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Hilary: I Was Too Skinny
Friday April 13, 2007


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Just weeks after Joel Madden and Hilary Duff, 19, broke up last November, the Good Charlotte frontman began dating famously skinny celebutante (and part time enema distributor) Nicole Richie. Then the Material Girls actress had to watch as the romance blossomed on the pages of celebrity magazines.

And did we mention that she also had a stalker?

In the May issue of CosmoGIRL, Duff opens up about her struggles with her weight, her newfound confidence, and what it was like creating her new album, Dignity, while working through the heartbreak. Interview highlights below:

On her breakup with Joel:
“Joel was my boyfriend for two years and I loved him--he was a very important part of my life. All that stuff about the age difference between us being the reason we broke up is just not true; I never felt the age difference. Breaking up was just something that I felt needed to happen between us. People thought we were an unlikely couple, but we really weren't that different. After two months, I didn't even see his tattoos anymore, because that's not who he is. He used to say, 'I don't think there are too many people out there who really get you, but I do.' And he did. I could be stupid, silly, funny, or crazy, and he got it. He gave me a sense of confidence and independence I didn't have before. We e-mail all the time now and are at a really good place.”

On getting slim:
“I have the same insecurities about my body that every girl has and I made a conscious choice to get in shape. I've always been a junk food eater, but I started paying more attention to what I put in my body and cut out foods like pizza, chicken fingers, and French fries. If I knew I'd want dessert one night, I wouldn't have bread that day. If I wanted to eat bread, I wouldn't have dessert. Seeing how well it worked motivated me to keep going, but I hit a period when I got too skinny. I wasn't too obsessed with it, but I did learn that there have to be days when you just don't think about it.’”

On her new album, Dignity:
"It's interesting -- half the record was written when I was in a relationship with Joel, and the other half was written after we'd broken up. So together, the album is just really personal. So many of the songs are about things my family has gone through. I was scared to write about that stuff at first, but then I thought, Why try to make it seem like I have a perfect life when I don't?"

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PagePosted by Alissa R at 1:11 pm ET     Permanent Link | 35 Comments


2:29 PM Bit Says:

OmyGosh!!! Who couldn't love her ,shes
so incredibly perfect . No one compares ,not even .
She pulled out of heartbreak and insecurity with Dignity .
She makes Paris/Nicole/Lindsay look like the shi* bags they are . Keep it up Hilary ,I love you !

6:32 AM hilary-duff-obsessed Says:

all i can`say is that hilz is my evryting
I LUV U HILARY

5:50 PM Jennifer Says:

i hate mom

5:36 PM jennifer Says:

anyone want to talk?and i love hilaryduff she rocks!

5:33 PM Jennifer Says:

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ hilaryduff anyone can call me at 519-532-4171 ok! i have 10000000000000000000 things of hilaryduff bye!!!!!!!!!!!everyone

5:08 AM Anonymous Says:

Actually Hilary said on TV that she never actually said that she was going to wait to have sex till marriage. That suggests to me that she has :D

9:02 PM anonymous Says:

Just a lil tid bit, "MadDog".. no one really knows if she is a virgin or not besides herself. No matter the claims, who knows the REAL truth anyways?..and why should it matter? Seems like you're the loser.. Hilary is wonderful, and I think she is a perfect representative of people her age. She seems real...and like a genuinely nice person.. unlike the majourity of people her age.. no matter what she does I will always be a fan

7:42 PM alina Says:

actually MadDog, the fact that shes still a virgin, makes ppl respect her and it makes her a good role model: unlike Paris Hilton

10:24 AM Teri Says:

She looks better with blonde hair.

5:55 AM Agnes Says:

she looks fresh now after gaining few weights! Love her!
But I still can't understand y Joel left Hilary..they were perfect! Anyway...with or without Joel...Hilary rocks!

2:20 AM Shad Says:

I never really put time in researching what happened, but she had some big big big awkward teeth before and I thought it just the weight. I was thinking "whoa, she lost all the weight in her face and jaw and her teeth are like hee-haw" but anyway.... she looks better, but she needs to get back to original weight like the "so yesterday" video.

9:43 PM not that innocent Says:

She looks better without the horse teeth (she just had smaller veneers put on). She's still aneroxic looking and give it time before she turns into skanky Lindsay Lohan.

5:15 PM ANGELA Says:

I LOVE HER LOVE HER LOVE HER !!!!!!!!! I WISH HER ALL THE BEST IN ALL SHE DOES....

4:41 PM ansa Says:

I love Hill. She's a good actress and beautifull. I'm glad though that she gained some weight back. She really was too skinny and if you ask me she didn't need to lose weight in the first place.

HILARY YOU'RE awsome, keep doing what you're doing.

4:28 PM Mo Says:

Mad Dog, being a virgin makes her a loser??? don't think so, low life creep.

4:02 PM Anonymous Says:

hilary is a nappy-headed ho.

3:33 PM BRANDON™ Says:

I can't wait to pick it up. Shes had so many changes over the year...from breaking up with Joel, to her new album, and now being friends with Lindsay again. Way go Hilary. =)

3:17 PM Anonymous Says:

I love Hilary! For being her age and living in the middle of the Hollywood club scene, she's always put together and composed. Yay for Hilary!

3:09 PM Anonymous Says:

CANT THIS RAG OF A MAGAZINE GET ANYONE ELSE BESIDES HILARY DUFF AND NICOLE RICHIE-HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO SEE THE SAME STORIES ABOUT EMBARASSING PARENTS -YUCK IM BUYING TEEN VOGUE.

2:30 PM Anonymous Says:

I like Hilary, she seems like a pulled together young woman.

2:30 PM Anonymous Says:

She looks great and she seems like a really cool girl with a lot of class. That's a rare thing to see these days in celebrities. Go Hilary!

2:24 PM Monica Says:

How does anyone know she got her chompers fixed? you cant take veneers off and use your old teeth again, then ruin your original teeth to put on veneer. But i personally think she looks like an alien.

2:20 PM MadDog Says:

Get real Hiliary. Joel dumped you because you wouldn't put out. You all know that she's still a virgin, right? What a loser!

2:12 PM Sophia Says:

Hilary is a total sweet heart! I met her on the set of Raise Your Voice and she was all smiles and completely cool. She hung out with the extras, took pics and signed autographs! I was supprised at how small she was... but she was exactly what you see on film, cute kid with a golden smile!

Just FYI:O)

2:04 PM Anonymous Says:

um no they don't

2:03 PM Anonymous Says:

She's wealthy and beautiful, how sad could she be ??

2:02 PM Brownie Says:

Love Hilary but thank god she got those choppers fixed ! She looks like her old self again.

1:58 PM Anonymous Says:

The eyes behind the smile look sad.

1:56 PM Anonymous Says:

I think Hilary is beautiful and I'm glad that she has realized she was too skinny and actually did something about it, unlike other celebrities at the moment. A lot of people I know really like her new music, as well as myself I might add. lol.. coming from a guy here. So I'm hoping her cd does well.
I remember when I was younger and I'd watch "Lizzie McGuire" and I had the biggest crush on her. She's one of those celebrities you can actually imagine hanging out with. Good luck with the cd Hilary.. God bless :)

-Chris Rocha
myspace.com/freakinchris87

1:51 PM OC Says:

She's still sooo hooked on Joel. What a shame, seeing as though he's moved on to smaller more insignificant things.

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