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Opinion: Julie Goodwin’s weight loss plea a bit rich

Former MasterChef darling Julie Goodwin’s plea that people stop talking about her appearance after recent dramatic weight loss leaves a sour taste, writes Kylie Lang.

TV cook Julie Goodwin pleads with her 134,000 Instagram followers to “leave this obsession with people’s looks back in the 1980s”.

Two things. Fascination with appearance has been going on long before the eighties. More importantly, if you’re going to forge a career in the public eye – and bolster it by continually posting photographs of yourself shrinking before everyone’s eyes, then be prepared to face some questions.

But 54-year-old Ms Goodwin wishes people would focus on other matters because she’s “tired of reading” comments that don’t sit well with her.

I am not a follower of Ms Goodwin, who first appeared on TV in MasterChef in 2009, but seeing before and after photos of her in the media cannot help but be shocking.

Julie as a MasterChef contestant
Julie as a MasterChef contestant
Goodwin in a recent Instagram picture.
Goodwin in a recent Instagram picture.

People have asked if she’s sick, has an eating disorder or has succumbed to the celebrity-led trend of Ozempic jabs.

Many fans prefer her with more meat on her bones and feel she’s sold out on her wholesome image and is no longer relatable.

Ms Goodwin has defended her drastic weight loss, on the same social media platform she’s documented it, saying: “I am well within the healthy weight range. My doctor concurs.”

She’s told fans to stop asking her for advice as it “should be sought from your trusted health professionals … I’m a TV cook.”

That she is, and good luck to her, but it’s a bit rich for Ms Goodwin to complain about comments on her appearance from the very people who’ve helped her become famous and indeed a whole lot wealthier.

As they say, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Kylie Lang
Kylie LangAssociate Editor

Kylie Lang is a multi-award-winning journalist who covers a range of issues as The Courier-Mail's associate editor. Her compelling articles are powerfully written while her thought-provoking opinion columns go straight to the heart of society sentiment.

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