I really like Dara. I met her, two years in a row, at the good ol' QVC beauty bash! The first year she sat at our table, next me and we had a great chat. The second year, when we saw her, she remembered my friend and me. It was very sweet and genuine. We had a good about the year before at our table. The original beauty bashes can not be beat. It was much simplier and easy going. As the years went on, they got more corporate and I quit going.
She is lovely either way. Glad she lost the weight though... I know it's not a popular or politically correct thing to say but obesity/being overwieght is proven to cause health issues and reduce the human life span.
It shouldn't be an insult. People should work to control their weight, just like any other task to living a healthy life. It's not easy and of course people have different reasons why they may not lose, even when they try. It's a problem just like any other condition. Society shames too much. To the extent we can't even celebrate someone that obviously did something to help their situation. Which is a GOOD THING.