I used to dance in high school. One of the reasons I stopped going to my studio is that people were calling me fat. Looking back on some pictures, I did notice one thing about me that stood out from the other girls on stage: I had curves, they did not. That didn't make me fat, just feminine.

There is so much pressure on women to be perfect, to look perfect, and it's not fair. The media only makes it worse with things like this, preying on a celebrity who's gained a few pounds and maybe needed to in the first place! It is HEALTHY and NATURAL for a woman to be curvy! Who really thinks a skeleton is sexy??

What about the men? Does anybody else ever notice on these "Lean Cuisine" commercials or low fat yogurt commercials and what-not the women all look like they could already be super models? I look at these and say "Give me a break, like she really needs to lose weight". Then the husband walks into the room and is clearly a little heftier. That's like sending a subliminal message that it's okay for a man to be a little beefier, but a woman has to be a stick? Then the DWTS men pull garbage like this, knowing that the public is listening? No wonder so many women in this country have eating disorders!

Wow, I really didn't mean to get up on a soap box. I digress...

Both ladies are too heavy to be wearing revealing outfits. That's just fact. TV is a fantasy and when we watch DWTS we want to see slim and trim women. Are they fat? No. Are they too heavy to wear skimpy outfits? Yes. Let's just be honest. I would be discouraged if I knew they worked as hard as they did dancing and still looked heavy. I would think, what's the point in putting in that much work and not really seeing a fabulous, slim, trim body. Not worth it.

cheryl should not wear backless costumes. I watched the show at the beginning and was put off by the tires in her back. if she knows she gained weight, cover up. Tv is fantasy and no one wants to fantasize about back fat

i find it disgusting that maks and louis said that they are fat.... they both are beautiful and HEALTHY. And to louis' comment... they do inspire girls all over america. They have perfectly normal bodies and I think serve as role models for girls. Beauty does not mean being stick thin... they are curvey and have gorgeous figures. yea so i won't be voting for those guys anymore

Neither of them look bad or overweight. They look like the average American woman.A REAL woman.I don't know why people get caught up in the hype that Vogue and Music videos sell you.THAT'S the illusion but somewhere along the way society has brow beaten that into people's heads that that's the norm.It's obvious for DWTS fans to tell that Cheryl had picked up weight b/c she isn't as toned but it's not like she ballooned up to 400lbs. This is ridiculous. Why do people keep saying she's not a size 4???? If Kim Kardashian, who REALLY doesn't look it, can be a 2 then wth can't she be a 4?

I don't want to hear anyone say any further bad comments about the weight of these beautiful women... until you're on t.v... are more successful than them... look at least half as gorgeous... and can at the same time wear a size 5 or under. And when is the last time any of you have been professional dancers... in case you didn't know, it demands a lot of endurance and muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat and that's that. If Lacey weighed 90 pounds Lance would snap her in half in the middle of a dip. I can almost guarantee that Lacey is 10 times more beautiful inside and out than all of you anorexic winers...

Thank you to all of you for sticking up for them. I do not agree with being obese... anything in excess is a bad thing, but i don't believe that anything under 20 pounds over weight is obese. I think a girl with a little meat on her bones is a lot sexier than a beam pole... and i think most men would agree with me.

Those two men should grow a brain- one between them would be more than they have now. Heavy/big is not bad per se. Football players are overweight and very large. As long as you can do what you want to do in life and love the way you look and feel- that's the goal- mind, body, and spirit. Moreover, there are millions of people who think voluptuous is breathtaking and beautiful. Disappointed!

How rude of Maks and Louis! What losers! I'll never vote for either one of them again!

I have watched the last few seasons of DWTS and So You Think You Can Dance. As a male at 6'0'' and 250 pounds with a muscalur build I am considered "obese" according to the latest BMI. Both of these ladies have gained weight and to me still look damn sexy dancing on the stage and I would gladly partner either one in a heartbeat if given the chance. The comments about theses ladies presenting an image is correct in that no matter if they are a size 2 or size 10 they are still professionals who are teaching nonprofessionals to dance, can dance the asses off of most of us, look sexy as hell doing it, and not need oxygen at the end of 2 dances. Those who can dance - dance; those that can't sit down, shut up, watch the show and enjoy the professionals entertaining us.

They are both beautiful. I would kill for a shape like Lacey's!

Wow, some of these comments are just sad...size 10 is overweight?? I am 5'9, 145 lbs, which is exactly what my weight SHOULD be. I am also a size 10, mainly because I carry my weight in my hips and butt, not to mention that the size of my hip bones THEMSELVES wouldnt let me wear less than a size 4. Anyways, I love my body, I eat right, and I play soccer twice a week....the size of your jeans has NOTHING to do with how healthy you are.