article_snippet.sent: Jamelia has today responded to the furious backlash The 34-year-old singer is facing after saying that obese women 'should feel uncomfortable' about obese women ' unhealthy size, and that high street stores should not be catering for obese women '.
article_snippet.sent: Of course I don't think we should ban plus-size clothes from shops,' the 34-year-old mother-of-two said on Loose Women this afternoon. '
article_snippet.sent: I was referring to extreme sizing, I was referring to health and how we should all participate in helping our youngsters to live healthier lifestyles.'
article_snippet.sent: Ruth Langsford, 55, stated: 'I definitely, categorically said we're not talking about size 14, 16 or even 18.'
article_snippet.sent: and I said you've got to ask yourself if a young girl is already size 20-25, can a young girl run around with a young girl children, can a young girl enjoy life or is a young girl storing up health problems for later? '
article_snippet.sent: 'Of course I don't think we should ban plus-size clothes from shops,' the 34-year-old mother-of-two said on Loose Women this afternoon (pictured). '
article_snippet.sent: I was referring to extreme sizing'
article_snippet.sent: I didn’t make it clear on the show that I was talking about extremes, I was talking about above size 20 and below size six, those sizes being available en masse,' Jamelia said. '
article_snippet.sent: Speaking on Loose Women yesterday, in the conversation which sparked the controversy, Jamelia said: 'I do not think it's right to facilitate people living an unhealthy lifestyle, in the same way I don't believe that a size zero should be available
article_snippet.sent: - it's not a healthy size for an average woman to be.'
article_snippet.sent: The star also argued that clothing shouldn't be sold in a size zero either, because that too is 'unhealthy' Jamelia first response to yesterday's Twitter backlash was a quote
article_snippet.sent: (pictured) Jamelia, who also claimed she was 'all for celebrating people as people are', added: 'I don't believe people [high street stores] should be providing clothes for below that range or above that range. '
article_snippet.sent: Yes, have specialist shops, but you should feel uncomfortable if you are unhealthy... to be available in every High Street store, I don't think that's right.'
article_snippet.sent: One asked Jamelia directly what 'large girls' are supposed to wear, if not clothes .
article_snippet.sent: The advocate for self esteem telling people that if you're over a certain size you shouldn't shop on the high street.