Celebrity shape shifters

handbag.com looks at which celebrities have gone from skinny to curvy (and vice versa) throughout their careers

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Pete Doherty

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By Becky Taylor

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Since he\'s given up the drugs (and Kate Moss Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty has piled on the pounds and is now sporting a serious paunch, straining against his too tight clothes. While we\'re thrilled that he\'s finally kicked his destructive habit, heading straight into obesity isn\'t a great way to go either. Time to either re-think your wardrobe or hit the gym, Pete.

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Celebrity break-ups 2009

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From Lindsay Lohan to Anne Hathaway, take a look at the celebrities who have transformed their look after a break-up

Gemma Arterton

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The media was stirred (not shaken) when Bond girl Gemma Arterton revealed a voluptuous new figure just months after she was seen frolicking naked with Daniel Craig in Quantum Of Solace. Gemma sensibly ignored the frenzy by stating, \"I refuse to conform to this muscly, sinewy look that so many actresses seem to think is attractive. I hate it and I don\'t think it\'s very feminine. I dress like a woman and wear a lot of couture because it\'s made for real women with curves. I\'m a size 10, which I don\'t think is big.\" Indeed it\'s not, and her new sexy, healthy look doesn\'t seem to be hurting her career either. Gemma will soon team up with Gossip Girl\'s Ed Westwick for a Wuthering Heights adaptation.

Darren Day

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Something tells us that Darren Day might be regretting his decision to kick his hot exes Anna Friel and Suzanne Shaw to the kerb as, not only is his career down the pan but his appearance won\'t be getting any second glances either. Branded as a ‘fat estate agent\' by Kerry Katona (pot calling kettle?) recent photos have emerged of Darren looking out of shape and generally a bit of a mess. Rumour has it he\'s also resorted to singing on cruise ships to earn a few quid. How the mighty have fallen.

Lindsay Lohan

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Lindsay Lohan\'s weight ballooned after a stint in rehab, but her healthier, curvy figure didn\'t last and now the star has returned to her controversial, super-skinny old self. Since her split with long-term girlfriend Samantha Ronson in April, Lindsay\'s weight seems to have plummeted even further, with her clothes revealing protruding collarbones and spindly arms. Pre-rehab, Lindsay\'s fans launched a ‘Get Lindsay Lohan to eat\' campaign to encourage her to gain weight. Looks like we\'re going to have to start things up again.

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From Lindsay Lohan to Anne Hathaway, take a look at the celebrities who have transformed their look after a break-up...

Anne Hathaway

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After ending her turbulent four-year relationship with Raffaello Follieri, Anne Hathaway embarked on a radical image overhaul which involved in her shedding weight and ditching her trademark curves. Her increasingly thin frame has been met with much criticism, so let\'s hope the 25-year-old star uses her head and gets some of her womanly shape back.

Angelina Jolie

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Ever since her strong, athletic body shot her to stardom as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Angelina Jolie\'s frame has been slowly diminishing; something which she steadfastly maintains is due to stress. Her most recent role as a CIA officer unmasked as a Russian spy in her new movie Salt has apparently resulted in her embarking on a 21-day detox liquid diet which will help her shed 21 pounds. The new diet could be a result of recent speculation that her relationship with Brad Pitt is in tatters. Watch this space to see if Angelina disappears completely.

Jessica Simpson

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Jessica Simpson came in for a lot of flack when she bounced up on stage to perform songs from her country album Do You Know last year. Gone was the usual toned, trim figure, replaced with curves which would make Beyoncé proud. After a number of tabloids branded her as \"fat\" the nation was divided into two camps, those who had had enough of stick-thin celebrities and those who though Jessica looked, well, fat. The star has since shed a few pounds but is still noticeably curvier. Good for her, we say.

Britney Spears

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After almost a year of worrying behaviour, public meltdowns and too many scandalous photos to speak of, the old Britney Spears we knew and loved seems to be back, at least in the physical sense. Months of a bad diet and a serious Starbucks habit caused the A-lister to bloat out and look unhealthy (the shaved head probably didn\'t help either) but now it looks as though she\'s been hitting the gym hard and that renowned toned body is back.

Tyra Banks

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When an unflattering beach shot led to headlines such as America\'s Next Top Waddle, Tyra Banks hit back by appearing on the cover of People magazine with the headline You call THIS fat? looking admittedly curvier, but still supermodel-gorgeous. Heidi Klum seems to agree, saying of Tyra, \"She has a very womanly, gorgeous body that goes up and down.\"

Mariah Carey

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Never one to hide away her burgeoning curves, Mariah Carey instead flashes them with pride, a choice she defends by saying, \"I don\'t want to be a skinny twig... I go up and down really quickly because I am a muscular person. People don\'t realise.\"

Jennifer Love Hewitt

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When unflattering photos emerged of Jennifer Love Hewitt in her bikini last year the star defended her new curvaceous figure and women who were not a size zero saying, \"Like all women out there should, I love my body. To all girls with butts, boobs, hips and a waist, put on a bikini - put it on and stay strong.\" However, like most A-lister\'s her defiance was short-lived and the star quickly embarked on a rigorous weight-loss programme with personal trainer Stevie Sant\'Angelo shedding 18 pounds. The star recently emerged looking gaunt and skinny suggested that she\'s taken her healthy regime one step too far.

Leonardo DiCaprio

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Since his days in What\'s Eating Gilbert Grape and Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio\'s gone from scrawny teen heart-throb to a mature actor with love handles. His performances in a huge array of diverse films, such as Revolutionary Road where he starred alongside old pal Kate Winslet and Blood Diamond in which he was nominated for an Academy Award, continue to wow his audience so we\'ll forgive him of the love handles for now.

Kirstie Alley

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Cheers actress Kirstie Alley wowed the nation when she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in her lingerie, showing off a fabulous new figure. Since then though, the star has gone back to her old ways and has piled on every pound of the five stone she lost. Returning on the Oprah show in May she vowed to lose the weight and get a ‘ripped\' body by November. Watch this space for the next unveiling!

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Mel B

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Mel B was always incredibly toned when in the Spice Girls but it wasn\'t until the group reformed to go on tour last year that her defined curves really caused a stir and she was snapped up as the new face of Ultimo in 2008.

Janet Jackson

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Serial yo-yo dieter Janet Jackson is more known for her constant weight battle these days than she is for her musical talent. The star lost a remarkable amount of weight last year and was all set to release a fitness DVD, however, the release date was constantly pushed back and Janet has recently been seen making regular visits to her favourite burrito restaurant to indulge in some unhealthy snacking.

Calista Flockhart

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The slim but now healthy-looking Brothers And Sisters star\'s appearance at the 1998 Emmys kicked off a media storm about her gaunt body. But Calista Flockhart recently said, \"On a frame like mine, if I lose a few pounds, it makes a big difference. There was no anorexia or bulimia or any other such thing. I hated every bit of attention on my weight and size.\"

Gary Barlow

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After being dropped by his label, Gary Barlow ballooned to 16 stone, thanks to a heavy diet of junk food. Since Take That reformed with huge success though, Gary\'s new toned abs and bulging biceps put the rest of his band mates to shame.

Jamie Lee Curtis

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At age 43, Jamie Lee Curtis did what no woman in Hollywood had done before: bare all unglamorously. And not \'all\' meaning airbrushed, self-tanned, and liposuctioned to perfection, but \'all\' meaning, according to Jamie Lee, \'a soft, fatty little tummy\' and \'back fat\'. She might not claim to be \'The Body\' any more, but Jamie Lee is still stunning, curves and all.

John Travolta

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All that dancing kept John Travolta fit as a fiddle in Grease and Saturday Night Fever, but age and those Big Kahuna burgers have given him a little bit of a paunch. He could be doing far worse, though - he had to wear a fat-suit for his latest cross-dressing role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray.

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