The sound you just heard is me hitting Google to find the location of my nearest all-you-can-eat-buffet. Because apparently, looking at pictures of overweight celebrities is meant to promote obesity. Yes, this is true. I totally want to

Erica Bartle, blogger from Girl With A Satchel

I can see the merit in these arguments, as what are we without our
health, but it saddens me to think we can't just let French be.
Particularly as she seems intent on loving herself just as she is. In
mental and emotional health terms, she appears to be peak condition!

In response to the Daily Mail story, Malcom from south of Australia's middle (Adelaide) sums up my thinking on this subject:
"One
of the most attractive women in the world is Dawn French and Lenny
Henry is one very lucky man. Dawn is a wonderful role model for anyone
who needs self esteem and the joy of living. I have read her recent
book and joy is the word that Dawn evokes about her life and her
attitude to those around her. Thank God for people like Dawn French."

Indeed, thank God. Because while the rest of the world is on a diet, French is flying the fan-fatty-fabulous flag.

Without
women like French speaking out about self-acceptance, who do we have to
remind us that there's more to a woman than the size and shape of her
body? That a celebrity might have something more to contribute to the
world than dieting tips and biceps shaped by Tracy Anderson?