{"id":379965,"date":"2011-04-13T20:56:05","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T20:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/13\/martine-mccutcheon-insists-she-is-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-real-women\/"},"modified":"2011-04-13T20:56:05","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T20:56:05","slug":"martine-mccutcheon-insists-she-is-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-real-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/martine-mccutcheon-insists-she-is-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-real-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Martine McCutcheon insists she is proud to be a role model for real women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"134.84960422164\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Sarah+Bull\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Bull<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 9:50 PM on 13th April 2011<\/p>\n<p><span>She&#8217;s had her fair share of time in the spotlight over her weight in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But now Martine McCutcheon has posed for a new photoshoot to show off her curves and insists she is proud to be a role model for &#8216;real&#8217; women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 34-year-old actress, who previously admitted she fluctuates between a size 8 and a 14, said she has learned to accept and love her figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"6.5\">\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/9ba82c2c985_634x839.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"839\" alt=\"Role model: Martine McCutcheon has posed for a sexy new photoshoot for SHE magazine and says she is proud to be a role model for 'real' women\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Role model: Martine McCutcheon has posed for a sexy new photoshoot for SHE magazine and says she is proud to be a role model for &#8216;real&#8217; women<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>She told SHE magazine: &#8216;<\/span><span>I think there&#8217;s always room for improvement, but I&#8217;ve learned a lot since hitting my 30s and accepting what I am and what I&#8217;m not. And I&#8217;ve stopped striving for something I can&#8217;t maintain. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;I don&#8217;t want to fly the flag for being unhealthy and overweight, but I don&#8217;t want to fly the flag for being too thin either. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;I&#8217;ve never pretended to be a supermodel. I am what I am. I&#8217;m attractive, I make the most of myself and I&#8217;m real.<\/span>&#8216;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/a59726e2172_634x920.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"920\" alt=\"Content: Martine spoke about her love for fianc\u00e9 Jack McManus, with whom she is planning her wedding\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Content: Martine spoke about her love for fianc\u00e9 Jack McManus, with whom she is planning her wedding<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>In the accompanying photoshoot, Martine looks stunning as she poses in a slinky satin dress before changing into a pussybow shirt and polka dot skirt for another shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, the former EastEnders star admits it was difficult maintaining her figure in the public eye.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She added: &#8216;I think it was a blessing and a<br \/>\ncurse growing up in the public eye. I\u2019ve had everything said about me<br \/>\nthat can be said &#8211; the good, the bad, the ugly. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;You start to realise you<br \/>\nneed to be own best friend and be kind to yourself.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<p>Fluctuating: Martine has previously revealed her weight fluctuates between a size 14, seen right, and an eight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>As well as proudly displaying her<br \/>\ncurves in the shoot, Martine sports a glowing complexion, which could be<br \/>\ndown to the fact she is in the process of planning her wedding to<br \/>\nfianc\u00e9 Jack McManus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, Martine said she isn&#8217;t too<br \/>\nworried about starting a family too quickly, and would like to enjoy<br \/>\nmarried life before having children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She said:<\/span><span> &#8216;<\/span><span>I\u2019m<br \/>\nnot too worried about having children at the moment. I feel like, it\u2019ll<br \/>\nhappen when it happens, but I\u2019m not yearning to be a mother. I\u2019d be<br \/>\nlying if I said I am.<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/30b59c6625_634x1056.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"1056\" alt=\"Bikini body: Martine insists she has learned to grow proud of her curves, which she showed off on holiday in 2007\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bikini body: Martine insists she has grown proud of her curves, which she showed off on holiday in 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>&#8216;My mum had my brother when I was 15<br \/>\nand I was like another mum to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;So I\u2019ve no illusions about the<br \/>\nfairytale family, I know the reality of hard work.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;I&#8217;m enjoying being loved up and having my career my way and feeling a lot more content in my own skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;I think there are lots of passions in life that don\u2019t have to revolve around taking care of someone else 24\/7.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And Martine, who previously dated<br \/>\nMick Hucknall and model James Gooding, said she believes her past<br \/>\nrelationships put her on the path to meeting singer McManus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She said: &#8216;I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a coincidence that knowing myself made me find someone who\u2019s a lot better for me. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;How can you pick the right person<br \/>\nwhen you don\u2019t even know yourself? <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;But I wouldn\u2019t change the<br \/>\nrelationships I had. They helped me define what I wanted.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The full interview with Martine appears in this month&#8217;s SHE magazine, on sale now.<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4fd8272a19_634x926.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"926\" alt=\"He's the one: Martine says she has found 'the one' in singer McManus. The pair are seen here together last year\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the one: Martine says she has found &#8216;the one&#8217; in singer McManus. The pair are seen together last year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/9ba82c2c985_634x839.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1376537\/Martine-McCutcheon-insists-proud-role-model-real-women.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Martine McCutcheon insists she is proud to be a role model for real women\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martine McCutcheon insists she is proud to be a role model for real women<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sarah Bull Last updated at 9:50 PM on 13th April 2011 She&#8217;s had her fair share of time in the spotlight over her weight in the past. But now Martine McCutcheon has posed for a new photoshoot to show off her curves and insists she is proud to be a role model for &#8216;real&#8217; women. The 34-year-old actress, who previously admitted she fluctuates between a size 8 and a 14, said she has learned to accept and love her figure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-379965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Martine McCutcheon insists she is proud to be a role model for real women - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/martine-mccutcheon-insists-she-is-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-real-women\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Martine McCutcheon insists she is proud to be a role model for real women - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Sarah Bull Last updated at 9:50 PM on 13th April 2011 She&#039;s had her fair share of time in the spotlight over her weight in the past. 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