152: Hollywood’s First Weight Loss Surgery: Molly O’Day (Make Me Over, Episode 1)
You Must Remember This ›38:41 | Jan 21st, 2020
At the age of 18, actress Molly O’Day’s career showed great promise — the only thing holding her back was a bit of pubescent pudge. When diets failed, she became the guinea pig of Hollywood's first hi...Show More
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rmmiller364 recommended:Nov 8th, 2020
Oh my god, oh my god, this poor kid. The abuse she suffered from the motion picture studios and the movie magazines is so difficult to listen to. Harangued about her weight from all sides (and she was definitely not “dangerously” overweight), Molly O’Day got a dangerous experimental surgery to slice...Show More
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mm recommended:Nov 15th, 2020
Hollywood and society shaming a young 18 year old actress on her weight to point where she had to get weight loss surgery. So sad :(
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tedk49 recommended:Nov 17th, 2020
I agree. Superb episode with a note of sadness about the long history of body shaming.