When my friend showed me the first "Doctor Who" episode some years ago, with Jackie running around in that pink... something, she commented that you would not see something like that in an US show. Also in "Torchwood", you can see a few overweight people, like that one secretary Jack flirts with. But who cares? It's what people look like! I think Hollywood needs to learn that.

And what I especially don't understand - how often do we read about an actress who has to eat herself fat for a certain role, and afterwards has to lose it all again. I don't think that is very healthy, and why not use an actress who already is the right size for the role? There must be some somewhere?