OlderWed, 31 January 2007 at 12:50 pm
Gwen Stefani Talks Blobs
Us Weekly reports, “Why is it when Gwen Stefani calls her baby a “blob,” it seems charming, yet when pal Angelina Jolie did it, it sparked a media firestorm?” Good question! Check out some of the highlights from Gwen Stefani’s interview with Elle UK:
- On being pregnant in the public eye: “It was weird being pregnant in a fishbowl situation. Especially on days when you feel really fat and disgusting and not cute. Pregnancy was challenging in a way I didn’t expect. I was on tour and I was so sick. It was like PMS times a million.”
- On her baby weight: “I worked out with my trainer throughout my whole pregnancy until about two weeks before. I cried during my last session. I was like, ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t do this anymore. What am I doing?’ It was crazy. All my life I had to work hard to stay in shape. I’ve always struggled with it. I was a little chubby when I was younger, and I didn’t want to be that person forever. I became a swimmer at school — but only because I wanted to be skinner! I’m extremely vain. I like wearing cute clothes.”
- On getting her figure back post-pregnancy: “There aren’t any tricks, it’s simple math: you put this much food in, you burn that much working out. I gave myself three months — but if I didn’t have an album coming out, there’s no way I would have gotten back into shape in that time. I worked out with my trainer five days a week, with weekends off. I would really recommend doing weights. I’m not into yoga and Pilates — they don’t work for me and I don’t have the patience. I’m more like a man, I like going to the gym and lifting weights or doing a little boxing.”
- On whether her son, Kingston, and Brangelina’s daughter, Shiloh, play together: “Yeah! They were like two little blobs when they met. Maybe they’ll get married when they grow up? That’d be cute!”
- On auditioning for the female lead in Mr. & Mrs. Smith:”I don’t know if I almost got it (the role), but I certainly put a lot of effort in. They were clearly looking for a certain girl, and you couldn’t get more opposite than me and Angelina.”
- On the Hollywood body standard: “It sucks that that’s what is supposed to look good and that’s what everyone strives to be. There’s more to life than being on a diet. Clearly, I spend time thinking about it, and it’s something I’ve had to deal with in my life. As I get older, I try not to focus on it, it’s boring, it’s a waste of life. What I have learned is that whether I’m fatter or thinner, people seem to not mind, they like me either way. It’s more in your own mind than anyone else’s.”
- On plastic surgery: “I enjoy a great surgery TV show as much as anyone — I watched a lotof those shows while I was pregnant! But it’s pretty bizarre that that’s where we’re at — that you can place an order for how you’re going to look. People take it pretty lightly, but it’s a big deal. I’ve thought it over but I’m not at that stage yet.”
- On being married to a fellow rock star [Gavin Rossdale]: “There are negatives and positives, but for most part, it works. He can tell me about things going well or badly and I can totally relate to that. We were very lucky to find each other and we have this ongoing crazy love affair, with its peaks and valleys, like everyone else’s…Having Kingston has been the most romantic thing to have happened to us.”
- On being down-to-earth: “I still read a menu and go, ‘Look at the price — I can get that!’ I still think, ‘I’m in First Class, this is awesome.’ It’s insane what’s going on in my life — I just can’t believe my luck.”
And get ready, Gwen will be performing her hit single “The Sweet Escape” on American Idol sometime this season, reportedly March.
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People just love to hate on Angie and stir up controversy. Every newborn is a blob. Zee and Madd were blobs too, she just didn’t know them at the blob stage. As she said, Shi started to odevelop persona;lity at 6 months. Love you Angie. Keep on loving on your family, especially that man who seems to care so much for you all!!
AJ is one of those rare women where some women feel threaten by and try to tear apart. Every interview she gives is taken out of context and mis-printed by the media. GS and AJ are similar in that they are independent women who are rebels and beat to their own drums. They are not bound by society‘s views on how a woman is supposed to act and behaved. They are not the insecure girl next door but bold in your face women who are able to have a career and a family also. The “blob” comment was overused and blown way out of proportion. AJ is a good mother and loves all three children equally. GS seems to be enjoying Motherhood and getting a kick out of little Kingston. It is all good.
If she had got the Mrs Smith’s role instead of Angelina, Brangelina will not exist and Shiloh neither (sorry for my english lol)
Jared & Audrey thanks.
jpf
“Why is it when Gwen Stefani calls her baby a “blob,” it seems charming, yet when pal Angelina Jolie did it, it sparked a media firestorm?”
Hmm..I dunno…Maybe because Gwen didn’t mention how she feels less for her child. Angelina went on and on..and on how she has to remind herself to tend to Shiloh’s needs, just because she was born privelged.
A perfect example of someone taking an interview out of context and running with it. No matter what AJ does or say, someone will misinterpret. Maddox and Zahara came with their own set of problems. Zahara almost died and could still have health issues. However, AJ has made a conscious decision to be there for all three children. It is easy to focus on one child with special needs and ignore the others. However, a good Mother takes this into account and will be there for all her children.
Love BAMZS and Gwen. Thanks so very much JJ for always being fair to the Jolie-Pitts. Peace
What did you think of Gwen’s interview?
I think Gwen Stefani is so real and so down-to-earth. She’s honest about her weight battles and the fact that her marriage has peaks and valleys. I like Pitt and Jolie too, but overall, when I think of happy, blessed families, the Rossdales are at the top. They’re married, , and they did things in a traditional way, which I totally admire.
gwen is cool. and her “blob” baby, lol. people need to stop getting all uptight about what these celebs say. angelina catches so much slack because she’s the most popular female celeb on the planet.
I love Gwen. and I love Angelina. They are two of the coolest chicks in hollywood. Unique in their own way.
On whether her son, Kingston, and Brangelina’s daughter, Shiloh, play together: “Yeah! They were like two little blobs when they met. Maybe they’ll get married when they grow up? That’d be cute!”
I agree with Gwen wouldn’t that be cute! Imagine that they’d probably be hollywood’s hottest couple in the future. and their parents are pretty cool!
I completely agree with RBD.
The “media firestorm” wasn’t just a reaction to the “blob” comment, but to the whole statement about the differences between her children, and how she feels about them.. that was the context most of you feel the blob comment was taken out of, which is even worse.
no matter what, angelina gets scrutinized for every little thing she says. No win situation. i’m sure she loves her children though, and i believe that the press will keep asking her if their is that difference because she is an adoptive mom with a biological child as well.
It WOULD be sooooooooooooo adorable if Shiloh and Kingston got married. Imagine what THEIR kids would look like!!
Love Gwen and BAMZS
I am glad to hear that Angie has a standup [i am woman hear me roar]
friend like herself, in her corner …… you go Gwen!!!
bdj, Love Em, & Kat - ITA and thank you for being voices of reason! I’m a huge fan of both of these women for living their lives on their own terms - something that many in our society today STILL can’t seem to handle. I’m thrilled to know that they are friends and that Shiloh and Kingston have had a play date together :-)
I was having a conversation with another chick on the previous GS thread and wanted to post some of my comments on this thread, as a lot of what I have to say and feel applies to why I am such a huge fan of Gwen AND Angelina’s, so here it is:
(The other person was offended by Gwen’s Harajuku Girls and feels that Gwen is ‘exploiting a whole race’ by having them)
So having 4 Harajuku Girls as an artistic expression of her creativity is exploiting a whole race? Are they being paid slave wages for a job that they willingly agreed to? The way you talk you’d think she had the whole Japanese race enslaved making LAMB clothing in a sweatshop or something.
Personally, I’m much more offended and concerned about the exploitation of WOMEN in music today - by MEN! Seriously, can you even turn on the tv these days without seeing some stupid rap video with women shaking their asses (and more) at the camera and dancing like strippers. Somewhere along the way rappers decided to glamorize the stripper lifestyle and everyone seems to have bought it, hook line and sinker.
And yet you choose to villify a strong, independent woman who calls her own shots and presents a much classier, successful image of what a woman can be. Until women stop cutting down the “tall poppies” that have exceeded everyone’s expectations of what a woman can accomplish (whether as a singer, actress, lawyer, doctor, etc.) we will never gain gender equality. We’re our own worst enemies.
I don’t understand why people dissect everything celebrities say. Who give a rats butt what Angelina and Gwen say or think. If you don’t know them personally then you really have no idea what kind of person they are. Do the majority of our co-workers and clients really know us? Take what they say with a grain of salt. No mother in the world should have to justify and profess their love for their children to complete strangers, not even fans. The whole thing is ridiculous!
Mel, I couldn’t agree more. In my opinion anyone who’d rather concentrate on the words leaning more towards the negative probably seek the negative over the positive regarding anything she says or does.
jpf
coalharbourqt Says: January 31st, 2007 at 2:27 pm
bdj, Love Em, & Kat - ITA and thank you for being voices of reason! I’m a huge fan of both of these women for living their lives on their own terms - something that many in our society today STILL can’t seem to handle. I’m thrilled to know that they are friends and that Shiloh and Kingston have had a play date together
^^^^
I got such a huge grin on my face after I first read that. I just envisioned them drooling, loud, laughing, crawling, crying, taking each others bottles/pacifiers, and just totally happy and unaware of how famous they each are.
jpf
Gwen’s cool, I love that she admits she’s vain and self-conscious about herself. Her baby is ADORABLE– I’d explode from the cuteness of I ever saw Kingston & Shiloh at once.
coalharbourqt - ITA.. it’s a vicious system, women vs women, esp. when they don’t know each other!
Like I said before, while I don’t like Angelina all that much (not because I think she’s OMGMANSTEALER because obviously the idea of stealing people is ludicrous, I just don’t get all the hype about her), her words were clearly taken much out of context. I can tell that both AJ and Gwen are very capable, loving parents, and their children aren’t going to grow up mentally unstable because their moms called them a “blob”.
That being said, I admire Gwen for being a very real person and admitting her flaws, but I don’t get how someone can be so open and yet look so superficial. Kingston is also a little cutie.
some one who doesnt like a person for whatever reason will focus on that person’s words and attach only the negative to it, if that person allrady doesnt like you then what ever you say is bad.
i like angelina and i dont boliave she is over hype it’s just that some people dont andurstand her, and thats when they dont get why other people like her.
one of the best reasons to like her is that she is different she isnt shoved down youre troat as she were a sweet syrup.
I can tell you why there is no controversy around Gwen:
(a) no love triangle issues
(b) immediately before calling him a blob she didn’t say she “had less inclination to feel for her” like Mangelina did about Shiloh.
(c) We see Gwen being an active and adoring parent to Kingston. We don’t see whats-her-face doing that with Shiloh.
hum lets seee ANon #24
1 - Gwen goes out with Kingston about 20 Paps around her not in her face.
2 - Angie goes out with Shi and 100 Paps in her way, pushing and clawing to get near her child.
3. - Gwen has 1 kid
4. - Angie has 3
You must be as stupid as you sound. The only thing in your post that made sence was the afore mention of the love triangle that faniston like you are always bringing up. PLease Please go and read that interview with Angie again. If you want I will even translate and send a picture book to you.
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