Ballad of a Big Woman
Posted on January 27th, 2012 by James Higham
Katarina Witt in hot water again. Stop: 1. apologizing; and 2. for reasons of PCism.
She stunned viewers and fans alike when she called the professional skier a ‘big woman’ live on TV. But today, Dancing On Ice judge Katarina Witt apologised to Chemmy Alcott and said she meant her comment to be complimentary.
Look, if the woman is big, then she’s big. If she’s fat, that’s another matter. In the words of Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel: “She weighed 203 but that was OK by me – it was lots of action.” Witt said she herself was big, so let’s check that:
Actually, it was just an excuse to run pics of Katarina Witt.
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I wouldn’t say they are THAT big – just pulled together by tight dresses in the first two pictures…