Carnie Wilson on darkish ‘weight’ actuality of Wilson Phillips music movies
Carnie Wilson is getting candid in regards to the darker facet of early fame—and it has nothing to do with off-key notes or stage fright. Throughout a heartfelt chat on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, the Wilson Phillips singer regarded again on her early days within the highlight, when what she weighed received extra consideration than what she sang.
Again within the early ‘90s, Wilson was simply attempting to file half an album when a file exec from SBK Data, Arma Andon—who sarcastically ended up changing into “a good friend”—dropped a remark that also stings.
“But I remember when [the record company] came to one of our recording sessions, very early on, maybe we had recorded half the album, and [the executive] came in and he said to me, ‘What are we going to do about this weight problem of yours?’ Verbatim,” she recalled.
Cue the lavatory sprint and the ugly-cry second. Wilson didn’t simply get emotional—she received actual.
“I just said, ‘You know, I really you’re so funny and so great. And then you f—ing were an a—— for saying that to me. Why did you do that?’” she later instructed him.
Fortunately, the exec apologized. “You hurt me so badly when you did that,” she remembered saying. “And he said, ‘I just can’t believe I said that. I’m so sorry.’”
Whereas Andon finally mentioned sorry, the impression caught round—particularly on set. Wilson shared how she was fairly actually hidden in music movies.
“It was always, ‘Hide Carnie in the videos. I had to stay in this light for my chin,’” she mentioned, utilizing her hand to exhibit how the shadows did the heavy lifting.
Regardless of being shoved into the shadows, Wilson nonetheless discovered an odd form of empowerment in being the one who stood out.
“I kind of liked it. It was kind of like a power thing. I was different … and that’s part of the armor I’ve had,” she defined.
However being “different” got here at a bodily value.
Reflecting on the video shoot for his or her 1992 single You Gained’t See Me Cry, Wilson revealed simply how far she needed to go to look “acceptable.”
“I was bleeding from wearing corsets that were sucking me in and trying to make me look as skinny as possible. I had sores on my waist from cinching and trying to look skinny. It was just awful.”
Weight has been a long-time battle for the singer—she underwent gastric bypass surgical procedure in 1999 and later had lap band surgical procedure.
However as of late, she’s approaching all of it from a more healthy place. In April 2024, Wilson instructed Individuals she gave up sugar and gluten in September 2023, shedding 45 kilos and gaining one thing even higher, peace.
“I feel so much better,” she mentioned. “I treat my body with respect now.”
