Who are famous people who have been banded?

The only one I know is Khalilah ALi (Muhammed Ali's daughter).

People say Oprah but I remember watching a segment of hers where she was doing sit ups in a workout bra and her belly was exposed. No scars to see (and believe me, I was searching!) Plus something tells me that she would tell.

Star jones....definetely gastric bypass. SHe lost so much sooooo fast.

I could be wrong, but I've always understood Oprah was against weight loss surgery as is her buddy Dr. Phil.

I think celebs like Anna Nicole and Kirstie DO need the endorsement money b/c thier careers aren't exactly what they used to be but they are still accustomed to a certain lifestyle that requires money. I'm sorry but I refuse to believe Anna Nicole took TrimSpa and that's it. Maybe she didn't have the band,,, maybe she had a 24/7 professional chef and trainer that the rest of the world can't afford, but I have never know anyone to lose any weight on TrimSpa!

There seems to be an undercurrent of cynicism in this thread that I don't really understand. So what if you have the money to buy expensive creams and pay for surgery. What's the point in resenting these people? Be happy for what you have, because there will ALWAYS be someone who has more than you, and MANY who have less than you.

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I just read the USA Today article (thanks, Yvonne!!). What really freaks me out is that if Sharon did have the band, she could really do herself a lot of damage, because I just read an article where she admits to still being bulimic!! Thats a bad combination.......

There seems to be an undercurrent of cynicism in this thread that I don't really understand. So what if you have the money to buy expensive creams and pay for surgery. What's the point in resenting these people? Be happy for what you have, because there will ALWAYS be someone who has more than you, and MANY who have less than you.

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I think the resentment comes from feeling lied to. For example, let's say Kirstie Alley did get banded, she's fooling thousands of women into believing that Jenny Craig will work for them (and that stuff ain't cheap!).

I lost a huge amount of weight fast on the nutri-system really fast. Of course, I lost my gall bladder too and the weight found me again.

Hey - I just ordered the book Lap Band for Life by Dr. Ortiz, and Sharon Osbourne's photo is on the back of it.

I thought she had bypass too. Cool to know she has the band.

It's crazy. There are lots of overweight stars out there - just look at Celebrity Fit Club - I am shocked more of them don't try the band.

I think the resentment comes from feeling lied to. For example, let's say Kirstie Alley did get banded, she's fooling thousands of women into believing that Jenny Craig will work for them (and that stuff ain't cheap!).

There are lots of people around here who've chosen not to tell about their surgery. It's really the same thing. I would have to agree that if Kirstie Alley had the band and is endorsing JC, that would kind of be cheating, but at the same time, we don't have any kind of "right" to these people's information. They have just as much right to keep their banding secret as we do. But also, Kirstie Alley doesn't really have a history of being overweight... she gained some weight (and from what I read) stepped on the scale one day and freaked out, and so started dieting. I can believe that. I have a harder time with folks like Anna Nicole who lost so much so fast, and Oprah, who lost all her weight and for the first time in my memory has kept it off this long. Even still, if they don't want to share, we're just left to sit and wonder, you know?

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Yes I agree I think Anna Nicole had surgery . Also Sharon Osbourne had lap banding done years ago in England . She had the band adjusted when she got sick with cancer because she was loosing to much weight with the Chemo . She is a bandster , ever hear her say she hates the smell of food in her home ??? she does not cook a thing ,also she never told her family till after she had the band in .

I'm not resentfyl or cynical - I just don't believe that Anna Nicole lost all that weight by just taking TrimSpa and that irritates me that she would do an endorsement that was a lie. As far as other celebs, I totally understand people who don't want to admit they've had surgery - but I do honestly believe there are plenty of celebs and non-celebs that lie about it , so what's wrong with speculating?

I have a theory about the gastric balloon. No scars, inserted into the stomach the old fashioned way, blow it up with saline, no room for food, lose wieght fast, take it out, voila!

I think it's Hollywood's best kept secret. Gotta drop 35 for the next movie? 3 months of balooning and blame it on diet and exercise, make money endorsing a trainer or TrimSpa or Jenny Craig...I dunno. Just my opinion. But I also don't think that TrimSpa was the ONLY thing Anna Nicole took, if ya know what I mean (snifffffff). Call me bad, I'm sorry. Just my opinion cuz she ain't right.

My girlfriend is an actress that's done Jack in the Box, Suave, and lots of other commercials. She said the Suave screwed her hair up so bad that she had to get a professional cut and deep-condition after the job was done. She did the taco commercial for Jack in the Box and they had a trash can next to her. She'd take a bite, chew, then spit. She said, "I'd never eat that crap."

Trimspa, Baby? If it were that easy, obesity would be extinct.

What's the girl's name that plays Suki on Gilmore Girls. I hadn't seen the show in a few months, then suddenly she was amazingly thin. Now she's heavy again, but I don't know what timeframe I'm watching (maybe I'm watching refuns?) I wonder how she lost?

No resentment here either, but a healthy dose of cynicism, I just wouldnt be at all surprised if someone like Kirstey Alley was banded but still was Jenny Craig's spokesperson. Her career's pretty much dried up and she obviously wants to resurrect it so it would be good publicity.

But does anyone seriously think anyone in the movie industry would have enough morals to think that maybe that's dishonest? No way! They're all nutters, out for themselves and no amount of money is enough. I dont believe she'd knock back an endorsement deal with Jenny Craig just because of a tiny detail like a lap band, lol.

And would anyone believe for a minute that Anna Nicole Smith would have a conscience about something like that?

The only thing that semi annoys me about it if it were true is that it misleads people to thinking massive weight loss like that is possible and maintainable when statistics show that it isnt.