WEIGHTY ISSUES

INSTEAD OF PACKING ON THE POUNDS, THESE SLIM CELEBS DONNED PROSTHETICS TO “BULK UP” FOR PARTS

GWYNETH PALTROW Regrets only! The actress has called Shallow Hal, the 2001 flick about a guy who needs to be hypnotized in order to date an overweight woman, a “disaster.” Though the film ultimately shows Hal appreciating a fat-suited Gwyneth’s inner beauty, too often the laughs come at her expense (think: cannonballing into a pool, causing a tidal wave). Wearing the suit off-set was “disturbing,” the actress, 49, recalled. “No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese.” COURTENEY COX “Fat Monica” was a recurring joke on the long-running hit sitcom Friends. But not everyone was amused by the flashbacks of the younger character as an overweight loser. (“Cheap laughs,” griped Entertainment Weekly.) After bingeing the series, Courteney, 57, renewed the controversy when she told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres…

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