Charlotte Church's Boyfriend Bans Her Junk Food - Cool or Not?

by Martha Edwards (Subscribe to Martha Edwards's posts)
Feb 12th 2009 1:00PM

She gave birth less than a month ago, but Charlotte Church is already feeling the pressure to slim down, thanks to boyfriend Gavin Henson. The 22-year-old songstress has supposedly been 'banned' from eating junk food by her man, according to recent reports by sources close to the couple. Um, really? Call me old-fashioned but if my fellow tried to 'ban' me from eating things because he thought I needed to lose a few after birthing his child, he might find himself with a black eye or two.

Am I alone in this? Is it OK for one's partner or spouse to set the rules when he or she wants you to shed a few pounds? And is it in poor taste to ask someone to slim down when she has just given birth? What do you think?

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rachel.smith 2-12-2009 @ 1:39PM

This is always a touchy subject...on one hand she just had a kid, but on the other, he is very fit, a soccer player and probably wants to be physically attracted to her which if he is honest is hard for him to do with her overweight. I know I have struggled with this w my boyfriend before..He was a bit overweight and I am really fit but we talked about it and he is trying to slim down... But like I said, are you supposed to just say nothing as you lose your attraction for your spouse/signif other??? Or speak up? and what if speaking up gets you no where and the person continues to buy junk...I can see how a ban would be in order...

heidi 2-12-2009 @ 3:29PM

IF my boyfriend/husband felt the need to ban me from certain foods I would be upset. If I felt insecure because of my weight in the first place it would be crushing. If it was right after pregnancy when a woman's body takes 2 years to recover from....I would be PISSED because he would have no idea of what I had just gone through for 9+ months. On the other hand, the way I would handle it is to propose that if he wants me to stay away from junk food then he would have to do the same until the end of the diet, and if he was caught cheating then the diet was off and he had no say in what I ate. If I was caught cheating on the diet then he didn't have to be banned from the foods, but I did until the end of the diet. It has to be equal, if her partner wants that then supporting her by going through the same thing would be better than making her do it alone with no help at all just judgement. Not that I'm saying that is what happened. Just stating what I would think and do.

u262f 2-12-2009 @ 5:35PM

Each relationship is as unique as the two people in it. If this works for their relationship, that's great. Maybe part of her is letting him do this to her because, deep down, she appreciates it and doesn't really want the junk food anyways. Obviously, she's mentally competent, so when he's not around, she can go out and get junk food herself (or even just order it to be delivered) if that's what she really wanted.