Topic: celebrity weight gain

Do We Feel More Sympathy For Betty Draper/Francis Now That She’s Fat?

Do We Feel More Sympathy For Betty Draper/Francis Now That She's Fat?

Last night’s episode of Mad Men introduced us to a very different-looking Betty Draper/Francis. With the help of January Jones’ real life pregnancy and probably some prosthetics, she’d been transformed from a slim, pretty housewife with toxic mental problems to a slightly chubby, still pretty housewife with toxic mental problems but a tiny hint of a softer side (no pun intended). Is this a cue for viewers to feel more sympathy for the show’s most hated character? More »