Body image

Hollywood is full of stick-thin celebrities but Rebel Wilson is glad she's not one of them.

Five years after she became the first plus-sized winner of America’s Next Top Model Whitney Thompson has showed off her curves in a sexy lingerie campaign. Whitney, 26, is the new face of underwear brand Panache’s Sculptresse collection, which comes in sizes 14 to 24 and D to J cups. “As a curvy girl, I […]

Curvaceous comedian Rebel Wilson has hit back at critics who say she relies on jokes about her weight.

Supermodels Naomi Campbell and Iman are leading the charge to battle racism and promote diversity on the runway at New York Fashion Week. As part of an advocacy group called “Diversity Coalition”, the models have named and shamed high profile designers who they say are sending a negative message by using a virtually all-white cast […]

She may be known for her figure but model Robyn Lawley doesn’t want to be a “figurehead” for plus-size women, and says promoting ‘curves’ is just as bad as making women feel pressured to be thin. The Australian model made her statements in an interview with The Guardian saying promoting a curvy figure as an […]

It’s a scenario that is only too familiar to many mums — your 12-year-old daughter needs a bra, but the racks are packed with lacy, push-up, padded contraptions that leave them looking like a Victoria’s Secret model. With two tween daughters, Melbourne mum Jo Konstandinou was looking forward to taking her girls shopping for their […]

Ewan McGregor has battled Darth Vader, Somali warlords and a killer tsunami but it's the fight against body demons that has him rattled.

Australian model Robyn Lawley has launched her own sexy plus-sized swimwear range. Robyn, 24, has teamed up with Bond-Eye Australia to launch a glamorous collection of bikinis and one-pieces in sizes 12 to 22. The curvy size 16 beauty said her own struggle to find swimwear that wasn’t “boring” and “unflattering” inspired her line. “I […]

A photographer has showcased the toll childbirth takes on the human body in a series of beautiful portraits of real mums. Dispelling the myth that women snap back into shape within weeks of giving birth, the images show all the stretch marks, lumps and bumps that come with pregnancy and often linger long after. Mother-of-one […]

A UK department store has kick-started an anti-airbrushing campaign by releasing provocative before and after retouching pictures. The images — which feature a lingerie model — have gone viral on social media, being shared more than 40,000 times in 24 hours. One image shows the model in her natural state, another shows her marked up […]