It’s interesting that once someone makes it big in Hollywood they are pressured to conform to a certain standard. If you look at some of the recent winners of American Idol it’s evident that they were all pressured to lose weight and transform their bodies.

Take Carrie Underwood, when Carrie was a contestant on American Idol she was a normal healthy-looking girl from Oklahoma. This Country Girl looked good but was the topic of some discussion regarding her size. Some people even speculated she was ‘undesirable of landing a record deal.’ It’s so sad that a talented female who happens to be a little big bigger could be under so much scrutiny. How could anyone actually question her credibility as an artist when at the same time you have pop star wannabe singers who easily land a record deal because they look a certain way?

Then there’s Ruben Studdard. When Ruben won the 2003 season of American Idol he weighed almost 400 pounds. This R&B singer has recently lost almost 70 pounds. He decided to take his health into his own hands and signed up with a weight management center at Duke University. He cut his daily caloric intake and began following a vegetarian-style lifestyle. Ruben just released a new album called “The Return”.  We’ll have to wait and see if he keeps the weight off or if it will return.

The original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is also known for her fluctuating weight. When she beat out Justin in the first season of American Idol Kelly was a bigger girl. She then lost quite a bit of weight and began to wear more revealing clothing. Over the past year, Kelly has started to look a little beefy, yet she continues to wear the same small clothing sizes and spill out all over. Her stylist needs to pick it up a notch and let Kelly know that a muffin top is not a good look.