Kate Moss, the model, not known for her intellect has said a super dumb thing and all the world's mainstream media are going coco-bananas over it.

In a rambling interview with Womenswear Daily (WWD), where she bangs on about making jam (3 times) and said "I can ... talk on the phone, answer a question, get dressed and put my makeup on all at the same time" she also slipped in "'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' ... You try and remember, but it never works." Woah, Nelly! Did she really say that? Uh-huh.

She's right that it never works, but she's wrong that nothing tastes as good being boney. Hello, Tetsuya 13 course degustation with smoked ocean trout, marinated Crystal Bay prawns, Wagyu beef with lime and wasabi, chai bavarois and chocolate chiboust. Also hello, Rockpool Wagyu burger, 18 squares chicken sandwiches, mangoes and curry laksa.

The mainstream media is also wrong in sensationalising this single comment. What happened to that voluntary code of conduct on body image they've all just signed? Voluntary codes of conduct don't get the hits, apparently.

Julie Parker, General Manager of The Butterfly Foundation says "Young women are often very impressionable when it comes to issues of weight and body image. When reports such as this one are sensationalised, it can unfortunately glamourise the issue and also even promote eating disorder behaviour."

"Celebrating and presenting images in the fashion media that are of diverse body shapes and sizes is vitally important. If the fashion media wants to actively play a positive role in helping young women feel good about themselves, no matter what their shape or size - this is one of the most powerful ways to do it."

At TheVine we say yes to self-confidence, healthy body image, healthy appetites, happiness, beauty and loving yourself. We say yes to people of different sizes, colours, shapes and weights - we don't need a voluntary code of conduct to do that. We don't take models' comments out of context and lose our shit over it. And we also say yes to long Friday lunches with friends, birthday cakes and great new Cheap Eats discoveries. 

Here's the interview in full so you can make up your own mind.

WWD: How do you define beauty?
Kate Moss: It sounds really corny, but I think that if you’re beautiful inside, it shows on the outside for sure. You can be a pretty face, but if you’re not a nice person, it just doesn’t work. I’m not traditionally a beauty, but apparently people think I’m all right. If you’re a nice person, it definitely helps.

 

WWD: What inspires you?
KM: Films and books, lots of different things. And music.

 

WWD: How do you channel your creativity?
KM: I write sometimes, or I’ll draw. It all depends what’s around. If I’m with my daughter, I’ll paint. I make jam. It’s kind of creative when you make jam. In the country, I get creative with what I have in my house. I just did my dressing room [with my former personal assistant who now designs interiors] and that was quite a good creative process. It’s heaven. We did it together. I wanted it to be a space, not just a closet. I wanted it to be a room you could feel comfortable in and hang out in without just being a wardrobe.

 

WWD: Do you have a mentor?
KM: My close friends, probably. There are lots of women I look up to, but mentors are someone you talk to and not just admire. A lot of my friends that I trust are my mentors. They would say, “Oh no, Kate, that’s not a good look.”


WWD: Do you have a motto?
KM: There are loads. There’s “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” That’s one of them. You try and remember, but it never works.

 

WWD: What do you do to relax?
KM: I’ve got a steam room now, I go in there. It’s heaven. I steam and then go to the relaxation room and cool off. In the country, I go for walks and hang out and make jam.

 

WWD: You’re a business woman as well as a fixture in front of the camera. What’s the secret to effective multitasking?
KM: I think women are really good at multitasking. Men just cannot do it. My boyfriend cannot talk on the phone and [answer] if I ask him a question or get dressed at the same time. I can do all of that—talk on the phone, answer a question, get dressed and put my makeup on all at the same time. Women just do, don’t they? I think it’s something to do with babies. When you have a child, you have to be able to multitask.


WWD: It’s been rumored that you’re keen to build a career in music. Is that true?
KM: No. I like to dabble. I’ve got lots of friends who are musicians, so if they ask me to do things, I’ll go and do it for a laugh. I don’t want to be a pop star or anything like that.

 

WWD: Whose style do you admire?
KM: Loulou de la Falaise, Amanda Harlech and Catherine Deneuve.

 

WWD: High maintenance or low?
KM: Definitely not [high maintenance].