This photo & quote of Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Shay Smith is doing the rounds; let’s talk about it, because it’s positioned as ‘positive’ but there are some problems... Firstly, it leans on the assumption that getting bigger is a BAD thing. Like ‘oh yeah she got bigger, but he loves her *regardless*’... It is all rooted in fatphobia, and the idea that there is something inherently wrong with weight gain/bigger bodies. Other reasons: - Was Keely unworthy of being named?! Is she solely ‘Pierce’s wife’? His possession? - Why is her weight even being talked about? What should how she looks matter? Answer: it shouldn’t. - Why does he have to defend her for... existing?! Pierce says lovely things about his wife, and it’s clear he is besotted with her. I feel like he shouldn’t have to dignify any such questions or discussion with a response, much less justify why he still desires her, but it’s of course up to him how he defends his wife... He even revealed in an interview that family friends of theirs had suggested surgery to help her lose weight - eurgh, that makes me so sad. Another reason this discussion is toxic that is equally important as the others is that this suggests that love is about the physical. When it really isn’t - I know that it plays a part in initial attraction etc, but you don’t have a happy, loving, caring relationship with someone because of how they look. A solid relationship can’t be built solely on physical attraction. Love is far, far superior to these shallow conversations that revolve around aesthetics. We’re beautiful for who we *are*, not how we look and certainly not what weight we are. What do YOU think? @alexlight_ldn