topic Re: Shawn. in Q Talk

Shawn.

mariadomenica — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:26:25 GMT

I see Shawn is taking off a lot of weight. I will say she looks great. I do (and I am sure I am not alone) get tired of her thinking that all the clothing is for us to watch her wear. I think Shawn "came clean" publicly after the pandemic. Like the rest of us, she gad put on some pounds. Heck, all we did was wear pajama to leisure clothes. I believe without her saying she was telling us something else .....I will leave it up to the QVC ladies who watched Shawn from the early days when she could have been Princess Diana's double. I am happy she is in a better place. I have mixed feelings though....about her need to emphasize the clothing on her.

Re: Shawn.

amyb — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:07:53 GMT

@mariadomenica Yes, I've noticed the weight loss. She looks good. I don't watch her much. I love her on the podcast...I think she's great at that, and I've enjoyed most of them so far. I look forward to new episodes. But, I rarely watch her as a host...don't find her honest enough or just not my cup of tea when it comes to presenting. I don't mind her quirkiness, just not informative in a good way for me to watch presenting products.

Can relate...I too gained about 12-15 lbs during and since Covid...finally lost what I wanted to this year and hoping to keep it off, feel much better! Not about the number as much as I'm petite framed, and that was a lot on me. Also had an unhealthy body fat zone, so for health reasons had to take it off. So I cheer her on with that.

What I and I think others didn't appreciate is when she was clearly about a size 6-8 on air, saying she was in a size 2 or XS pants. I, normally, a 2/4, was pushing a size 6 and smaller than Shawn, yet she was saying she was in 2's didn't help anyone really judge what size pants they needed. I'd give her a pass, personally in real life, her business, BUT when your job on air is to be as accurate as possible, when giving sizing...not cool.

Anyhoo. Shawn is gonna be Shawn. Yes, I recall those "Princess Di" days.

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katie1859 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:05:05 GMT

After 50 weight is a constant up and down

Its metabollic and hormonal

I recently heard Kim Gravel say she's gained weight

It's a dance, and it's constant so to watch everyday what you eat, how much you eat

and when you eat.

I changed my dance in 24 and lost 30 lbs unintentionally

I truly didn't expect it

Re: Shawn.

Carmie — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:05:37 GMT

Why another comment about Shawn's body? Obsessed, maybe?

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wifey2qt — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:29:35 GMT

Holy ****** - this obsession with Shawn and her sizing is unreal......

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:37:23 GMT

@mariadomenica wrote:
I see Shawn is taking off a lot of weight. I will say she looks great. I do (and I am sure I am not alone) get tired of her thinking that all the clothing is for us to watch her wear. I think Shawn "came clean" publicly after the pandemic. Like the rest of us, she gad put on some pounds. Heck, all we did was wear pajama to leisure clothes. I believe without her saying she was telling us something else .....I will leave it up to the QVC ladies who watched Shawn from the early days when she could have been Princess Diana's double. I am happy she is in a better place. I have mixed feelings though....about her need to emphasize the clothing on her.

@mariadomenica

Okay, I've read your comments three times and am still not sure what you mean.

If you watch a certain host and notice their weight goes up or down, why would they need to "come clean" about the change?

I doubt it would be necessary to say anything at all.

Perhaps you need to get a different hobby.

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faeriemoon — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:35 GMT

I don't think I'd use the term "came clean." During the pandemic she spoke openly about being frustrated with her weight, and mentioned several times that she had gained 15 or 20 pounds.

When she made a point to lose it she did it fairly quickly.

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ellaphant — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:15:24 GMT

@katie1859 wrote:
After 50 weight is a constant up and down
Its metabollic and hormonal

I recently heard Kim Gravel say she's gained weight

It's a dance, and it's constant so to watch everyday what you eat, how much you eat
and when you eat.

I changed my dance in 24 and lost 30 lbs unintentionally
I truly didn't expect it

Thats a myth about over 50. Watch what you eat , move. I'm 20 pounds less than I was in college. Yes, my waist area has gotten bigger even with weight loss, there are body changes. But to just blame significant weight gain after 50 ' just happening' is not true.

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San Antonio Gal — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:56:09 GMT

@ellaphant wrote:
@katie1859 wrote:
After 50 weight is a constant up and down
Its metabollic and hormonal

I recently heard Kim Gravel say she's gained weight

It's a dance, and it's constant so to watch everyday what you eat, how much you eat
and when you eat.

I changed my dance in 24 and lost 30 lbs unintentionally
I truly didn't expect it
Thats a myth about over 50. Watch what you eat , move. I'm 20 pounds less than I was in college. Yes, my waist area has gotten bigger even with weight loss, there are body changes. But to just blame significant weight gain after 50 ' just happening' is not true.

I don't believe the after-50 weight gain either. It depends on the person, not the age.

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Kitty Galore — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:43:53 GMT

my mother always said after menapause women do tend to gain weight and that you have to start watching what you eat whereas when younger metabolism is faster plus you have estrogen . I don't know if that is really true or not , I mean estrogen does play a part .

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CalminHeart — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:30:31 GMT

No one, not even a host, has to come clean about anything. It's none of our business.

I don't care what size a host says they wear, how much weight they gain or lose, or what they do with their nails, hair, self tanner. I don't care what glasses they wear. None of it matters to me. Everyone can be who they are.

That said, if someone isn't your style, don't watch or be around them.

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ellaphant — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:51:05 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:

No one, not even a host, has to come clean about anything. It's none of our business.

I don't care what size a host says they wear, how much weight they gain or lose, or what they do with their nails, hair, self tanner. I don't care what glasses they wear. None of it matters to me. Everyone can be who they are.

That said, if someone isn't your style, don't watch or be around them.

Could not agree more...ditto for birthdays, babies, vacations... it borders on obsessed.

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manny2 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:02:07 GMT

@ellaphant wrote:
@CalminHeart wrote:

No one, not even a host, has to come clean about anything. It's none of our business.

I don't care what size a host says they wear, how much weight they gain or lose, or what they do with their nails, hair, self tanner. I don't care what glasses they wear. None of it matters to me. Everyone can be who they are.

That said, if someone isn't your style, don't watch or be around them.

Could not agree more...ditto for birthdays, babies, vacations... it borders on obsessed.

Obsessed? @ellaphant The hosts talk ad nauseum about their family, vacations and everything else. They open the door. They can’t have it both ways.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:56:46 GMT

I agree that there's nothing obsessive about most discussions about hosts. It's a QVC forum after all, so it's just logical and is encouraged.

Hosts are incentivized to engage viewers, amass followers and fans and accumulate posts and likes. It will only grow as social media becomes more essential to The QVC Group.

It's all a part of the evolving business model.

And there's nothing wrong with posters asking simple, harmless questions. No one is asking for personal details.

Getting bent out of shape about it is strange and obsessive.

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ellaphant — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:47:44 GMT

@manny2 wrote:
@ellaphant wrote:
@CalminHeart wrote:

No one, not even a host, has to come clean about anything. It's none of our business.

I don't care what size a host says they wear, how much weight they gain or lose, or what they do with their nails, hair, self tanner. I don't care what glasses they wear. None of it matters to me. Everyone can be who they are.

That said, if someone isn't your style, don't watch or be around them.

Could not agree more...ditto for birthdays, babies, vacations... it borders on obsessed.

Obsessed? @ellaphant The hosts talk ad nauseum about their family, vacations and everything else. They open the door. They can’t have it both ways.

Don't you get the difference? Thats their JOB. That doesn't entitle you to know anything they don't want you to know. Why would you care? Obsessed much?

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Puppy Lips — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:06 GMT

I don't care what size the hosts are. I think they should have hosts of all sizes. But I do want the hosts to be honest about what size they are wearing if they put on QVC clothes. As I see it, there is one host who wears a size smaller than she should, and another host who CLEARLY is wearing a size or two larger than she says she is. Do they think we are dumb? We have eyes. We can see. We can compare her body size to the person next to her whose size we do believe.

I shop a lot at QVC. But I watch much less than I used to. Some of the newer hosts I just don't care for, and I can't even figure out why.

I am going through my closet now and will be donating a lot of QVC clothing. I need to be more selective going forward.

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mariadomenica — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:42:10 GMT

Yes...I am 70..
I am smaller than I ever was.
..and I still have a healthy appetite.

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Etoile308 — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:57:30 GMT

I think often viewers who believe they are of a similar size and body type of a host or model look to them to determine how they think it would look on the customer. They use it as a guideline.

After all, why else wear the garment.

So if one wants to mention the size they are wearing they need to accurately tell the size they're wearing. Anything less is a disservice to the customer. If a host doesn't divulge their size then there's no controversy.