# Could this Downton Abbey actress have been several months postpartum when this was filmed? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 21, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122 "2013-07-21T17:14:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/81 "2013-09-19T03:05:09Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > I’ve personally decided to believe Claire’s merely a nonny w/ a particularly focused thread, not a delusional deluded person bent on pulling us into their delusion w/ ‘citations’. Can you imagine if I went around sharing pictures of my favorite artist’s upper body, asking people, “Do you think he hadn’t pooped yet that day? Could he have chronic constipation b/c he follows a vegetarian diet?” > (My apologies to Weird Al; I merely make an analogy, not an aspersion.) Beryl on Yahoo Answers has exactly the same obsession… word for word. [Yahoo Search - Web Search](http://answers.yahoo.com/activity;_ylt=Ap5RXPgbuq9ffMXp1g.pE4j9_Nw4?show=Q5C3YAS7DEJNHELG6ZCIR7O4WQ&type=guid&tzoffset=600#dash=1-questions) ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/82 "2013-09-19T04:30:15Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Beryl on Yahoo Answers has exactly the same obsession… word for word. [Yahoo Search - Web Search](http://answers.yahoo.com/activity;_ylt=Ap5RXPgbuq9ffMXp1g.pE4j9_Nw4?show=Q5C3YAS7DEJNHELG6ZCIR7O4WQ&type=guid&tzoffset=600#dash=1-questions) OMG, what ARE the odds?? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/83 "2013-09-20T00:37:44Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I’m sure she can. I’m 10lbs overweight and when it’s not that special week of the month when I retain 5-6lbs of water, even my clothed belly is much flatter looking than all of the pictures she cites. > [@Claire98909](#): > > Then do you agree with me? No, I just think “for god’s sake, you’re being paid to look good, you ought to be doing more crunches than me!” when I see photos like that. ---
**Author:** ![Claire98909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/84 "2013-09-20T01:16:00Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > No, I just think “for god’s sake, you’re being paid to look good, you ought to be doing more crunches than me!” when I see photos like that. So do women get those bellies from not doing crunches? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/85 "2013-09-20T01:47:19Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > So do women get those bellies from not doing crunches? That’s what normal people look like. Heck, she’s fairly thin as things go. It’s not normal for humans to have flat stomachs. It’s impossible to spot reduce, you get a flat stomach by having low body fat, which is mainly a factor of diet. You don’t seem to have a good grasp on what humans look like, and I think it’s causing you to veer off in a very strange direction. ---
**Author:** ![Claire98909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/86 "2013-09-20T02:46:34Z")
I was scrolling through the Daily Mail and happened upon this story about some woman named Eliza Gonzalez who is dating Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend or some crap like that. Anyway, HER belly looks perfectly flat: [http://i.imgur.com/EMRunis.png](http://i.imgur.com/EMRunis.png) ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/87 "2013-09-20T02:55:40Z")
… did you look at her arms? Look at her arms and then look at your arms and then look at the arms of a human skeleton. There isn’t a lot on her besides bone - not a ton of muscle, even. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/88 "2013-09-20T03:39:20Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > You don’t seem to have a good grasp on what humans look like, and I think it’s causing you to veer off in a very strange direction. Are you suggesting she may an odd but entertaining alien, an ALF for the new millennium? Because he was funnier while she’s just creepy. I find it interesting that she has fixated on a minor star rather than a big one, a Rebecca Schaeffer rather than a Katy Perry. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/89 "2013-09-20T11:04:20Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > I was scrolling through the Daily Mail and happened upon this story about some woman named Eliza Gonzalez who is dating Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend or some crap like that. Anyway, HER belly looks perfectly flat: > > [http://i.imgur.com/EMRunis.png](http://i.imgur.com/EMRunis.png) So? Why, yes people come in a range of sizes and muscle tones. It doesn’t mean this woman is hiding a super secret and barely noticeable pregnancy! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/90 "2013-09-20T12:47:26Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > I was scrolling through the Daily Mail and happened upon this story about some woman named Eliza Gonzalez who is dating Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend or some crap like that. Anyway, HER belly looks perfectly flat: > > [http://i.imgur.com/EMRunis.png](http://i.imgur.com/EMRunis.png) Do you think she represents what most women look like? Here’s a picture of who she’s dating, [Chris Hemsworth](http://www.superhero-workouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Chris-Hemsworth-5.jpg) (aka Thor). By comparison to him, I’M pregnant right now. ---
**Author:** ![MarcusF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/91 "2013-09-20T13:39:42Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Do you think she represents what most women look like? Here’s a picture of who she’s dating, [Chris Hemsworth](http://www.superhero-workouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Chris-Hemsworth-5.jpg) (aka Thor). By comparison to him, I’M pregnant right now. But he’s got bigger boobs - wait, that must mean he’s pregnant 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/92 "2013-09-20T14:41:14Z")
She can’t be dating Thor, Thor is married and has a tiny little baby. I have no idea how I know that, but I do. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/93 "2013-09-20T17:37:33Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > She can’t be dating Thor, Thor is married and has a tiny little baby. You’re correct. Miley is actually dating (or rather, was dating) Liam Hemsworth, not Chris. He also makes me look pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Claire98909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/94 "2013-09-22T01:53:24Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Not unless it was designed to do so. You’re still looking for anything to support your far fetched idea without actually looking at the facts at hand. But if the dress compresses the entire rest of her body, wouldn’t it also compress her lower belly, if, indeed, it is fat and not a large uterus? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/95 "2013-09-22T02:12:13Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > But if the dress compresses the entire rest of her body, wouldn’t it also compress her lower belly, if, indeed, it is fat and not a large uterus? I give up, you’re not teachable. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/96 "2013-09-22T02:35:34Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > But if the dress compresses the entire rest of her body, wouldn’t it also compress her lower belly, if, indeed, it is fat and not a large uterus? “A large uterus”? Good grief, who talks like this? ---
**Author:** ![FinlayFay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FinlayFay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinlayFay)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/97 "2013-09-22T03:47:18Z")
Claire do you really think anyone cares ?? At least besides you … ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/98 "2013-09-22T04:03:12Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > But if the dress compresses the entire rest of her body, wouldn’t it also compress her lower belly, if, indeed, it is fat and not a large uterus? “Pretty girl, but did you get a look at that HUGE uterus on her?” ---
**Author:** ![Claire98909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/99 "2013-09-24T03:30:11Z")
If she were any other celebrity the media would be all over her, pelting her with questions, asking her if she’s pregnant or had a baby. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122/100 "2013-09-24T03:49:28Z")
> [@Claire98909](#): > > If she were any other celebrity the media would be all over her, pelting her with questions, asking her if she’s pregnant or had a baby. and since they are not, should this not be a clue? or are you saying there is a media conspiracy to hide an unwanted child of an actress? That would be a first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122.md?page=6)