Lisa Whelchel and Mindy Cohn - People magazine - May 2013 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

jayman75 · 05-24-2013, 11:03 AM

Lisa and Mindy are featured in People magazine this week... although it appears neither is happy about the coverage the article provided.

@MindyCohn tweeted on May 23:

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love how @peoplemag lied 2 @LisaWhelchel & I that article going to be about what's actually interesting... like acting career, philanthropy

@LisaWhelchel tweeted on May 22:

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Bummed the @peoplemag article appears to be all about the weight thing again...old news. Oh well, loved being w/ @stevehelling & @MindyCohn.

I can't find the article on the People website yet, but there is info here.

Very nice to see the two ladies together...

ABlairican Pie · 05-29-2013, 05:28 PM

That photo of Lisa is definitely hot.

And Mindy sure looks trim. But it does get annoying about the weight issue.

ABlairican Pie · 05-29-2013, 05:29 PM

And oh yeah, a big happy Five-Oh birthday to Lisa!!! By the looks of her picture, you wouldn't have guessed!!!

frodnew6 · 05-30-2013, 03:25 AM

Lisa has a new interview at Biography.com.

JoPol_wannabe · 06-05-2013, 11:49 PM

I love that Lisa said that she isn't going to starve herself just for a role. And if she is playing a character who is in there 40's or 50's they would have some curves.

ABlairican Pie · 06-06-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JoPol_wannabe

I love that Lisa said that she isn't going to starve herself just for a role. And if she is playing a character who is in there 40's or 50's they would have some curves.

Very true. It's not a good idea to starve oneself. The body enters into catabolic state where it starts attacking and consuming itself in order to sustain itself, and it attacks muscle, which includes the heart. If she has a little padding, it's probably healthier than people who have zero fat at all. A little fat is a necessary thing rather than too much or none at all. Morbid obesity is bad, but so is anorexia.

I've always actually liked that Lisa had a little padding, and never really thought of her as "fat" or overweight.

frodnew6 · 06-07-2013, 02:08 AM

Same here. I never thought of any of them were fat, honestly. I always find it crazy that they were called "The Fats of Life." I mean, really?

jayman75 · 06-10-2013, 10:16 PM

Quick little snippet on YouTube...

http://youtu.be/ZVi7XdxLHkw

Mr. Television · 06-10-2013, 10:49 PM

They looked like normal kids. That's why the show was so popular back in the day. They didn't look like Hollywood starlets. They weren't fat.

DJM77 · 06-11-2013, 06:30 AM

I'm sorry, but Natalie, not fat?

frodnew6 · 06-11-2013, 07:58 AM

I never thought Natalie was fat. She was a little chubbier than the other girls, but part of that was that she had big boobs lol Kim Fields had that issue, too.

ThomasE · 10-28-2013, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

I'm sorry, but Natalie, not fat?

True. I agree with you. She was fat and I don't mean that in the negative. It just is what it is and that is what she was. In later years, she was looking really cute. She showed that big girls could make plus size attractive. I am not mad at her at all.

Gemini_89 · 02-22-2016, 11:32 PM

I liked how Mindy's mom stood up for her daughter.

'80sSitcoms · 02-23-2016, 09:36 AM

Yes, Natalie was fat. Like other observers here, how could you not think she was fat? Fine, you can say "chubby" if you want to feel nicer about it, but she was definitely overweight. And like other observers here I'm not trying to be mean, just stating an observing fact.

What I don't believe though is when Mindy says there was one point where she was the thinnest of the cast---?? I'm sorry, but I find it hard to believe that she was ever thinner than Lisa or Nancy.

05-29-2013, 05:28 PM	#2
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DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,564	I'm sorry, but Natalie, not fat?
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05-29-2013, 05:29 PM	#3
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	And oh yeah, a big happy Five-Oh birthday to Lisa!!! By the looks of her picture, you wouldn't have guessed!!!

05-30-2013, 03:25 AM	#4
frodnew6 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 07, 2013 Location: United States Posts: 132	Lisa has a new interview at Biography.com.

06-05-2013, 11:49 PM	#5
JoPol_wannabe Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,036	I love that Lisa said that she isn't going to starve herself just for a role. And if she is playing a character who is in there 40's or 50's they would have some curves.

06-07-2013, 02:08 AM	#7
frodnew6 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 07, 2013 Location: United States Posts: 132	Same here. I never thought of any of them were fat, honestly. I always find it crazy that they were called "The Fats of Life." I mean, really?

06-10-2013, 10:16 PM	#8
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Quick little snippet on YouTube... http://youtu.be/ZVi7XdxLHkw

06-11-2013, 07:58 AM	#11
frodnew6 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 07, 2013 Location: United States Posts: 132	I never thought Natalie was fat. She was a little chubbier than the other girls, but part of that was that she had big boobs lol Kim Fields had that issue, too.

02-22-2016, 11:32 PM	#13
Gemini_89 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 09, 2009 Location: Unknown Posts: 1,294	I liked how Mindy's mom stood up for her daughter.

02-23-2016, 09:36 AM	#14
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Yes, Natalie was fat. Like other observers here, how could you not think she was fat? Fine, you can say "chubby" if you want to feel nicer about it, but she was definitely overweight. And like other observers here I'm not trying to be mean, just stating an observing fact. What I don't believe though is when Mindy says there was one point where she was the thinnest of the cast---?? I'm sorry, but I find it hard to believe that she was ever thinner than Lisa or Nancy.