Kathy Griffin Struggles With Surgery, Diet

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 2nd 2009 01:18PM

Comedian Kathy Griffin is opening up about her struggles with low self-esteem -- which lead her to try plastic surgery and weight loss diets. After moving to Hollywood, Griffin was pressured to look perfect and had her first surgery, a nose job, at age 26.

"I was told repeatedly, 'You would be pretty if it weren't for that nose. You'd work more if it weren't for that nose.' You would think I had a nose the size of Texas. I was young and impressionable and started to believe it, so I got a nose job," she told PEOPLE. And that was only the beginning.

During Griffin's big break on Brooke Shields' sitcom 'Suddenly Susan,' she felt pressure to slim down. "I lost 15 lbs. friggin fast in season 1. But being on television, I was never thin enough. [Being on TV] told me that clothes didn't come in anything larger than a four. That got to me," she said.

Griffin became obsessed with her weight taking back-to-back step aerobics classes, starving herself all day and then binging at night. And the diet pills she used were like, "full-on illegal speed," she joked. "I took it to lose weight, which is not very smart. I just felt three times as hungry afterward," she said.

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Celeb Weight Issues

After weeks of dieting and exercise, Sherri Shepherd revealed her slimmer figure on 'The View.' She lost 5 inches from her waist and 10 inches overall, but she would not reveal how many pounds she shed.

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Celeb Weight Issues

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Former tennis pro Monica Seles reveals in her new book, 'Getting A Grip,' that she has finally beaten her 9-year battle with food. Seles admits she packed on the pounds to cope with stress relating to her father's death and being stabbed in the back on court during a match in 1993.

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Audrina Patridge says her new appearance has nothing to do with plastic surgery, and everything to do with dropping some "baby fat." Some had speculated she got a nose job and other work done.

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According to rumors, Scarlett Johansson has dropped 14 lbs since she began work on 'Iron Man 2' with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is mentoring her young co-star. Scarlett is seen here on Nov. 5, 2008 and March 24, 2009.

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Star Jones' drastic weight loss -- and the controversial way she achieved it -- helped facilitate her exit from 'The View.' Now, she's apologizing to her former co-panelists. "I'm so sorry that I placed a burden on my colleagues. I never asked them to lie."

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In Jaime Pressly's memoir, the 'My Name is Earl' star describes the eating disorder she suffered as a young fashion model.

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Finally, Griffin decided to go under the knife for liposuction. But complications from the procedure nearly killed her. "I want women to know that this is what lipo looks like. Like, are you sure you don't want to just work out a little more?"

"What I can't figure out is why I wasted time worrying about my looks. I am a comedian. I'm not on the runway in Milan. Believe it or not, people don't come to see me really thinking I'm going to look like Jennifer Aniston," she said.

Today, Griffin is 5 feet 3 inches tall and 115 lbs. "Staying in shape is a struggle. I struggle with it every day. I just came from a very healthy lunch but the whole time I was having the healthy lunch I wished I was having cupcakes. It's not a simple thing. I have to watch what I eat and I have to work out quite a bit," Griffin said.

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Kathy Griffin Snapshots

Kathy Griffin arrives at NBC Universal's all-star press tour party on August 5, 2009 in Pasadena, California. More Photos >>

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Kathy Griffin performs at Hard Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on August 12, 2009 in Hollywood, Florida. Kathy Griffin Performs at Hard Rock Live! Hard Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL United States August 12, 2009 Photo by John Parra/WireImage.com To license this image (58097080), contact WireImage.com

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HOLLYWOOD, FL - AUGUST 12: Kathy Griffin performs at Hard Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on August 12, 2009 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kathy Griffin

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By JoeThePlumber

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too bad she didnt

By Pat

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Don't like her, never did and probably never will.

By JW

Its hard for pigs to have self esteem.

By lilly

Why are some people so judgmental and mean?

By Bernadette

You people are all retards. Who cares what you think, really !?

By marleigh

Kathy Griffin...it's not her weight I would comment on, it's her style of humor. I think she can be very funny. I've seen excerpts with her mother and other people and she was quite humorous. However, like alot of people in her business she crosses the line of good taste into a
feeble attempt to try and be appealing. Her Jesus jokes are beyond contempt. Actually I've never heard such trash from a person before.

By greenlandmj

1. You were NEVER going to look pretty...face transplants haven't been perfected yet.

2. Too bad you only nearly died from the lipo.

3. You're a talentless hack who should keep her opinions to herself because no one cares about your politics.

By Hope

Kathy! I know that is your writing all those nice things about you.......using a psudonym is not beneath you, we both know that. I am just kidding. I love your humor Kathy and your reality show was great because it showed what it really takes to make it in show business.

By Time for her to go

Maybe one more surgery will do it. (eliminate her from our collective mind) I'll chip in.

By donny

I like and admire sarah palin, and can't stand Kathy Griffin. I am NOT a hillbilly, I am a grandmother who loves traditional values.

By bioal20806

i have seen prettier faces on iodine bottles, and she is a rather shallow c--t

By Doug

She is a train wreck.Her TV show was a joke too.Talking like she had a 3rd grade education popping zits on Bobby Browns face smoking and acting with no class in front of her kids.Nice role model for young people.And once again the racist OPRAH is having her on the show and will paint her as a person for all african americans to look up to.

By Lynne

I love her. I've seen her show twice, and will pay to see her again. She's hilarious. With talent like that, her looks are irrelevant.

By LIsa

i think she is great, it sucks having to work out constantly and when you eat a dang cookie there comes 5 fricken pounds. I am very athletic and tall but women are judged by there apperece and it is so not fair, Guys can sit around all day play with the remote and eat whatever and nothing .. not a pound, i feel this is the only flaw in the between making men and woman, they say men are not born with as much fat cells due to women have to protect the babies, true but not fair.

By t bone

Are you allowed to be a fan of hers if you are not gay?? All she talks about are her "gays" so far as her audience goes. Nothing against gay people; but does she not want any other fans

By Marty

She said something offensive the Apollo and pretty much got thrown off the stage. Al Sharpton was embarrased. Imagine how bad you'd have to be to imbarrass him?

By Marc

I am too am a "normal" working guy and I think what Ms.Griffin does is hilarious. She takes down these celebs that think they are all that. She is the voice that calls them out the over inflated egos, the gluttony and the waste of money paid to the prima donnas of Hollywood. I applaud her courage and her wish her continued sucess in ruthless Hollywood.
Oh and the to the folks that slam her looks, her voice etc... I am sure that even as I type this G.Q. and Cosmo are knocking down your doors begging you for your head-shot! Give us a break and try to offer something intelligent to the discussion!

By Jennifer Weekley

Kathy is awesome! She is a beautiful person inside and out. Her honesty about her self-esteem issues will help many people cope with their own issues. I applaud her for all she does!!!

By Lois Coleman

This is THE funniest comedian, male or female out there. I love her. As a recovering Catholic, I identify with her anger driven humor. We're lucky she's not out there shooting people!!!

By kit

Why is it most males hate a smart sassy woman? Is is just because she's not a classic beauty? Or is it just because you are threatened by any woman who isn't a blonde bimbo? Males simply keep that ignorance level high when it comes to women. Sad.

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