that women should gain as much as possible. However, she has received a more negative reception to her viewpoints than Boebert due to her further theory that reformism "was invented by unfeminine women who are unable to put on weight and who want to drag the rest of us down to their level." Due to Greene's frequent description of the traditionalism vs. reformism divide as "only one aspect of the broader culture war in America" and budget releases indicating her office has higher food expenditures than those of any other representative, some political pundits have theorized that Greene is attempting to become the largest woman in Congress in order to serve as a more prominent figurehead for the far-right movement.
Once Upon A Time

**Once Upon A Time** (also known as **OUAT**) is an American fantasy drama that aired from 2011 to 2018 on ABC. The show dealt with fairy tale beings and creatures being sent into the 'real world' and living without their memories for 28 years in a New England town called Storybrooke. Only the arrival of the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming (sent into the 'real world' prior to the town's creation) could restore the memories of its inhabitants.

OUAT was a ratings hit and dealt with various storylines over its seven seasons. Outside of the show's fiction, though, many viewers noticed that the female cast of the show seemed to consistently gain weight over time, with even guest stars and recurring cast members seeming bigger with each appearance. As a result, reference to the OUAT "weight gain spell" became commonplace in media coverage of the show. Some accused ABC and its parent company Disney (known to promote a culture of traditionalism in its productions) of forcing weight gain onto the cast. Others theorized that cast members such as Ginnifer Goodwin (who in particular helped arrange catering for the show) were pushing the others to gain. Both ABC and Disney denied the rumors, saying that many of the actresses hired were simply acting on their own traditionalist viewpoints and the companies provided no influence on the subject. Goodwin also rejected the speculation, claiming her catering choices were simply to ensure the satisfaction of the cast. However, Goodwin's claim took something of a hit in the seventh season, when she and many original cast members left the show; while gaining still occurred after her departure, it was not as rampant as previous seasons. Aside from Emile De Ravin, the former cast members have spoken little on the "spell," but all have expressed positive memories of their experiences on the show (with most also admitting to gaining weight during the show's run).

Cast members of OUAT have included:

Alison Fernandez (Lucy Mills)Anastasia Griffith (Princess Abagail/Kathryn Nolan)Barbara Hershey (Cora Mills/Queen of Hearts)Dania Ramirez (Ella/Jacinda Vidrio)Elizabeth Lail (Anna)Elizabeth Mitchell (Ingrid/Snow Queen/Sarah Fischer)Emile De Ravin (Belle/Lacy)Gabrielle Anwar (Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey)Georgina Haig (Elsa)Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White/Mary Margaret)Jamie Chung (Mulan)Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan)JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Ariel)Keegan Connor Tracy (Blue Fairy/Mother Superior)Kristin Bauer van Straten (Maleficent)Lana Parrilla (Evil Queen/Regina Mills)Meghan Ory (Red Riding Hood/Ruby)Mekia Cox (Tiana/Sabine)Rebecca Mader (Zelena, Wicked Witch of the West)Rose McIver (Tinkerbell)Sarah Bolger (Princess Aurora)Parrillia, Morrison, and Goodwin at the Emmys
Emma Stone

**Emily Jean "Emma" Stone** (born 6 November 1988) is an American actress. Stone began her career in teen comedies, starring in well received films like Superbad, Zombieland, and Easy A. She also starred in the two Amazing Spider-Man films and received praise for her role in The Help. Stone won an Oscar for her role in La La Land, and also starred in Walt Disney's Cruella.

While Stone has never openly stated her beliefs on weight (usually responding, "I'm just me and that's it"), she is thought to be a traditionalist, as she has consistently gained weight over the course of her career; additionally, Stone has been the heaviest mobile woman on two occasions, in the latter case reaching 757 lbs. Some believe Stone wants the focus to remain on her acting, while others believe she has other reasons for not publicly aligning herself with either traditionalism or reformism.
Marie Antoinette

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1787

**Marie Antoinette** (2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne; on 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen. During the Revolution, she became known as Madame Déficit because the country's financial crisis was blamed on her lavish spending and her opposition to the social and financial reforms of Turgot and Necker.

She is additionally known for being the last holder of the classical “world’s heaviest woman” title and for her unusual body type (as she carried almost all her excess weight in her stomach).
Morena Baccarin

**Morena Baccarin** (born 2 June 1979) is an American actress. Baccarin first rose to fame on the sci-fi show Firefly and its film continuation Serenity. She is also famous for her film roles in the Deadpool franchise and the movie Spy. She has largely done work for TV, with roles in Gotham, Homeland, and The Endgame.