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Tyra BanksTyra Banks Gains 30lbs!In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Tyra Banks, 33, is publicly discussing her weight gain. The one time super model has gained 30lbs since her modeling days sparking headlines like, "America's Next Top Waddle" and "Tyra Porkchop." Banks says she weighs 161 lbs. these days, about 30 lbs. heavier than when she landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue in 1997 - she says: "I still feel hot, but every day is different. It's when I put on the jeans that used to fit a year ago and don't fit now and give me the muffin top, that's when I say, 'Damn!' " "She has a very womanly, gorgeous body that goes up and down," says her good friend Heidi Klum. "I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you, you're not as skinny as everyone else, I think you're beautiful,' " Tyra Banks says. "So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting,' what does that make those girls feel like?" "I get so much mail from young girls who say, ‘I look up to you, you’re not as skinny as everyone else, I think you’re beautiful. So when they say that my body is ‘ugly’ and ‘disgusting,’ what does that make those girls feel like? " "I’ve made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where’s the pain in that? If I was in pain, I would have dieted. The pain is not there - the pain is someone printing a picture of me and saying those (horrible) things, " Tyra Banks says Tyra Banks Slightly Fatter, But Don’t Bring It Up StupidTyra Banks though, well she might hate those flabby twinkie-chompers, and she is definitely mad that the dumb internet keeps trying to lump her in with them. Banks, after all, is a former supermodel with a very skinny talk show. Portly pictures of the day-time host walking on some cellulite-friendly Australian beach have been electronically passed around the rotund globe like a bucket full of, uh, like a bucket full of candy. Tyra Banks hits back over 'fat' claims'America's Next Top Model' presenter Tyra Banks has hit back at media attacks over her recent weight gain. The model and chat show host has said that she was hurt by headlines such as "America's Next Top Waddle", "Tyra Porkchop" and "Tyra Banks is Fat". A number of unflattering photographs of the supermodel in a swimsuit on a beach in Australia were also circulated on the Internet. Responding to the reports, Banks told People magazine that she was hurt by the comments that were made about her. She said: "It was such a strange meanness and rejoicing that people had when thinking that was what my body looked like. It was really hurtful to me." "I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you, you're not as skinny as everyone else, I think you're beautiful'," she said. "So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting', what does that make those girls feel like?" Tabloid Reports Hurt Tyra BanksSupermodel Tyra Banks was stunned when she read the mean-spirited coverage regarding her recent weight gain in the tabloid media. The 33-year-old was enjoying a recent holiday in Australia when she was photographed in a bathing suit on the beach with a fuller frame. She tells People, "It was such a strange meanness and rejoicing that people had." Banks insists the photos were taken from an unflattering angle and that the catty coverage might harm her fans. She explains, "I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you... I think you're beautiful.' So when they say my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting', what does that make those girls feel like?" Banks has put on 30 pounds since her modeling career began and now weighs a healthy 161 pounds. Tyra Banks | Tyra Banks 1 | Tyra Banks 2 | Tyra Banks 4 | Tyra Banks 5
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