Would YOU get a 'Pippa butt lift'? Why one woman went under the knife to get a body just like Miss Middleton

Inspiration: Pippa captured the world's attention at sister Kate's wedding to Prince William in April. The 27-year-old's posterior became an overnight sensation thanks to her figure-hugging Alexander McQueen gown

It has been admired and revered all over the world. Now it appears Pippa Middleton's shapely behind is inspiring a legion of imitators too.

Cosmetic surgeons in the U.S. are reporting a huge rise in the number of women wanting buttock operations so that they look like her.

Among those to have gone under the knife are Christina Valdez, from Miami.


In pursuit of Pippa: Christina Valdez had surgery to get a derrière like the Duchess of Cambridge's sister

The single mother, 28, described how she was inspired to emulate Miss Middleton, 27, at the Royal Wedding in April.

She told Good Morning America: 'She's got a nice rump that's not too big. Her frame just looked incredible in that dress.


Transformed: Ms Valdez, 28, had fat removed from her stomach, which was then injected into her buttocks

'I was like, "That's it. This is it, I just have to look like her. If she can look petite and great and still have a nice backside to her, so can I."'

Ms Valdez's surgeon says one in six of those who go under the knife are specifically asking for a 'Pippa butt lift'.


Confident: Ms Valdez says she is thrilled with her new shape, and is now a U.S. dress size 2

Dr Constantino Mendieta said that if the Nineties was the decade of the 'big booty' made popular by the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Miss Middleton's more modest figure could be the body shape this generation aspires to.

He says that 80 per cent of his patients want buttock operations, and of these, 20 per cent use Pippa as their 'rear idol' in consultations.

'In that wedding gown, she created a stir,' he said. 'People want those dimensions. She's just gorgeous.'

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Plus-size past: Former 'big' model Crystal Renn shows full extent of weight loss in slinky gold dress at Metropolitan Opera

Transformation: Former plus-size model Crystal Renn displayed her incredible weight loss in a slinky gold dress at the 2011 Metropolitan Opera Season in New York last night, and right, seen just last year looking much curvier

She was once the poster girl for the curvier woman, proudly displaying her curves in plus-size catwalks shows.

But last night Crystal Renn showed off the full extent of her weight loss as she donned a slinky gold dress to attend the opening night of the 2011 Metropolitan Opera Season in New York.

The 25-year-old beauty is now virtually unrecognisable from her days of 'big' modelling, with her sharp cheekbones and tiny waist highlighting her dramatic change in appearance.


Famous friends: Crystal posed up for photographers with fashion designer Zac Posen

Crystal addressed critics of her weight loss earlier this year, insisting she is happy with the way she looks and denying she had been pressured into changing her appearance.

She said: 'When this whole weight loss thing happened, I think that a lot of people wanted to point their finger at somebody. I think that they wanted to find a conspiracy where there absolutely was none.


Gorgeous in gold: Crystal looked stunning in her shimmery gold backless gown, featuring a fishtail train

'I think the most important thing that we all need to know, whether you're a model, you're a normal person walking around, you're an editor, you're a photographer, you're anybody out in the world - it's about individual health.

'You cannot tell if someone is healthy, where they are mentally, from the outside, because health is different for everybody at different sizes.'

At the height of her plus-size modelling days, Crystal had said: 'I don't want young women to think being thin is the only way to be beautiful. Beauty is not a pant size. I'm known for my body and I'm proud of my body.'


Pretty in pink: Tyra Banks softened her look to attend the Metropolitan Opera House Season opening night in New York City last night


Now and then: The talk show host's current look is much preferable to the one she wore in August


Ah, love: The America's Next Top Model creator attended the opera with longtime boyfriend John Utendahl


Lovely ladies: Katie Couric and LeeLee Sobieski looked beautiful at the event in New York last night

Other celebrity attendees looked just as lovely as the America's Next Top Model creator, putting effort into glamming up for the elegant event.

News anchor Katie Couric, 54, was pretty in a floor-length purple frock, holding a simple black evening bag as one of her few accessories.

Martha Stewart looked twenty years younger than her current age of 70, skin glowing above her cream-coloured satin jacket and sequined black trousers.


Black and white: Martha Stewart and Archie Panjabi look elegant in simple colours

The Good Wife star Archie Panjabi stunned in a simple black fishtail dress and simple beaded necklace.

The 37-year-old actress recently received an Emmy nomination for her work on the CBS show.

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Does ANYONE think this is a good look? Gaunt model shocks at Milan fashion show

By DEBORAH GENTILE

Emperor's New Clothes? Did anyone at last night's Gianfranco Ferré fashion show in Milan think this model looked good, or aspirational?

Hollow-eyed and gaunt, the skeletal model stalked down the runway at the Gianfranco Ferré fashion show in Milan last night wearing a dress cut in a deep V that revealed her protruding clavicle and flat chest.

A flurry of flashbulbs popped as photographers vied to get the best shot and the line of fashion editors sitting front row scribbled furiously on their notepads.


The Gianfranco Ferré show last night brought to an end a week of shows in the Italian capital

If ever there were a case of Emperor's New Clothes at fashion week, it was here.

Did any one of the assembled crowd really think this model - bony cleavage, dark circled eyes - looked good? Could they genuinely say that this image was aspirational? And ultimately, would the model do what must be her main purpose here: sell these clothes to other women?


Worrying: Chloe Memisevic sparked debate last season after it was suggested her BMI was likely to be below the healthy level of 18.5

The answer to all of the above should surely be a firm no. But the designers' decision to use such dramatically thin models - and to accentuate their emaciated looks with the use of revealing clothing and dark make-up - suggests the powers that be within the fashion industry think otherwise.

As debate rages on about the irresponsible use of underweight models in fashion shows, it seems the designers themselves - those with the power to evoke change - are just not listening.


Gianfranco Ferré | Spring Summer 2012 Preview/Full Edited Show


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LeAnn Rimes looks thinner than ever as she tries to hide her skinny frame under a draped dress

By SARAH BULL

Thinner than ever: LeAnn Rimes looked worringly thin in a draped dress as she arrived for an interview on SiriusXM radio in New York

She's constantly reassuring fans about her weight.

But when LeAnn Rimes stepped out in New York yesterday, the 29-year-old star looked thinner than ever in a draped dress which did little to hide her tiny frame.

The country star's breastplate, arms and legs appeared incredibly bony as LeAnn arrived at SiriusXM Radio in Manhattan for an interview.


Slender: The 29-year-old singer is constantly defending her weight, and says rumours she has a eating disorder are entirely unfounded

LeAnn is frequently defending her slight frame, and said in a recent interview she is fed up with people suggesting she is suffering from an eating disorder.

She told America's People magazine: 'For someone like me who is healthy, who works hard for my body, it’s very frustrating.


Slimmed down: LeAnn looks incredibly different than she did when she was at the height of her musical fame in 2005


'I work out and take care of myself, and not in an over-obsessive way. People are calling me bulimic or anorexic and these are real issues and diseases that I don’t have.'

LeAnn also found her weight in the headlines again last month when E! host Guiliana Rancic labelled the singer as the celebrity she would most like to feed up.


Affectionate: LeAnn with husband Eddie Cibrian at the Monique Lhuillier Spring 2012 fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Monday



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'Air napping' in suspended cocoons is latest craze in bid to relax and unwind

By DAISY DUMAS



Time to nod off: The air nap gives tired workers a chance to take a short break from the grind



A gym in Charlotte, NC, is offering frazzled clients a class in the ultimate relaxation technique: sleeping.



Air napping, the latest craze at the Flex-and-Fit gym, sees customers climbing into silken hammocks and hanging in sweet repose for 25 minutes.



In what may be the least arduous gym class ever, the nappers are simply required to make themselves comfortable and fall asleep to the strains of calming music.





Sleep lessons: Shama Patel helps a client wriggle into the silken cocoon before a restorative nap





'Relax, close your eyes and listen to the meditative music,' instructs gym owner, Shama Patel.



Nearly half an hour later, she gently wakes her nappers up, interrupting their rest in the womb-like cocoons.



Fomer attorney Ms Patel says that she came up with the idea as a way to fill the room between work-out and yoga classes.



In her former line of corporate work, she had come across specially-designed napping rooms before and saw the potential in the unused space.





Cocoons: A sleeper lies, suspended in relaxation. The hammocks are made of silk and sleeps only last for 25 minutes





Patel told WCMC.com: 'When I first entered corporate America, they did have a nap room.'



'It encourages us to take a nap and recharge and then get to work.'



The unmoving forms of bodies suspended in the gently swaying cocoons may look eerie, but the response has been positive.



One napper told the news station 'I feel rejuvenated, ready to start the day.'



While another, Evan Panesis, said: 'This was one of the best naps I've ever taken, I might have to get one for my home now.'





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'Abs coming...' Imogen Thomas reveals the results of her Bikram Yoga regime by posing in her underwear on Twitter

By JESSICA SATHERLEY



Salute to the sun: Imogen Thomas has revealed her love of Bikram yoga - and is seen here leaving a class in London yesterday



Imogen Thomas is no stranger to posing in her underwear, but the Welsh model has now jumped behind the camera to create her own photoshoot.



The former Big Brother star has taken photographs of her figure in lingerie with her mobile and posted them on her Twitter page.



It’s all in the name of fitness though and has told her followers that she’s on a diet and is working on her abdominals.





Beaming: The model and reality TV star clearly can't stop flaunting the results of the sessions and has posted up pics of her abs on Twitter





She tweeted the snaps and wrote: ‘Abs coming… 6 sessions and I’m feeling the best ever.’



And she gave her fans a word of advice too, by tweeting: ‘Girls you can do it… trust me.’



She revealed that Bikram Yoga has been part of her workout regime in a bid for a flat stomach.





Working hard: Imogen Thomas, seen here in North London this week, has been working hard for her upcoming calendar shoot



Imogen tweeted: ‘I’m gonna post some photos to show u what bikram yoga does to your body.’



Bikram Yoga is similar to traditional yoga techniques but sessions last for 90 minutes in a heated room of 40.6 degrees Celsius.





The power of heat: Women doing Bikram Yoga in London, where the room is heated to 40 degrees Celsius (posed by models)



The former Miss Wales beauty queen had been shooting in the Spanish town of Marbella.

And was seen posing for a series of photographs at the Sisu Boutique Hotel in Puerto Banus.



She tweeted afterwards: ‘Thank u everyone for loving one of my calendar pics! The fab bike shot :) told you that u wouldn’t be disappointed.’



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Yummy mummy with the flat tummy: Jennifer Ellison shows off trim figure in white bikini

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER



Trim and toned: Jennifer Ellison has showed off her slim figure fronting a new campaign for Kelloggs



She has battled with her weight and went up to a size 18 when she was pregnant with her son Bobby.



But Jennifer Ellison, 28, is the yummy mummy with a flat tummy, and she has been snapped showing off her trim midriff as part of a new campaign.



The actress, who found fame on Channel 4 soap Brookside, has stripped off down to a tiny white bikini showing off her slim figure for a Kellogg’s campaign.





Yummy tummy: The actress, 28, has lost over four stone since giving birth to her son Bobby last year





But while Jennifer might be showing off her frame the actress has drawn attention to what is underneath her skin with body paint showing her internal organs brushed onto her stomach.



The yummy tummy campaign has been launched by the cereal giant to try and encourage women to eat more wheat bran fibre for a healthy stomach.



As well as posing in a bikini Jennifer has taken her toned tummy to the supermarket for a shop.





Turning heads: The actress certainly caught one shop assistants eye as she took to the supermarket for a photo shoot for the campaign which is trying to encourage women to eat more bran fibre





As Jennifer struts down the aisle in a pair of shorts and a tied white shirt, a staff member can’t help but have his head turned as he walks past.



At the start of the summer Jennifer reached her target weight of nine stone after months of dieting.



In fact the actress managed to shed four stone after giving birth to her son Bobby in February 2010.





Tight squeeze: Jennifer Ellison showed off her four stone weight loss in a tight black dress as she opened her Fame Academy in Liverpool in June



Jennifer showed off her trim figure in June as she launched her very own Fame Academy in her hometown of Liverpool.



The actress, who has appeared in the production Calendar Girls is hoping to help fame-hungry youngsters to hit the big time with the talent school.



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'I love bread and pasta!' Eva Mendes reveals her unusual diet habits as she shows off her figure in fitness shoot

By SARAH BULL



'I love bread and pasta!' Eva Mendes revealed her diet secrets in a new interview and photoshoot with Zest magazine



She's one of the most attractive actresses in Hollywood at the moment, with her toned figure causing body envy among millions of women worldwide.



But Eva Mendes has revealed that despite eating healthily, she doesn't shy away from carbohydrates in her diet plan.



Posing in a photoshoot for Zest magazine, the 37-year-old actress added bread and pasta are among her most-loved food items.





Curvy but toned: Eva shows off her figure in Reebok EasyTone trainers and apparel as she messes around in the new shoot





She said: 'I focus on the inside out - so it’s all about what I’m eating, how I’m feeding my body and how much water I’m drinking. I don’t eat meat, but I eat a lot of fish and brown rice.



'I love bread, too. People are always surprised when I eat bread in restaurants! I mostly stick to wholemeal, though.



'When in doubt, go dark with the food - so I stay away from white pasta, white rice and white bread and that keeps things simple for me.'



Eva also revealed she maintains her slim figure with regular trips to the gym, as well as frequent yoga sessions.





Smiles all round: The actress looks in good spirits as she reclines on the carpet





In the new shoot, Eva is seen wearing Reebok EasyTone trainers and apparel throughout, and admits she is a huge fan of the fitness brand.



She said: 'I’ve been wearing Reebok since back in the day! But their range of toning products are just perfect for me.



'They keep me toned while I go about my everyday chores, while I’m walking my dog or running around doing errands.





Fitness fanatic: Eva has regular gym workouts and yoga sessions to maintain her slim figure





The full interview appears in the September issue of Zest magazine, on sale tomorrow







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Size 32 mother who struggled to take daughter to playground without getting out of breath loses 17 STONE

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

New look: Viikki Billingham stands proudly in a size 12 black dress after losing a whopping 17 stone

A mother who struggled to take her young daughter to the playground without getting out of breath is celebrating after losing an incredible 17stone.

Vikki Billingham, who tipped the scales at a staggering 27 stone, could barely manage a trip to the shops and was embarrassed to go out most of the time.

The mother-of-two from the West Midlands found it difficult to get clothes to fit her size 32 figure and her weight was preventing her from being active with her young daughter.


Before: Vikki used to tip the scales at a staggering 27 stone before her weight loss


Before, she said, her diet was full of ‘all the wrong things’ - a lot of bread, fried food and takeaways, and very little fruit and vegetables.

Now she cooks everything from scratch eating fresh fruit and vegetables and fish.

As well as the diet, Vikki said she started going on three walks a week, and in January this year joined a gym to improve her fitness and lose the two pounds that will take her to her ideal weight.

‘It has changed my life completely - I do things now that I never would have dreamed of doing just a few years ago,’ she added.

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Pictured: Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones smoking... seven months after he beat throat cancer

By CHRIS JOHNSON

Up in smoke: Michael Douglas smokes what appears to be a cigarette while aboard a yacht in the Italian Riviera last month

In January Michael Douglas proclaimed he was confident he'd beaten throat cancer.

But as these photos show, it seems the 66-year-old is struggling to keep his nicotine addiction under control.

The Hollywood actor is seen here smoking what appeared to be a hand-rolled cigarette while aboard a yacht on a recent holiday in the Italian Riviera.


Double trouble: His wife Catherine Zeta-Jone was also seen puffing away during the break

His wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, who supported her husband through his stage IV cancer battle last year, was also clocked with a cigarette in hand during the break.

To many, the image of the couple smoking just seven months after Douglas returned to health may come as a something of a shock.


Hard habit to kick: A recent study showed that it is not uncommon for cancer patients and their family members to continue smoking after diagnosis

However, statistcs show it is not uncommon for people who develop cancer to continue smoking after diagnosis.

A recent U.S. study by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that up to 18 per cent of lung cancer patients continue to smoke after discovering they have the illness.

And around 25 per cent of family members also kept up the habit, despite having watched their loved one's battle the condition.


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For Bea, what a difference three years makes as self-conscious teen is transformed into glam princess

By FAY SCHLESINGER

What a difference: Princess Beatrice shows off her glamorous frame which is the result of a strict fitness regime after an unflattering photo of her in a bikini was published in 2008


Growing up in spotlight is never easy.

But these days Princess Beatrice cuts a much more confident figure.

The 22-year-old student showed off the full extent of her stunning weight loss this weekend, as she holidayed with her long-term boyfriend Dave Clark on a £400,000-a-week super-yacht in the South of France.


Yippee! Beatrice leaps into the air on the end of this trapeze before plunging into the Mediterranean


As she sunned herself off the coast of Antibes, Beatrice’s black strapless swim suit displayed her slender frame to perfection.

And while the frills across her chest and hips highlighted the curves inherited from her mother the Duchess of York, the Queen’s granddaughter showed that she has kept up the regime developed with her personal fitness instructor in the lead-up to last year’s London Marathon.


Can't take my eyes off you: Dave Clark smiles as his girlfriend Beatrice leaves the water in Antibes, Southern France


Her toned appearance on Sunday was a far cry from pictures of the princess in a tight blue bikini in the Caribbean in 2008, which spurred her into vowing to shed her puppy fat.

Beatrice told the Daily Mail at the time: ‘It was such an unflattering bikini and I've got one that's so much nicer, so I could have kicked myself for wearing it.


Making a splash: Dave Clark leaps into the sea from a jetty where the yacht was moored in the Mediterranean


Slimline: The Princess's one-piece swimsuit perfectly showed off her frame with the frills helping to highlight the curves she has inherited from her mother


Surf's up! Beatrice and Dave also had fun on a pair of jet-skis


'I thought people were a bit mean, although I know it comes with the territory. The trouble is, I don't have much confidence so it can be quite upsetting. I could probably do with losing the odd pound though, so perhaps it is the kick I need.'

But this weekend the royal’s self-assurance was palpable as she changed into a bikini and let down her auburn locks.

Watched by admiring friends on the 195ft German-built Oasis yacht where she and 29-year-old Mr Clark are thought to have stayed as guests, Beatrice leapt into the air on the end of a trapeze before plunging into the Mediterranean.

An equally svelte Mr Clark, a millionaire’s son who works for Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson, executed an impressive back-flip from the boat’s second deck.

The six-berth yacht comes with a crew of 15 and a gym that transforms into a private nightclub. According to online advertisements, it can be chartered for between £285,000 and £418,000 a week.


Testing the water: Beatrice dips her toes into the Mediterranean before taking a dip with her boyfriend


That's enough: Following her swim the Princess returns to the boat - which houses a gym that transforms into a private nightclub


Luxury on the waves: The Princess and her boyfriend are staying on a £400,000-a-week yacht


Beatrice, who has faced a similar battle with yo-yoing weight as Sarah Ferguson, has previously put her transformation down to trainer Nadya Fairweather, whose help she enlisted in the lead-up to the London Marathon.

She is also understood to have embarked on a diet that centres on eating fresh fruit and drinking plenty of water.

Beatrice and her boyfriend have been dating for five years since meeting at a birthday party for Sean Brosnan, youngest son of James Bond actor Pierce, in 2006.

The fifth in line to the throne has just finished a three-year course in history and history of ideas at Goldsmiths College in South London.

Rather than becoming a full-time royal, she is expected to get a job once she has graduated, possibly in the field of art, fashion or charity work.



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Hoping for a fitness DVD deal? Josie Gibson shows off her curves on the beach

By ANDREA MAGRATH

Sunshine holiday: Josie Gibson parades on the beach in Marbella in a red bikini


She proudly posed for pictures in a bikini after losing three stone in January.

And while it appears as though Josie Gibson has gained back the weight, it hasn't stopped her proudly parading on the beach in a bikini.

The Big Brother winner wore a skimpy red two-piece during a hen's weekend in Marbella, Spain.

The 26-year-old looked like she is well and truly over her split from John James Parton, laughing and smiling in the sunshine.

Later Josie tucked in to a big lunch at a cafe with a friend, enjoying a large beer to wash it down.

The Bristol blonde announced in late March that she and her former Big Brother housemate had parted ways.


Baywatch moment: The Big Brother winner jogged along the shoreline in another red swimsuit


Chilling out: After her run on the beach, Gibson sat down in the sand


Speaking to Now magazine, she revealed that the Australian taunted her about her weight.

'He put me through so many mind games. He used to go on about my weight all the time,' she said. 'He would take the p**s out of my looks and make me feel ugly. He used to tell me I was thick.

'I can only be myself and I can't always be everyone's cup of tea.

'I think I'm a bit like Marmite, really. People either love me or f****** hate me.

If people like me, they like me; if they don't - they can f*** off!'


Appetite: Josie tucked in to a large lunch by the seaside, with a beer to wash it down


Now and then: Josie appears to have re-gained some of the three stone she lost earlier this year


In January Josie dropped from from 16st 7lbs to 13st 7lbs.

At the time she credited her weight-loss to eating healthily and exercising between three and four times a week.

A friend told Mail Online that she had re-gained some pounds in recent months, and rather than desperately trying to lose the weight fast, Josie is embracing her size 16 figure and designing a plus-size clothing range for Curvissa.


'He made me feel ugly': Josie says her ex John James taunted her about her weight


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