Forget skinny minnies, curves shape women’s ideal bodies

CURVES are in and skinny minnies out, according to a survey of British women.

Kelly Brook, Kate Winslet and Marilyn Monroe have the bodies women most admire.

They were voted ahead of stick-thin celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Victoria Beckham.

The Weight Watchers poll asked 2,000 women to name the best bodies of the past 50 years.

Shapely Kelly Brook topped the list for this decade, closely followed by Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce Knowles.

Actress Kate Winslet was the top ’90s icon thanks to her unwillingness to go on a Hollywood diet for her role in Titanic.

Olivia Newton John was number one for the Eighties, while Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter was favourite choice for the ’70s.

Sophia Loren came top of the ’60s list. Marilyn Monroe was undisputed icon of the ’50s.

Weight Watchers spokeswoman Emma Hetherington said: “This poll reminds us that it is all about being healthy and not stick thin.

“We’re all different shapes and sizes and we should celebrate it rather than fret about an impossible ideal. There are still too many unrealistic images out there in adverts, films and television so it’s great to see the public voting for women with real bodies.”