There are two reasons why I think it was absolutely ridiculous for Universal Studios to force Jason Segel to lose 35 pounds to play a chef in The Five-Year Engagement.
First of all, Jason Segel was perfectly adorable to begin with -- and with that personality, he doesn't need a six-pack to be attractive. Secondly, Segel says the studio made him go on a diet because it would be too hard for audiences to believe skinny Emily Blunt would be into him otherwise.
I'm sorry, what? Skinny girls don't go for pudgy guys? SO not true! I can think of at least half a dozen couples I know personally who prove this theory wrong.
Why? Well, I have a couple of theories of my own ...
1. Women don't get as turned on by looks as men. Don't get me wrong, fellas -- being handsome is always going to help. But while men can stare at naked women all the livelong day, well ... naked men ... hee hee! Sometimes you guys look silly. But that doesn't matter, cause we need other stuff to get us going anyway.
2. Some slim girls feel "safe" with a pudgy dude. And by safe I don't mean, "My man is such a chub if somebody was messing with me, he'd sit on him and crush him." I mean, "My man's never gonna cheat on me cause he's never gonna get anybody this hot again." (I have seen this line of thinking backfire, ladies, so be warned.)
3. Some girls think that if they're with a chunky guy, there's no pressure for them to stay in shape. Again, I have seen this line of thinking backfire, ladies, so be warned. Remember the whole double standards thing? Mmm-hmm.
Do you think Jason Segel needed to lose weight to play Emily Blunt's object of desire?
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Nope. He is absolutely adorable no matter what his weight, I think. I love me a man with some pudge, to be honest. My DH is not thin, or heavy but there's the tiniest beer gut. I love it.
Jason Segel is a smart, funny guy and I would totally believe him with Emily Blunt, but that is just one woman's opinion.
Female actresses are constantly being asked to lose weight for roles when in real life they are far from fat- it's only fair that male actors have the same unrealistic expectations :)
My husband wasn't pudgy when we started dating, but gained the comfort weight soon after (before our engagment) and I am more attracted to him NOW then I was when we first started dating. When he tells me he wants to diet because he is uncomfortable with how he looks I tell him not to do it for ME because i absolutely love it. I like him chubby, not because I don't think others will find him attractive, but because I find him attractive. I always thought Jason Segel was absolutely adorable, but I suppose I'm a "chubby chaser".