Strollerderby : melissa joan hart

Melissa Joan Hart Drops the Ball on Being a Role Model

JeanneSager — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:26:00 GMT

So Melissa Joan Hart packed on the pounds during her pregnancy. That makes her different from any other pregnant woman in America, how?

The former Sabrina the Teenage Witch star showed off her bikini-worthy bod in People last week, but it was her words that cut deep into the psyches of moms everywhere.

A picture of her post-partum at one hundred fifty-five pounds, snapped on the beach, was "horrifying," Hart told People. That's why she lost weight. Not because she felt physically bad at her weight. Because she cared what everyone else thought of her.

Wow, how, SHALLOW of her. Yeah, yeah, I know, she lives in Hollywood - she's supposed to care what the public thinks about her. She points out that living in Hollywood puts huge pressure on you, and I'd bet it would. But if you're going to use that as your excuse, you can just as easily use it as your soapbox. Because Hart is one of those women who can make a statement to the world that sets the world afire and lets other women know it is OK to walk outside of their houses with their heads held high in the days after they give birth.

But where she had the chance to be a wonderful anti-dote to the thousands of celebrity women who practically prance out of the hospital with their twiggy forms back and make the rest of us feel even worse about ourselves, Hart chose the wrong route. Showing off her hard fourteen months of work was a great example to women that you can do it, maybe. But the words "horrifying" about her post-partum body undid much of that positive message.

What happened to being honest about what happens to a woman's body during pregnancy? To facing up to the fact that the weeks after having a baby are hardly the time to focus on weight loss/gain because you're focused on a new life?

Image: People

Kelly Ripa Beats Obamas for Your Family Vacation

Post Partum Hilarity in Book Form

Before and after baby pics from TMZ

Brett Singer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:33:00 GMT

TMZ has a gallery of before and after pregnancy photos of various celebrities; I won't list the names because in our gossip-fueled media, you probably know who they all are.

Whenever I see something like this I think of an interview that Ricki Lake did with David Letterman a few years back. Ricki was talking about how much weight she had lost, and said something to Dave about how it was difficult but worth it (or something like that, I can't find a clip.) Letterman, in his low-key midwestern way, said something very memorable: "when you make the kind of money we do, it's a lot easier to stay in shape."

I'm paraphrasing but the point is that a person of means can hire a trainer, a chef, or whatever they need if they require help in shedding extra pounds. Most people, however, can't. When I see "look how thing she is" stories, I'm always curious who the trainer is. This isn't to say that someone who isn't flush with moolah can't lose weight. It's just nice when they acknowledge that they have help.

Of course, some of the women did better than others in the weight-loss department. But blaming all the weight gain on the baby, especially in the case of Britney (y'all!) seems kind of unfair. Sure, it's tough to get back to pre-baby weight, but it's even tougher when all you do is eat corn dogs all day (y'all).

As for the others: Julianna Margulies doesn't look much different. Melissa Joan Hart looks like a real parent – tired. Nicole Ritchie appears to be at a normal weight when pregnant as opposed to her skin and bones thing. And based on this photo, Christina Aguilera seems to have gained weight only in her chest. Check 'em out for yourself if you like that kind of thing.

image: TMZ

Ashlee Simpsons Likes Cake, Shuns Bras

Lindsay Lohan's (Fake) Baby Bump

Parenting: What's In It For Me?

Denise Richards still trying to prove she's insane

Sabrina the Teenage Witch Is Potty Training

Kelly Mills — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:03:00 GMT

I don't mean to interrupt your Friday evening plans or anything, but before the weekend I just had to make sure you got this very important piece of news. Melissa Joan Hart, who played Sabrina the Teenage Witch, has signed on to do an online journal and video diary about her son Mason's potty training. While the phrase "teamed up with Pull Ups" might sound the death knell for a showbiz career, I'm sure Hart doesn't feel that way about it at all. And after all, it is in honor of (really) Potty Training Awareness Month. And you thought June was Whack Yourself in the Forehead With a Big Stick Awareness Month!

But this is sort of priceless: In a statement, Hart said, "When Mason first showed signs that he was ready to use the potty, my husband and I were really excited and--more than anything--proud." Um, really? Proud? I mean, I know when our kids use the toilet we say things like, "I'm so proud of you. That's such a big kid thing to do." But I sort of thought that was the kind of bullshit we spout as parents, along with "No, mommy isn't angry you spilled that" and "I'm sorry, but in this house we only eat one dessert." It's pooping in a toilet, not a Nobel prize. But I probably can't talk, because when my kid potty trained, my overwhelming feeling was vindication--hey, it was totally worth it to enroll her in that somewhat expensive preschool because they did all the potty training work for me.

Is there homework at poop school?

Magic underwear: Long live Underoos!

One bathroom provides life lessons

Via Jezebel

Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 2nd

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photos: Annie Leibovitz Speaks

Oprah Reveals Scoop On Tom Cruise Interview

Jessica Alba- A Bra Would Only Slow Her Down

Lourdes Looks Like A Young Angelina Jolie?

Claudia Shiffer and Daughter Clementine

Melissa Joan Hart Has Her Pre-Baby Body Back

Kate Hudson Tops People's Most Beautiful People List

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Married...and Expecting?

Courteney Cox Getting Baby Help from Friend

More Halle Berry Post Baby Body Pics!

The Best of FameCrawler: Pi-Day Edition

Whit Honea — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Mom-ebrities: Celebrities Famous for Being Moms

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:31:00 GMT

Who are these tiyerd "celebrities" cluttering up the pages of tabloids and online sites just because they have kids they cart all over West L.A.? Yeah, I'm talking about you, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. I don't know what you've done lately, but every time I sit down to check my gossip feeds you and your kid are front and center. Why? Move over, Melissa Joan. Maybe I don't want to see your perky mug when I'm trying to find out who Lily Allen puked on last night.

I'm also talking to you, Denise Richards. I've seen you and the kids at the zoo, the park, out shopping. Can't you stay home for five minutes so the paparazzi can move on to someone else more ~~interesting~~ effed up? Like Courtney Love?

And Brooke Shields? You know what I'm about to say. Going for a walk? Having tea? Cut it out.

At this point y'all are famous just for being mom-ebrities. Call your agents! I know there's a Danielle Steel screenplay somewhere that needs filming. Get back to work! Take your kids with you, but get back to work! Give us a break and stay out of Santa Monica for a week. Trust me, Fred Segal ain't going anywhere.

Strollerderby : melissa joan hart

Melissa Joan Hart Drops the Ball on Being a Role Model

Disney Princesses Get Nasty

Kelly Ripa Beats Obamas for Your Family Vacation

Post Partum Hilarity in Book Form

Before and after baby pics from TMZ

C-Section For Jamie-Lynn Spears Baby

Ashlee Simpsons Likes Cake, Shuns Bras

Lindsay Lohan's (Fake) Baby Bump

Parenting: What's In It For Me?

Denise Richards still trying to prove she's insane

Sabrina the Teenage Witch Is Potty Training

Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 2nd

The Best of FameCrawler: Pi-Day Edition

Penelope Cruz Wants 20 Kids!

Minnie Driver Knocked Up By Criss Angel?

"Kristen" is Ashley Alexandra Dupre

Keri Russell Breastfeeding at Leisure

These Pictures of Liv Tyler In A Bikini Make Me Mad

Melissa Joan Hart Gives Birth to Baby No. 2

Diddy Wants To Help Drunk Celebs

Fans Trying To Save Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch

Mom-ebrities: Celebrities Famous for Being Moms