I was delighted to see some stories cropping up praising gorgeous curvy celebrities – it’s such a refreshing change. Apparently the fuller figure is back – woo hoo! Just take a look at Mad Men star Christina Hendricks. All I can say is… wow!

Christina loves her curves (and who can blame her?)

‘I used to say that I had opposite anorexia,’ she laughs.

‘Every time I’d take my clothes off, I’d look in the mirror and think: “I feel like a woman and I like myself this way.”‘

Can we have some more women who feel that way about their bodies please?

Actually yes we can! Kate Winslet, Beyonce… there are whole galleries of gorgeous curvy girls here and here.

I still get pretty mad at how much emphasis the media puts on a woman’s weight. I can’t believe how much attention Jessica Simpson has been getting for her new fuller figure. She looks fabulous - and she’s clearly so much happier now. Yet people just can’t wait to stick their oar in and make their horrible pronouncements. Although I am glad to see so many people have also spoken up in her defence, including her sister Ashlee, her trainer and actress Kim Kardashian.

Honestly the amount of coverage her figure has generated is unbelievable – especially given everything that’s going on in the world today. So she’s made the decision not to trade fun for being skinny. I say good for her!

Jessica has got everything perfectly in proportion… I just wish the media would too.

Well Happy New Year everyone – hope you’ve all had a great break and are not feeling too depressed if you’re back at work.

Some good news to start the New Year – according to new research, curvy girls of a dress size 14 rate their happiness levels higher than ladies of any other dress size, and the second happiest are size 12 ladies.

A spokeswoman for Special K, who conducted the poll with 3,000 women, said:

“It’s great to discover that being a size zero doesn’t necessarily bring you happiness.

“Our research shows that the curvier size 14 woman is much more comfortable with their shape and has a happier outlook on life.”

So if you’ve made new year’s resolutions to get super skinny, remember, it’s not the key to happiness - curvy girls have more fun!

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It seems the tide is turning somewhat on the super skinny phenomenon – something I’m only too glad to hear. I’m very proud of my plus size figure thank-you very much!

Lots of gorgeous ladies have been speaking out about how they love their curves. Take the stunning Scarlett Johansson:

“There are a lot of actors around Hollywood who are just too thin for my taste.”

“I don’t understand this obsession for being stick-thin. I could never be like that – it’s just not my body shape.”

“I would never want to lose my curves, because curves are what make women look like women. They are what make you sexy.”

Then there’s Jodie Kidd, who in my opinion looks much better now she’s not so model skinny. With all that exercise she’s doing on Strictly Come Dancing she’s obviously much fitter and healthier now too. And it’s not just the ladies that love it – it’s their other halves too!

“He absolutely loved my new cleavage”, she said of her partner Thomas George. “I’d never seen my boobs like that. And I don’t think he had either.”

And let’s not forget everyone’s favourite songstress Adele. I love the way she’s sticking to her plus size shape.

“I’m really mouthy about not having the Hollywood look. Everyone asks me ‘Why don’t you feel pressured to get the Hollywood look?’ and I’m like, ‘Because I don’t',” she told Heat.”I mean, I quite like my eyes and my lips. I don’t like my double chin or my gut, but I don’t not like them enough to do something about it.”

That’s the right attitude if you ask me. If you are happy and healthy – and in Adele’s case beautiful to boot then what’s the problem? Life’s too short! Especially when there’s fab fashionable plus size clothes out there to suit you like at Marisota. Marisota’s plus size clothes are made to work with your curves.

I can see Adele in one of these stunning plus size tunic tops from Anna Scholz at Marisota:

Bold and bright like her big and bubbly personality - and so flattering for plus size women.