Before I get into these new, asinine Tracy Anderson quotes, let me recap and update the situation with Gwyneth Paltrow’s Vanity Fair thing. Hopefully, VF is going to release their Gwyneth take-down in the beginning of December. Until then, Gwyneth has allegedly been trying to organize some kind of boycott of Vanity Fair. She’s asked all of her A-list friends (she doesn’t have anything BUT A-list friends) to boycott appearing on the cover of VF, and Radar also claimed she was trying to organize a boycott of VF’s annual Oscar party, which is the hottest ticket in town. But late last week, Gwyneth’s rep told media outlets that the “boycotting the VF Oscar party” story is “completely false” and “Gwyneth has not asked anyone to not attend the party.” You know what I find interesting? That she would specifically deny the Oscar party story but not the “calling all her friends to get them to boycott the magazine” story.
Anyway, on to the new quotes. Gwyneth and Tracy Anderson are in business together. This part of Gwyneth’s new branding effort, one of her many goopy side projects. Tracy and Gwyneth own gyms together, plus one “blow out bar” where you can get your hair done, and I think Gwyneth is invested in Tracy’s DVD line too. Now, Tracy and Gwyneth are tight because they are both delusional a—holes who love to not-so-subtly shade the peasantry, but sometimes Tracy’s hyper-critical eye extends to her friend and business partner. She’s already openly pitied Gwyneth’s “significant problem areas” and trash-talked Gwyneth’s naked body. So what does Tracy have to say now?
Tracy Anderson thinks Gwyneth Paltrow looks better in her 40s. The celebrity trainer was furious her close friend and business partner was criticized in the media for donning a stomach-baring outfit to the launch of her new chat show, ‘The Conversation’, and doesn’t see why the 41-year-old actress shouldn’t be allowed to flash the killer abs she spends hours toning.
Tracy exclusively told BANG Showbiz: ”Oh please! This is not a hoochie mama crop top, this is a gorgeous crop top. How ridiculous! If you look at her arm, how chunky it looks next to Kate Moss’ arm years ago, if you look at her now, she looks a lot better! She looks fantastic! What makes me mad is, why is that not inspirational? Why do women criticise women who work hard? It doesn’t make any sense. I think it’s a great outfit.”
The fitness entrepreneur has recently launched the Tracy Anderson Men’s Program, working with the likes of Robert Downing Jr., and she admits she would love to get her hands on ‘How I Met Your Mother’ funnyman Jason Segel.
Asked which star she would like to whip into shape, Tracy laughed: ”I think I’d like to work with Jason Segel. I can just tell sometimes he cocks his neck weirdly. ‘He’s really out of balance, it feels like his face and his body are not connected right, I think the men’s program would really help him because I feel like he’s super talented!”
However, the star – who has teamed up with Xbox Fitness – has incredibly high standards and refuses to work with A-list clients who don’t ”bring it” in her studio.
Tracy said: ”I have celebrity clients that come in and they have very fixed mindsets. They’re like, ‘I’m a diva! I will only perform if 70,000 people are watching me!’ If the Xbox was training some of the people that I’ve trained it would be like – FAIL – because they just don’t bring it. I have no interest in that.”
Tracy said: ”Gwyneth Paltrow is my most acclaimed student. The thing about Gwyneth is she’s an extremophile. How can she go to all these extremes of being a successful actress, being a wonderful mother, being a lifestyle expert, being a partner to me in fitness? And looking better in her body than she did at 20?”
”When people see someone in that position they envy that or make excuses for why they can do it. But the thing is with Gwyneth that sets her apart is that she has a growth mindset. Gwyneth loves to learn. She executes things and sees them through to actually have the results.”
”She’s remarkable that way. She’s speaks multiple languages, she has learnt to play the guitar for roles. She does things right. I think it’s unfortunate that when people see people in successful positions they think they got given that, or they got lucky. A lot of the time that’s the case. I know that’s not the case with Gwyneth. She works very hard, she’s an achiever. ‘Gwyneth wants to learn, she’s disciplined and she doesn’t have a big ego. She knows if she want the results, she has to do it. For seven years, six days a week, that girl has done her workout!”
Xbox Fitness is a new online service that takes the world’s best fitness videos and makes them interactive with the power of Xbox One, personalizing your workout with instant feedback, smart recommendations and social challenges. It features an extensive library of videos from the world’s biggest fitness brands, including Jillian Michaels, Tracy Anderson and Insanity.
Here’s what I always think when some trainer is complaining about their clients: if your client was motivated and organized about getting fit on their own, they wouldn’t need you. If you describe yourself as “trainer” you better know how to motivate people in a healthy way. Instead, Tracy thinks her job as a trainer is to tell people that they have fat disaster bodies and that she’ll help them but only if they pay her exorbitant fees and motivate themselves.
As for the Goop stuff… it’s like Tracy is just making up controversies where none exist. No one is saying that Gwyneth can’t show off her body (although I do judge Gwyneth for her reliance on miniskirts at her age). As for: “If you look at her arm, how chunky it looks next to Kate Moss’ arm years ago, if you look at her now, she looks a lot better.” WTF?!
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
