OlderSun, 06 January 2008 at 11:17 am
Nikki Blonsky’s Star Keeps on Rising
Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky is nearly speechless as she accepts the Rising Star Award at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Saturday in Palm Springs, Calif.
She was hoping and preparing for a last-minute resolution that would permit actors to attend the Golden Globes.
“A girl’s gotta cover her back and have a dress, just in case,” she said.
The 19-year-old actress along with the rest of the Hairspray cast picked up the festival’s Ensemble Performance Award. Congrats to everyone!
Into the Wild actor Emile Hirsch also picked up the other Rising Star Award.
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1st!
ok nikki fans~ satisfy?????
2nd!
i’m not a big fan but i wish her the best
I’m the fifth !! Anyway !!
Congrats Nikki !!
Thanks Jared!!!!! You made my day!
She looks beautiful!!!!!!
WAY TO GO NIKKI!
ew…
ahhh I love nikki — she is just gorgeous!!
also, so glad that she picked up the award, she deserves it :D
STOP THE HATE!
Jared, did you have to use that pic?
Anyway again thanks for the post, even though you chose and unflattering pic!
GO NIKKI! I wish we could hear her speech I bet it was made of WIN!
cute.
12th
agree…jared..choose better pix!!! she look like a turkey here!
Her resemblance to Ricki Lake is uncanny and she owns Zac by a thousand country miles.
Yay….about time Nikki got recognised :D
Go Nikki….she totally deserves this…and she looks gorgeous …as always!! :D
Thanks for posting JJ!!!
She’s a great actress, but if anyone was a rising star this year, it was ELLEN PAGE!
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This girl is just going to keep on rocking the entertainment world. She is such an incredible talent. She may be a bigger girl than some, but that means instead of a starlet - she is a STAR!!!
Even Ricki Lake has commented on her resemblance to Nikki, but she says Nikki has better teeth! :)
No matter what pictures JJ uses, you can’t deny the girl has an amazing smile.
Congratulations on a well deserved award Nikki, and I love that dress.
Here’s to the lasting success of everyone in young hollywood. May their carrers go down the path they dream of taking.
JJ thank you so much for giving Nikki her own post. She truly does deserve this award and the many others that I am sure are going to follow.
Wooo Go Nikki!
She deserves all the recognition she gets because in one word she is just AMAZING! =]
and for all the haters out there….May i ask why are you here????
Great job, Nikki. You go girl! You really deserve this award!
she totally deserves this award ! she is so sweet and talented!! go nikki!!
fat & ugly, ewwww…………..
igriz:
y the hell u on here then, and keep those comments 2 ur sell cz dey aint wonted here
25)lgirz why do you feel the need to put somebody down. Nikki is a talented, gorgegous girl and will definetely have a long a lasting career. Let me guess you judge beauty on what size a person is. That is very very sad.
I do not like her really ……sry!!!!!
Congrats to Nikki and the whole Hairspray cast :)
Thanks for posting, JJ
Oh, …. do I see a “Zikki bump?”…. lol
Way to go Nikki!
She is definately a rising star, her performance in Hairspray is wonderful and she’s just a sweetie! I wish her nothing but the best in the future, those haters can just get lost!
This is only my opinion so just listen to me I hate ******* Nikki I feel she just tries to steal Zac from Vanessa remember that kiss..or shall we say snog she had with Zac and Zac even said that he was only waiting for a kiss and that Nikki was letting it on a bit 2 much..I hate her ****** guts **** off nikki LOVE ZANESSA
Absolutely stunning. She always looks so well put together! This is only the beginning of the many awards and accolades in her future. Congrats Nikki!
WOOOOO! GO NIKKI!!!
Wow thank you JJ. You made my day!
She is so beautiful and talented. It’s only the beginning! Her performance in Hairspray is amazing.
That is probably the most unflattering outfit possible. And she’s not a healthy weight; having curves is one thing, but Nikki is very obese. This isn’t any healthier than the stick-thin anorexic models you see!
And, thank you very much, “hating” is allowed just as much as complimenting her. It’s just an opinion!
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she does deserve her own post, this is a great achievement for her, and her performance in HS is just amazing. i love her!
but there always needs to be absurdity i guess
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from: Helena @ 01/06/2008 at 11:31 am
she owns Zac by a thousand country miles
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She’ll soon explode. FAT and fug.
Nikki looks so fierce in red! yow!
she’s not ugly, not at all. i think she’s beautiful and definitely deserved that award.
GO NIKKI!
she has a very pretty smile, and people need to realize that being big does not constitute to ugly. people can be big AND pretty, so quit judging her by her size…
she is like the fat version of rikki lake.
She needs to loose some serious weight but I don’t hear anyone saying anyting about her. in a few years when she does her surgery and looses weight then you would hear her say she wasn’t healthy and how she use to feel bad blah blah. not buying that happy girl thing. she is not healthy.
u-ber-dis-gus-ting.
i see a few nikki bumps, lumps, and rolls.
big is beautiful!
For all of you haters who judge a person’s worth in pounds, thank you. You have just confirmed what we already knew - more is more, and Nikki is worth far more than some other anorexic hanger-on-er tramps we see so much of.
Nikki totally deserved this award! She’s so talented!
lmao
you said it, rhythm_hearts!!
Nikki has actually…lost wait, everyone has a double chin we they talk…idiot.
Nikki is beautiful regardless, and she deserves that award and so many more.
Nikki will continue to have a lasting career. She is happy with herself so why does everybody feel the need to talk about what she weighs. She is beautiful as she is. Beauty comes in all sizes.
she doe slook bigger and so unhealthy
“Nikki is worth far more than some other anorexic hanger-on-er tramps we see so much of.”
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Haha, so it’s totally fine to judge people who are thin and may even have a medical problem such as anorexia - but it’s not ok to comment on someone being unhealthily overweight?
I think Nikki is a lovely girl, but her fans who defend her weight by insulting thin celebrities is just hypocritical and laughable.
Right Okay…Quick Comment
All the Haing and HatERS who spam this page wit
Right …Quick Comment
For all the hate and haters whoe spam the page with all these idiotic comments calling nikki obese and stuff…odvioudly aint seen Hairspay and if you have then you odviously didnt understand the message behind that you dont have to be something you can be unique… I must say is the most naturaly beautiful girl i have ever seen and it doenst matter that she is bigger than the typical hollywood actress because unigue is better and you known what …big is back and its better than ever =]
thanks Jared for another post about Nikki! :D
congrats to her, i think she is very talented
Clare you are so right!
Everyone needs to see Hairspray and learn that a person’s worth is based on who they are on the inside. AND that being different can be beautiful and attractive physically.
Yay for Nikki! She is beautiful, and for those of you who think otherwise, that is fine, but please don’t post your crap here.
She actually has lost weight, and she looks hot. Love the red dress.
She really deserved this award, what an amazing talent!
Thankyou Missy =]
I just wish some off the haters would understand …
# 32 i totally agree with you!!!!!!!
Totally agree Clare!
Nikki is awesome at what she does, it doesn’t matter what she weighs! But if you ask me, she looks no way unhealthy…and if she’s happy with how she looks then thats all that matters!
She looks fab…and she totally deserves every bit of praise she gets!
Thankyou also Miss Roont
agreed, coz at the end off the day noones opinions apart from your own really matters and if shes happy then i am for her she truly deserves everything she gets =]
60) Zanessa4life and your on this thread because what. Scroll down alittle on the main page and you will find the Zanessa thread. Good luck finding it you apparently took a wrong turn somewhere. Nikki has so many wonderful talents and she is so gracious that I truly believe she will have along stay in hollywood.
Nikki looks so healthy and vibrant! & we know she’s the active type because she loves to dance, act, and preform. Even if she was unhealthy, we’re still allowed to love her!!!!
a girl very well said there =)
so yer go to your zanessa thread coz we dont want hurtful comments here
“so talented”… from one musical? lmaoo
poor thing, she’s always going to play the fat pathetic girl. a very miniscule career.
blah, she’s still young. she’ll grow to hate the reflection in the mirror and drop half that weight before the end of 08.
“Haha, so it’s totally fine to judge people who are thin and may even have a medical problem such as anorexia - but it’s not ok to comment on someone being unhealthily overweight?
I think Nikki is a lovely girl, but her fans who defend her weight by insulting thin celebrities is just hypocritical and laughable.”
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Unfortunately, you missed my point, which was that it is stupid to judge a person by their size AT ALL, and that such judgments can lead to problems like anorexia. Hollywood perpetuates a stereotype that is unobtainable by the majority of the population by natural means. People come in all shapes and sizes, and we all need to get over making a big issue out of physical appearance. Jeez.
The reason fans of Nikki feel the need to defend her is because of the number of people who feel the need to insult her. It’s kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I know she is talented and frankly far prettier than most young Hollywood. Still I wonder what her blood pressure is, I wonder what her blood sugar level is, I wonder is she starting to suffer from osteoathritis due to the stress the extra weight puts on her joints. I wonder if she knows how much harder her cardiovascular system has to work to pump blood through out her body. I wonder if she is fully aware of the risks of being obese.
“so talented”… from one musical? lmaoo
poor thing, she’s always going to play the fat pathetic girl. a very miniscule career.
blah, she’s still young. she’ll grow to hate the reflection in the mirror and drop half that weight before the end of 08.
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Um, no. “So talented” because she has completed two feature films, a TV movie, done a concert, and is working on an album. Hardly a minuscule career even at this point.
If she does decide to lose weight, good for her. If she doesn’t also goo for her. There are plenty of fine actors in Hollywood who make a successful living playing characters that are not ‘perfect.’ That doesn’t make them less talented.
Triple chin alert!
And no, I don’t hate her (how could I? I don’t even know her personally or anything) - but it’s sad to see someone so young taking so little care of her body. Sure, she’s doing fine now, but she’s just 19 … the health problems will come if she doesn’t reduce her weight.
Tracy Turnblad was, in no way, pathetic!!!
I think Nikki will get to play a lot of strong characters in the future.
Times are changing!
She grosses me out. FATTIE.
And Zikki fans make me wanna gouge my eyes out. IT’S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. Open your freaking eyes.
How is her job minicule god have you been living in a shaell of something…God jsut because she doing something you couldnt following her dream!
where is a picture of emile! we want emile! we want emile! we want emile!
It’s nice to see Hollywood recognizing real talent. It’s sad to see true actresses like this become overshadowed by ‘celebrities’ Nikki is amazing and she truly is a Rising Star, and ‘the one to watch’
I wish we could have gotten one of her and Emile together. Didn’t the photogs think to take a pic of the 2 rising stars?
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
POOR GIRL
It’s sad, they did not get enough pictures of Nikki last night!!!
She admits she is disappointed the bionic woman has not return to TV. However she’s determined not to let this get in her way of her career.
Sources close to her have said there is rumor he is secretly seeking therapy but nothing has been confirmed. :)
Congratulations to Nikki! May this be the first of many awards in a long career.
Also congrats to the HS cast–Zac, Elijah, Amanda, Brittany, John, Chris, Michelle, and Queen Latifah on the Ensemble award
well deserved award?
beautiful?
she looks like a monster!
I don’t think actresses should be skinny and etc. but that is just way over the top.
Not healthy, ugly and scary!
It’s great to see the cast getting recognition!!!
Congratulations to Nikki; she totally deserves that award!! It was a role of a lifetime for her! Hairspray has quickly become one of my all-time favorite musicals, and this version was nicely done!
I still find it interesting that some of the fans here, who protest haters, are the same ones who hit the Vanessa/Zanessa threads and post their “I hate Vanessa, I love Zikki” comments, or say other unflattering things. It’s like the pot calling the kettle black. Why don’t you practice what you preach? If you can’t be nice, then don’t post there at all. A lot of us Vanessa fans DO like Nikki and say so!
Nikki is beautiful. Inside and out. end of story.
I like her spunk… she is funny and has a great personality.
I am so happy for Nikki! This is only the beginning of where this girl is going! Great things come in little packages and this stands true for her! She’s an incredible woman that has a great career ahead of her. I am so glad that finally we are getting woman in Hollywood that we can look up to.
Keep living your dreams Nikki!!!!!!!!! Much love!!!!!!
Congrats to Nikki.
She really does deserve it, she is very talented.
Thanks for posting JJ.
big red baloon…
I don’t buy this whole culture of stick thin bimbos but why are you people applauding this sick woman, she is sick because look at how fat she is and its not a case of her being bigger than average, she’s obese and probably well on her way to a heart attack. Sara Rue was healthy big but this is disgusting…anyways I wish her all the best!!!
yeah Tracy, Nikki is definitely my role model!
Congrats Nikki !!
u deserve it!!
omg she is really fat!! not ugly but very very fat
She’s big and beautiful and should be proud of what she has achieved. Just because she is big it doesn’t mean she is any different from the stick thin actresses around.
That gal needs to lose weight in a major way. I just got diabetes looking at her picture.
WHOOAAAA !!! FATTY!! HEHE :D
O please All she did in Hairspray was look FAT!!
She got discovered at An ICE CREAM STONERY?
WHAT THE HELL.
SHE ONLY GOT THE PART BECAUSE SHE WAS F-A-T!!
Congrats to Nikki for the Rising Star Award she def. deserves it!!! And the cast of HS for winning Best Ensamble for HS! JJ u could of used a more flattering pics of Nikki on the main post……but whatever lol…. She looks hot for someone who was sick….Love her!!
LOOK YOU NIKKI SUPPORTERS!
SHE WON’T HAVE ANOTHER FREAKIN CAREER UNLESS ITS A LOSING WEIGHT COMMERICIAL OR PLAYING BIG MAMA! KK :D
All u gaters just do us a favour and go the hell away!
u aint wonted becoz we all know that nikki is a youn beautifukl and talented actress which u arnt so judt go away because if nikki shouldnt care about her weight neither shoulkd u becoz u dnt even know her
Yes! She is amazing! Beautiful! Talented! Stunning! Gorgeous! Awesome! She is the best!!!!!!!! She def. deserves this award!!!!
The whole HS cast did an amazing job and I am so proud of all of them. May many more awards grace there shelves
Um, no. “So talented” because she has completed two feature films, a TV movie, done a concert, and is working on an album. Hardly a minuscule career even at this point.
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ugh, so… um, who here has seen those “two feature films” that are still in post-production, and the “tv movie”? or maybe there’s someone here who has heard the new “album” she’s “working on”… anyone?
unless you’re a psychic, how the fcuk can you judge someone on material you haven’t seen or heard. lmaoooo
W00t! Go Niks! Love her to death, that I do! Can’t wait to see what she does next!
She’s got style, she’s got grace, she’s a lady ;) Something a lot of people clearly lack.
Well done Nikki B. and the cast & crew of HS..here’s to an even better 08.
and the kilos are increasing extremely. upps Nikki did I just hear you ****??
poor virgin
Congratulations Nikki! You ARE the rising star! Everyone who has worked with you is awed by your talent, your professionalism, your joy, your kindness, and your determination to be who you are.
Nikki doesn’t let the people that judge her get her down. She knows who her friends are, and the people that care about her are the only people that matter to her.
If putting her down somehow makes you feel better, so be it. I can easily skip over your ignorant words here, as you add to Nikki’s post count. :D
We adore you, Nikki! And the people that work with you, and your friends and family, adore you too, and that is what matters.
As Zac said on the Kerrie-Ann show, re: people not believing in her, putting her down:
“Her friends just say TAKE THAT!!!!!!!!! Ohhhh! Cause she can’t say it, but she wants to. Take that!”
For those of you who claim to be Zac fans, that are putting her down, take Zac’s words to heart, and F-off!
Her voice grates. Get a better style, stop doing unflattering poses and oh yeah stop thinking obseity is okay. Too bad for her though, despite all the haters, her “fans” are the most idiotic.
she is so pretty and I cant’ wait until queen sized!
LOVE HER!
Woot! Thank you Jared for this post and th others from the film festival!
Nikki looks gorgeous! She totally deserves this award for her talented work in Hairspray and the cast definitley deserves the ensamble award because they all were awesome together! So happy to see her getting recoginizition by the industry and the people that really count for her talent, can’t wait to see the many more awards she will also be winning in the future! Yay for Nikki!
It’s funny how people call obese women “gorgeous” just to make obese women better about themselves. Yet no one ever says the same about Michael Moore or other obese men.
Double-standard anyone ?
I can’t wait until the critics choice awards I hope she gets young actress, and the cast gets best ensemble!!!
She DOES look beautiful because she is BEAUTIFUL!
There are a lot of double standards ezekiel, as women trust me we know that. And that is assuming that some women don’t find some chubby men cute, some people like their men extra cuddly, who are you to say!
I LOVE YOU NIK! Now she is a role model!
I think her 30 seconds of fame are about over. She has now done a major movie and tv movie where the biggest criteria for the part was her size. she’s been type cast and there isn’t a huge calling for plus size leading ladies. I’m happy she received recognition for her work, but I can’t see her career really ever taking off and going anywhere.
Good going, Nikki! I love that read dress, what a beautiful color.
Sorry, that should have said “red” dress. I saw it as soon as I clicked on the submit.
For those of you commenting on her weight, what is your motive? Are you truly concerned for her health because you want her to have a long, healthy, happy life? For those who are, fine…but I really didn’t get that feel from most of the comments. And, if your only motive is just plain mean-spiritedness, why? Could we not all be put up on the ‘net and be picked on for one thing or another? Would you feel these comments were appropriate if it were your mother, sister, best friend or you? It’s just sad. #105 - I say stop thinking hate is okay.
Besides all this, Nikki is being honored for her acting and career potential. She has shown that she is an absolute breath of fresh air through her role in Hairspray and she has been signed for a number of great career-boosting things…that’s all we can know right now, but doesn’t that qualify her for this? I think so and obviously those giving the award do. So, keeping with why this thread was actually published, congratulations to Nikki…may she continue to see success in her future and may she never see a lot of the disappointing stuff that’s been posted here.
I would also just like to point out to #62 that #59 only seemed to be praising/complimenting Nikki, which one would think would be welcomed on this thread.
Peace to all.
I just gotta say it ..sorry… MMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOO :)
CONGRATULATIONS Nikki! You deserved it!
Vanessa xoxo
she’ll rise
then fall.
sorry to say but hollywood doesnt have much of a place for her.
Good for her, glad she got the award but…
well… its hollywood.
Good for Nikki.
wtf jared.. whats up with the unflatering pic?
just because your obsessested with that ****** ass ***** named vanessa dosnt mean you have to post horrible pictures of everyone else. that was nikkis night and she looked beautiful.
and all you haters can f*ck off.
Congratulations to Nikki, she is a fantastic talent and a truly great role model. Happy for her and all the cast of HS.
Congratulations to Nikki for her acting and singing success. But mostly congratulations for your courage because as we can read here there are so many awfully hateful people who descriminate against a heavy girl it is sad.
You followed your dreams and they came true. You have found more success then the losers who dare to criticize you.
Good one Zac Fan :) How are you these days?
Go Nikki, so proud of you.. you deserve it!
Nikki, you are beautiful and talented. Your portrayal of Tracy was fabulous as we all can see by the accolades and awards being bestowed upon you.
Be true to who you are and no matter where life takes you, it will be filled with success and happiness. You are an inspiration to people who are different everywhere.
Your family can be proud of you for your courage and integrity. You are a charming and engaging young woman.
LOVE HER!
Congrats to Nikki! It’s the first of many honors to come.
In this cynical world, she is grace and talent personified.
You who do not think that Nikki will have a place in Hollywood because of her weight, it didn’t stop Rickie Lake when she was heavy.
Awesome speeches etc.:
HS cast accepting award :)
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/VIDEO03/301060018
Adam Shankman on Nikki:
That 17 year old not only taught me to be a better director..she taught me to be a better man…she’s the hardest working actor I have ever known.
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/VIDEO03/301080003
Woohoo!! Congrats to Nikki!!
I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. She is beautiful (yes, BEAUTIFUL) and talented, so she deserves all the praise and recognition she gets.
I think she looks hot.
I don’t even know her, but I feel really proud and happy for everything that she is accomplishing.
Whoah… the comments left on this page is just soooo sad and pathetic….
To those you always have to comment on her weigt?… is that all you can say, her fans are not blind, we can see you know, we’re just more open minded and refreshed to see someone of her SIZE make it to Hollywood….
To those who say she typecasted…they’re a crap load of other “celebrities” that are typecasted yet they still make movie. Oh there not that many roles for big girls out there…whp are you to say anything. Are you the owner of Paramount? Dreamworks? MGM? She’s a SMART and TALENTED woman that can make decisions that’ll helo her reach HER goal with her career!
With the exception of go sox (thanks for the support!), ut the previous Zanessa fans who posted here. Zanessa has there own thread that you can post there with no problem, or have they not taught you how to read in elementry/middle school? Leave Nikki to enjoy her moment!
Yes she does look bad in the headlining picture (way to go JJ!) but screw it she’s beautiful anyway!
To all Nikki fans: Keep supprting her! and soooo sorry for this long post but like i said what i read from people at first left be flabbergasted.
To JJ….
Thanks for the post, which is the only reason why I’m here because this site has left me disappionted several times over!
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she looks like heart disease.
this is not a good role model for young girls.
sorry.
I can’t wait for the Critics Choice awards tonight! And then Nikki’s appearance on the view and finally the premiere of Queen Sized. This is like a week of Nikki. Fantastic!
the movie was ok i kinda feel asleep at the end.
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Oh my goodness I love Shankman, how adorable is he and his love for Nikki! I am super pumped for the Critic’s Choice Awards tonight and to hopefully see her and all the Hairspray cast out enjoying an awardshow while they can! Really hope something can be figured out for the Golden Globes on Sunday, this whole cast, Nikki especially, deserves to go and be celebrated for all their talented work on the movie!
I am also very excited for her to be on The View on Thursday and soooo ready for Saturday night to come so I can watch Queen Sized which is going to be fantastic, I can feel it already by the awesome promotional trailers for it! So ready for the year of Nikki!!
Thanks, Melly, for the shout-out! I do love Nikki, and adored this movie! She IS headed for great things, because of her talent, work ethic, and courage to be who she is!!
congrats on this award Nikki
But I want an Oompa Loompa NOW!
oh gosh!!!
sorry but I can’t see her anymore!!! my eyes hurt too much *_*
don’t like her
sorry
eww
i love the holding hand from nikki and zac with vanessa in audiance
i love the holding hand from nikki and zac with vanessa in audiance
i love the holding hand from zac and nikki
I really hope Nikki wins the GG so far she’s on a role!
Nikki’s star is just going to keep on rising!!!!
Ahh i love Nikki shes soo talented!!
Some people on here make me sick tho, just becuase someone is heavy doesn’t make them any less human!! its no wonder we live in a screwed up world full of vain and self obsessesed people! shes big and beautiful and has more personality than nearly all of the young stars today!! oh and as for zac people its his choice on who he spends HIS time with!
Go Nikki she needs to keep on what shes doing!!
good on u guys who focused other aspects other than her weight. She is gorgeous, and a great actor. And BOY can she dance. WHY do some of u guys have to go on about her being “sick”? F***- she’s NOT obese. And how dare you call her”ugly”!!!!! The nerve of it. Those of you who can’t see anything beyond her weight- GEt A LIFE. Her acting and singing is waaaaay better than Amanda Bynes or Brittany Snow.
A comment to “yes”, who said “she looks like a role model for heart disease”. How DARE you say something so stupid, when Michelle Pfeifer is ten- yes, TEN more times likely to diethan her. As a nurse, I KNOW that anorexia kills people SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much faster than being SLIGHTLY overweight. SLIGHTLY. And Nikki Blonsky is gorgeous, talented, and a great role model.
I bet those of you who said bitchy things about Nikki have problems with your own weight and worship anorexic celebrities. Just accept that some people ARE actually happy with themsleves, like the gorgeouse Nikki. Gooo Nikki:) :)
I KNEW it couldn’t be true
zac was probably only usin her temporarily until thingz got better between him and ‘V’. It was also a way to show the public he can go for any girl but thats not reality. Poor NIKKI! U ROCK THOUGH! :)
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