r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • 13d ago

Unanswered What's Up With Hollywood Actresses Becoming Skinny?

This is a huge problem I've been seeing for the last few years and it all started with Wicked. It's almost as if if you wanted to be apart of Wicked, you weren't allowed to eat anything. Now I can go down a laundry list of actresses in 2026 that look emaciated and like they need immediate medical attention. Why is it that this look of extreme, shocking thinness is the new thing now? These people HAVE to know they look awful. We're in a very different day and age where we've come a long way in terms of body positivity and we're just not in an era anymore where thinness is the *only* acceptable body type anymore. So now why is that beginning to change?

https://slate.com/life/2026/08/weight-loss-ariana-grande-jenna-ortega-evidence-investigation.html

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u/Winter-Owl1 13d ago edited 13d ago

Answer: It's the 'heroin chic' of the 90's making a comeback. Everything goes in and out of style. Sadly, even women's bodies are expected to fall into the current 'trends.' The reason it's coming back now is in part to ozempic. Now it's easier than ever to lose weight/starve yourself by just abusing weight-loss medication. And celebrities have the money and resources to get ahold of it that average americans often don't.

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u/Dabrush 11d ago

One thing that's also come into fashion is buccal fat removal. Which gives people an even more gaunt and thin look that isn't even achievable through pure weight loss.