90210: Full Of Anorexics?

Interesting thing. Someone asked me yesterday if I thought the actresses from the new 90210 are too skinny. I actually do think that most of the women there could snap like a twig if bent in half.

Then, I saw this article in Yahoo. Here is juicy excerpt:

It is scary. Two of "90210's" stars -- 18-year-old Shenae Grimes and 21-year-old Jessica Stroup -- are significantly and horrifyingly underweight, especially when you take into consideration that what we're seeing on TV includes 10 additional "camera pounds."

The gossip from the set is that Shenae and Jessica have gotten even thinner since the show started and that some of their cast members have become so concerned that they are planning an intervention.

And of course, there's this article:

Actor Penn Badgley has a message for shockingly slim Beverly Hills, 90210 stars Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes:

"I hope they eat a double cheeseburger or something," the Gossip Girl actor told PopEater.com


He added that he's "never been a proponent of the thin L.A. girls."


See photos of Gossip Girl stars: then & now.

Stroup, 21, and Shenae, 18, are so skinny that show producers and costars are poised to take action, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.




Badgley revealed he thinks it's "healthy" that his female cast mates "aren't bone-thin."

Wanna see how thin they are? Here.

(L-R) Shenae Grimes (Annie), Jessica Stroup (Silver). Ironically, the old 90210 had an episode where then 8-year-old Erin (Silver) went on a diet because Drunk Jackie told her that fat chicks get no love.

Who knows what the truth is? Yeah, they're thin, especially Jessica up there. But who really knows whether or not they have eating disorders?

The silver lining (no pun intended)? The rumormongering is a very good sign of the show's lasting power. It should be around for a while.

In any case, they should try to be shaped more like Jennie Garth. She looks fantastic, and she eats.

I'll have what she's having! ;-)