# Christina Hendricks of Mad Men is yummy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681 "2011-05-29T18:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/41 "2011-05-30T23:34:04Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > She’s gained a lot of weight since her modeling days, [when she appeared](http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/christina-hendricks-playboy.jpg) [in Playboy](http://cache.blippitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Christina-Hendricks-Playboy-2.jpg), [and some weight since Firefly.](http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRv6OwtGa7MSlBXGJ0IvR3S9-S8vDNp_68uHsfQeWAtYz39cK-I5A) By Hollywood standards she’s gigantic - by normal American standards she’s average size, not at all an average shape! She’s said herself that she’s a size 12-14, but it’s all hips and boobs, she has slender arms and shoulders, and relatively thin legs. > > I think she has a great body (and face, and skin) and I’m glad to see a woman who isn’t so small and thin as to barely exist in the general population getting so much acclaim and attention for her figure. > > I’ve seen these new black swimsuit pics already, and I’m wondering why media outlets have chosen to showcase only those that make her look the heaviest. [This](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/28/article-0-0C4EB53400000578-175_634x700.jpg) and [this](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3WMpacryHOg/TeGOPgEC8kI/AAAAAAAAiz4/C7_rjP5Vvvc/s1600/Christina%2BHendricks%2Bcauses%2Ba%2BLake%2BComo-tion%2Bin%2Bblack%2Bswimsuit%2Bas%2Bshe%2Benjoys%2Bdip%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bpool%2B%2B%2B3.jpg) provide a much more accurate look at her shape and size, but this is all I am seeing on gossip sites! Maybe cause it’s a cleavage shot? Both the shots you chose, one with her tuned sideways, and the other obscured by a pole, are not what I would call accurate. She’s got big wide hips, and and a big wide ass and wears them well. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/42 "2011-05-30T23:35:25Z")
Her returning role on Life (the Damian Lewis) cop show was where I first noticed that she looked bigger than on Firefly. At the time I thought she might have been pregnant or just had a kid. I think she was also clamped down a fair bit on Firefly. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/43 "2011-05-31T00:16:15Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Both the shots you chose, one with her tuned sideways, and the other obscured by a pole, are not what I would call accurate. She’s got big wide hips, and and a big wide ass and wears them well. You can see her hips fine there, but you can also see that she has a small middle. [Here she looks top-heavy and a couple sizes larger](http://www.christinahendricksgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Christina-Hendricks-Swimsuit-In-Italy.jpg) than [she does](http://www.skinnyvscurvy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fp_3426114_hendricks_christina_fp7_081709.jpg) [in any other](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh8jyja8oQ1qhyt4po1_500.png)[recent candid](http://images.starpulse.com/news/bloggers/8/blog_images/christina-hendricks-5.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![alexandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/44 "2011-06-01T16:09:59Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > She’s gained a lot of weight since her modeling days, [when she appeared](http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/christina-hendricks-playboy.jpg) [in Playboy](http://cache.blippitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Christina-Hendricks-Playboy-2.jpg), [and some weight since Firefly.](http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRv6OwtGa7MSlBXGJ0IvR3S9-S8vDNp_68uHsfQeWAtYz39cK-I5A) By Hollywood standards she’s gigantic - by normal American standards she’s average size, not at all an average shape! She’s said herself that she’s a size 12-14, but it’s all hips and boobs, she has slender arms and shoulders, and relatively thin legs. Wow, those Playboy pictures really make a hot woman look boring as hell. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/45 "2011-06-01T17:18:41Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > You can see her hips fine there, but you can also see that she has a small middle. [Here she looks top-heavy and a couple sizes larger](http://www.christinahendricksgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Christina-Hendricks-Swimsuit-In-Italy.jpg) than [she does](http://www.skinnyvscurvy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fp_3426114_hendricks_christina_fp7_081709.jpg) [in any other](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh8jyja8oQ1qhyt4po1_500.png)[recent candid](http://images.starpulse.com/news/bloggers/8/blog_images/christina-hendricks-5.jpg). She is vacationing in Italy, right? I’d likely gain a size or two vacationing in Italy. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/46 "2011-06-01T17:33:34Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > I’ll say it too: she really doesn’t do much for me. I think she looks pretty good on the show, but still a bit… zaftig to me. I’m attracted to more petite women. Give me Natalie Portman any day of the week. And, in the linked photos, Hendricks is WAY too curvy and plump for my tastes. She does have a pretty face though, I’ll certainly admit that… I’m with you. I wouldn’t kick her out of bed, nosireebob, but she’s not quite my type. Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley or Eva Mendes are more to my liking. Or Ingrid Bergman or Donna Reed, back in the day. To each their own! ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/47 "2011-06-01T19:15:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m with you. I wouldn’t kick her out of bed, nosireebob, but she’s not quite my type. Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley or Eva Mendes are more to my liking. Or Ingrid Bergman or Donna Reed, back in the day. To each their own! Keira Knightley? She’s great from the neck up. From the neck down, however, she looks like a white Biafran. Bleh. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/48 "2011-06-01T19:36:05Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Keira Knightley? She’s great from the neck up. From the neck down, however, she looks like a white Biafran. Bleh. I’ll certainly concede that she’s looked too skinny, too often. But not always: [![](https://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/pezo6/keira-knightley-pirates-of-the-caribbean21.jpg) ](https://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/pezo6/keira-knightley-pirates-of-the-caribbean21.jpg) [![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uqNpu6E0Dcg/TJLXRjQaDDI/AAAAAAAADjw/-ioaQx60m-w/s320/Keira+Knightley+Elizabeth+Bennet) ](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uqNpu6E0Dcg/TJLXRjQaDDI/AAAAAAAADjw/-ioaQx60m-w/s320/Keira+Knightley+Elizabeth+Bennet) [http://www.keiraknightley.net/gallery/data/544/keira-k\_com-piratesofthecaribbean-making10.jpg](http://www.keiraknightley.net/gallery/data/544/keira-k_com-piratesofthecaribbean-making10.jpg) [![](http://www.scifiscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kiera_knightley.jpg) ](http://www.scifiscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kiera_knightley.jpg) [http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/40/30/61390304/1\_300648812l.jpg](http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/40/30/61390304/1_300648812l.jpg) [![](http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6300000/Lizzie-P-P-2005-elizabeth-bennet-6393917-510-680.jpg) ](http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6300000/Lizzie-P-P-2005-elizabeth-bennet-6393917-510-680.jpg) [http://content6.flixster.com/photo/72/07/53/7207536\_gal.jpg](http://content6.flixster.com/photo/72/07/53/7207536_gal.jpg) > **[1 Million+ Free Pictures For Free to Download | Wallpapers.com](https://wallpapers.com/pictures)** > > Download Free Pictures to use. Browse the selection of 1,000,000+ Free Beautiful Pictures submitted by our community of talented contributors and completely free to download and use. Maybe she could just borrow ten pounds or so from Christina H.? ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/49 "2011-06-02T13:58:57Z")
I love her on Mad Men but she doesn’t look that good in those swimsuit pictures. I think she’s letting go of the diet while on hiatus. And no, not every guy wants a woman with huge tits (my phone just tried to auto-correct that to “toys”- I guess that would have worked, too). ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/50 "2011-06-02T14:25:55Z")
She not my type either. Having said that, there is no way around that fact that she looks a bit overweight in those early pics. I think there is a lot of room in between Kara Knightly (a size 00 I’d guess) and Christina (a size 14-16). I’m a bit offended (just a bit, nothing to get all up in arms over 😃 ) that if I like a girl in the size 4-6 range that I’m sick because I don’t like ‘normal’ girls. My girl friend is a size 4. Not skinny, but she works out and more-or-less watches what she eats. I’m an American and I’ve lived here most of my life (49 years). But when I leave the US for any extended period of time and come back, I’m reminded that we are an overweight society. And Christina, in the first pic, is overweight, and not healthy. ---
**Author:** ![theR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@theR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theR)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/51 "2011-06-02T14:35:39Z")
> [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](#): > > No thanks. Just look at those sharp knees! > > [http://www.flickr.com/photos/32168264@N00/4314087003/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32168264@N00/4314087003/) Actually, her feet are disgusting. [![](https://wikifeet.com/pictures/Christina-Hendricks-Feet-405376.jpg) ](https://wikifeet.com/pictures/Christina-Hendricks-Feet-405376.jpg) I don’t have any particular thing for feet, but that is just bad. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/52 "2011-06-02T14:49:55Z")
Just needs the old [hallux valgus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunion) corrected and she’d have feet as sexy as the rest of her. I know, because I have a feet thing. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/53 "2011-06-04T18:02:37Z")
I was certainly pleased when she did a guest spot on her husband’s show, _Body of Proof_. It seemed a trifle early to pull the trigger on that one, though; maybe they weren’t sure about the show’s prospects and decided to go ahead while the getting was good. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/54 "2011-06-04T20:42:03Z")
I happen to think that Keira Knightly and Christina Hendricks are both stunningly attractive. Is that odd? Now, if Keira put on as much weight as Christina has, or if Christina lost down to Keira’s size, they’d probably both look terrible, but as it is, they’re both fine. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/55 "2011-06-04T21:19:10Z")
I prefer thin women but for Christina I will make an exception. Yowza. And who cares if she has ugly feet??? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/56 "2011-06-05T00:20:16Z")
> [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](#): > > No thanks. Just look at those sharp knees! > > [http://www.flickr.com/photos/32168264@N00/4314087003/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32168264@N00/4314087003/) I was under the impression that that comment referred to not having a lot of body fat, a trait that Ms. Hendrix definitely doesn’t have. Knees only looks sharp if you are lacking in subcutaneous fat. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/57 "2011-06-05T00:40:20Z")
> [@theR](#): > > Actually, her feet are disgusting. > > [wikiFeet](http://www.wikifeet.com/pictures/Christina-Hendricks-Feet-405376.jpg) “Wikifeet”? Sometimes I really wish I believed in God, and particularly a vengeful god, because we clearly deserve another Great Flood. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/58 "2011-06-05T00:57:43Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I happen to think that Keira Knightly and Christina Hendricks are both stunningly attractive. Is that odd? Now, if Keira put on as much weight as Christina has, or if Christina lost down to Keira’s size, they’d probably both look terrible, but as it is, they’re both fine. According to OKCupid’s Tits, Ass, and Cuteness test I like my women “Curvy and Naughty.” I think Christina Hendricks, even in those swimsuit pics, is exactly my type. I’m another guy who doesn’t believe boobs can be too big if they’re natural. However, my results to OKCupid’s Beautiful Faces test was Keira Knightley. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/59 "2011-06-05T02:08:34Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I happen to think that Keira Knightly and Christina Hendricks are both stunningly attractive. Is that odd? Now, if Keira put on as much weight as Christina has, or if Christina lost down to Keira’s size, they’d probably both look terrible, but as it is, they’re both fine. I think Keira Knightley is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen, and think Christina Hendricks is lovely as well. The people that say Keira and other naturally waifish women “look like boys” or “should eat a sandwich” annoy the hell out of me. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681/60 "2011-06-05T15:22:33Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I was under the impression that that comment referred to not having a lot of body fat, a trait that Ms. Hendrix definitely doesn’t have. Knees only looks sharp if you are lacking in subcutaneous fat. No, that comment is the quintessential “I have ridiculous standards of attractiveness that no woman could ever meet, possibly due to the sour-grapes attitude of one who could never hope to attract such attractive women” internet comment. That’s why that guy’s picture is included in the graphic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681.md?page=4)