New Face of Weight Watchers: Jessica Simpson

The latest weight-loss spokesman: former Spice Girl Mel B

(NEWSER) - Russell Crowe has apparently lost a lot of weight recently. To the tune of nearly 45 pounds, reports Australia's News Limited . He's doing it the old-fashioned way—weights, swimming, biking—and he's sharing the details with his nearly 300,000 Twitter followers (a lazy day for him apparently consists of a walk and 300m swim ). He's certainly not the first celeb to lose a ton of weight, but unlike Crowe, many other stars have picked up big bucks while dropping big poundage. Former Spice Girl Mel B is the latest to jump on the celebrity weight-loss spokesperson wagon; she's trying to lose her baby weight while acting as the face of Jenny Craig in Australia and New Zealand. Other paid celeb losers, courtesy of Fox News : More»

Singer got in shape after pregnancy

(NEWSER) - Jennifer Hudson is the newest celebrity spokesperson for Weight Watchers, the company announced today. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer/actress, 28, lost weight after giving birth to son David Jr. in August, and is now thinner than she was pre-pregnancy, Us reports. The ads will begin airing Sunday; Hudson calls Weight Watchers “a lifestyle change, not a diet.” More»

But he does know all about Kim Kardashian's marriage

(NEWSER) - If you feel like you can’t leave your house without hearing about Jessica Simpson’s new baby, perhaps you just need to run for president of the United States. President Obama, appearing on The View today, was given a pop quiz on pop culture—and he revealed that he had no idea Simpson had recently given birth. He did, however, answer correctly when asked which Kardashian was married for just 72 days. More»

From slimming down to packing on the pounds

(NEWSER) - We might not go quite so far as Radar , which claims these 10 celebs "dangerously" transformed their physiques for their films, but we will concur the changes were nothing short of dramatic:

• Anne Hathaway: That Catwoman suit is apparently quite unforgiving. She ate "kale and dust" to fit into it, then had to lose another 16 pounds in a matter of weeks for her role in Les Miserables.
• Natalie Portman: Health experts were concerned when she dropped a bunch of weight for Black Swan.

A wealth of opportunities to cash in on Maxwell Drew Johnson's birth

(NEWSER) - Now that Jessica Simpson has finally given birth , the real work begins: namely, the work of cashing in on baby Maxwell Drew Johnson to the tune of $14 million. That’s how much Fox News estimates Simpson can make by, first of all, adding diaper bags, maternity clothes, and other related products to her brand—an empire that already makes as much as $1 billion per year . Those mom and baby products could add $5 million to her annual take-home pay, and she could easily score another $5 million—or more—per year by signing on for a reality show about her life as a new mom. More»