Late-night talk show host James Corden has revealed that his New Year’s resolution is to go Spanx-less for one episode of “The Late Late Show” this year.
Corden, the venerable Jack-of-all-trades and self-described “chunky unit,” shared in an interview with Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race“) that his 2020 goal is to get to a point where he can feel comfortable filming his show without the help of his trusty shapewear.
“It’ll be like I’m suddenly free, Ru,” the 41-year-old English comedian excitedly declared. “I won’t know what to do! I’ll be breathing!”
RuPaul asked if the audience at home would be able to tell when that episode airs.”You’ll know, babe! I’ll shout it from the rooftops,” Corden confirmed.
The “Cats” star opened up about fat-shaming last September in response to a comment made by fellow talk-show host Bill Maher. The opinionated comedian said on his show “Real Time with Bill Maher” that fat-shaming “needs to make a comeback,” citing that “some amount of shame is good” when pointing out the perceived unhealthiness of fat.
Corden retorted in a segment on his own show, stating that “fat-shaming never went anywhere. I mean, ask literally any fat person. We are reminded of it all the time.”
“There’s a common and insulting misconception that fat people are stupid and lazy, and we’re not … We know that being overweight isn’t good for us and I’ve struggled my entire life trying to manage my weight and I suck at it,” Corden continued. “While you’re encouraging people to think about what goes into their mouths, just think a little harder about what comes out of yours.”
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