Women turn to celebs in bid for lean look

MOST women look to skinny celebrities such as Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell as role models for their dietary habits, a survey has revealed.

More than half those questioned pointed to the waif-like stars as those whose methods and lifestyles they would follow, while 15% said they looked to experts in the media for advice. But despite this, only 6% said they were influenced by “fad” regimes such as the controversial Atkins’ diet. The survey of more than 1,000 women found that despite their concerns about how they looked, inner beauty was also important. Some 55% said they lived by the mantra “it’s what’s on the inside that counts”.

A further 24% said they believed their body was a temple and that they looked after it accordingly, while 12% said they adopted the attitude that “a woman can never be too thin or too rich.” Looking at breakfast habits, 31% of women said they regularly skipped breakfast, with 22% saying the first thing on their mind when they got up was getting the children out of bed.