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The results of celebrity news magazine heat’s first-ever body survey are in, and it shows that South African women are really hard on themselves... and with reason, it turns out.
A section of the poll targeted men, and answers like “I will never date a girl with a fat ass” may go some way to explaining why 56% of women polled would consider plastic surgery.
“Considering we’re such an outdoor-loving nation, I was surprised that as much as 28% of readers said that they would never wear a bikini,” says heat Editor in Chief Melinda Shaw.
“Almost half – 40% of the respondents – said they’re confident enough for a bikini, but only if they can also wrap up in a sarong – it seems we South African girls haven’t totally made peace with our bums and our tums!"
Are our menfolk to blame?
Curves...until we have ‘em
The body shape coveted by most women, and coincidentally also by the majority of the male respondents, is “curvy like Scarlett Johansson”, added Shaw.
“Ironically we all like the idea of curves even more than the athletic Cameron Diaz body type – until we have them, it seems!” However, only 6% of respondents want a waif-thin body like that of Agyness Deyn, and 26% say they will never consider having any plastic surgery done.
“We know that the surgery trend is huge in Hollywood, although it’s not always openly spoken of, so we were interested to see what our readers really thought of nip/tuck,” says Shaw.
“It turns out only 6% of them have already had some form of procedure, most commonly Botox. And 15% percent of them would want a tummy tuck if they had the means!”
And our most-hated body flaw?
No wonder, considering that 17% of respondents had been at the receiving end of the question “How far along are you?” when they weren’t pregnant at all! A total of 31% swear by exercise to keep their stomachs flat.
And while cellulite topped the list of most-hated body flaws – 41% of respondents would do anything to get rid of their cellulite. Shaw says, “The good news is that 37% of the guys polled don’t even notice cellulite and think that women should worry less about the old orange-peel effect!”
See? They have no clue!
Body issues – even SA celebs have ‘em
It also turns out that celebrities are no different from ordinary girls when it comes to body issues, according to Shaw. “When we told them they would have to strip off for the shoot, a number of stars pulled out! In the end we have five brave stars, including Survivor’s Hanna Grobler and 5fm’s Elana Afrika, who shared their body issues… and stripped off for pictures!”
A total of 507 female respondents and over 100 men completed the online survey, and the full results are published in this week’s issue of heat, on sale now. For behind-the-scenes footage of the celebrity shoot check out heat.co.za.
Are the results off this survey a true reflection of how SA men judge women? How do you feel about your body and its flaws? Share your thoughts in the box below.
A section of the poll targeted men, and answers like “I will never date a girl with a fat ass” may go some way to explaining why 56% of women polled would consider plastic surgery.
“Considering we’re such an outdoor-loving nation, I was surprised that as much as 28% of readers said that they would never wear a bikini,” says heat Editor in Chief Melinda Shaw.
“Almost half – 40% of the respondents – said they’re confident enough for a bikini, but only if they can also wrap up in a sarong – it seems we South African girls haven’t totally made peace with our bums and our tums!"
Are our menfolk to blame?
Curves...until we have ‘em
The body shape coveted by most women, and coincidentally also by the majority of the male respondents, is “curvy like Scarlett Johansson”, added Shaw.
“Ironically we all like the idea of curves even more than the athletic Cameron Diaz body type – until we have them, it seems!” However, only 6% of respondents want a waif-thin body like that of Agyness Deyn, and 26% say they will never consider having any plastic surgery done.
“We know that the surgery trend is huge in Hollywood, although it’s not always openly spoken of, so we were interested to see what our readers really thought of nip/tuck,” says Shaw.
“It turns out only 6% of them have already had some form of procedure, most commonly Botox. And 15% percent of them would want a tummy tuck if they had the means!”
And our most-hated body flaw?
No wonder, considering that 17% of respondents had been at the receiving end of the question “How far along are you?” when they weren’t pregnant at all! A total of 31% swear by exercise to keep their stomachs flat.
And while cellulite topped the list of most-hated body flaws – 41% of respondents would do anything to get rid of their cellulite. Shaw says, “The good news is that 37% of the guys polled don’t even notice cellulite and think that women should worry less about the old orange-peel effect!”
See? They have no clue!
Body issues – even SA celebs have ‘em
It also turns out that celebrities are no different from ordinary girls when it comes to body issues, according to Shaw. “When we told them they would have to strip off for the shoot, a number of stars pulled out! In the end we have five brave stars, including Survivor’s Hanna Grobler and 5fm’s Elana Afrika, who shared their body issues… and stripped off for pictures!”
A total of 507 female respondents and over 100 men completed the online survey, and the full results are published in this week’s issue of heat, on sale now. For behind-the-scenes footage of the celebrity shoot check out heat.co.za.
Are the results off this survey a true reflection of how SA men judge women? How do you feel about your body and its flaws? Share your thoughts in the box below.
