February 21, 2007

Restaurant offers skinny models free meals

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters Life!) – Size zero models in town for London Fashion Week now have one less excuse to skip a meal.

A restaurant popular with celebrities and fashionistas in the British capital is offering free food to skinny models who have come under attack for promoting a stick-thin image which critics says encourages eating disorders in young women.

Bumpkin restaurant in trendy Notting Hill is offering models with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 18 the opportunity to gorge on fish pies, lamb burgers, king prawns and scallops.

“If I could recommend a dish to a size zero model, it would be a charter pie containing leeks, chicken and bacon; it’s enough to keep you warm and energised all day,” Bumpkin general manager Dariush Nejad said in a statement on Monday.

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2 Comments »

  1. eww gross why would you want to eat something like that?!? theres nothing wrong with having a BMI under 18. fat people are disgusting!

    Comment by Anonymous — September 15, 2008 @ 10:57 pm

  2. skinny people are disgusting, too believe me , no man wants to be with a girl who’s all skin and bones , its just as unhealthy and off putting as some one who’s morbidly obese .

    Comment by tanya — August 17, 2009 @ 6:29 am

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