The Shape We're In

Sophie Haslett's essay on 'The Shape We're In', which is due to be published in 'Teen Times' in the Irish Times in the coming weeks, starts :-

"She's far too thin. Everyone agrees on that. In those shrunken hot pants and skinny vest she looks positively ill, like an urchin from Oliver Twist, albeit one with this season's Prada handbag and hair extensions. But just how skinny is Victoria Beckham? How would it feel if she sat on your lap? Would she be heavier than a kitten? If you hugged her, would she break?"

Read on ...