A buzz about january jones weight gain started following the premier of 5th season, in which betty appeared as unhappy, bored and fat woman. Last nights episode of mad men brought betty back into the spotlight after she was noticeably left out of the season premiere. When season 5 of mad men came and went with much less betty than past installments, many fans were grateful. Producers worked joness weight gain into sundays show by having her character undergo a crisis about overeating and a. Given that the actress playing her is the svelte january jones, lots of. Mad men you know you love fashion mad men fashion, mad. See more ideas about betty draper, mad men fashion and mad men.
See more ideas about betty draper, mad men and mad men fashion. Last season, mad men gave us an episode called the summer man that was set in late june of 1965 and saw don draper trying to get physically and. Despite her concern about weight gain, betty was back to eating. Bettys season 5 absence, weight and what both say about the characters future. January jones wore a fat suit during the filming of this episode, the same technique used by elizabeth moss during the first season when her character encountered a similar weight gain though in that instance, the character was. In a report to hollywood reporter, jones claimed that it would have been comical if they tried to hide the bump, or get the character pregnant too. Betty has frustrated mad men viewers since the shows first season.
All of the mad men fans who thought january jones reallife. Instead of writing in a pregnancy for the betty francis character, the writers opted to write in a weight gain. What i really have a problem with is how this particular. Actors you had no idea were pregnant on screen babygaga. If there is one character on mad men that almost everyone loves to hate, it is betty draper francis january jones, exwife of advertising account executive don draper and current wife of political advisor henry francis. An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated don drapers location in. Shes shown going to weight watchers and several times measuring her portions. In the season one episode in which betty excitedly goes back to modelling, she tells her psychiatrist. Mad men star january jones reveals it takes three hours to. What will be interesting is to see how betty copes with the weight gain and loss in the next episodes. So if we are all wondering why betty draper suddenly became heavier in season 5 theres our answer.
However, it didnt take long for the sexiest blonde on the show to make her appearance in tonights second episode. Season five of mad men is eight episodes into its run, and january jones character has appeared once. As in the former betty draper, current betty francis and the once and future ice queen. Betty francis january jones and joyce darling adria tennor mad men season 5, episode 3 photo credit. January jones character piled on the pounds in the second episode. Then, in season 6, the first few episodes have her in a slimmer fatsuit while shes chasing after violinists and dying her hair brunette, and we. A study of the unpredictable betty draper posted on 05162012 leave a comment betty draper has never been the most stably developed character of the mad men universe. There were only two women left in don drapers love life by the time last season ended. Movies bettys weight gain has mad men fans, critics divided still fixated on fat betty draper, almost 12 hours later, one viewer writes of polarizing characters transformation. And though her storyline included a cancer scare and an almosttouching phone call with exhusband don, all anyone could talk about including betty herself was her very noticeable weight gain. Dont forget to mention that betty freaks out in s5e9 when on the backside of her sons drawn paper theres a note of don to megan. It looks like the weight gain technique worked well for the character, as it became an. Betty drapers fat suit and other ageist travesties on.
Betty francis january jones, photographed looking decidedly svelte in a promo pic for mad mens fifth season. Mad men creators used fat suit for betty drapers weight. Fat suitwearing january jones returns to mad men in a. Mad men fans are growing ever fonder of plump and newly merry betty francis in the new series. Betty drapers weight gain reflects modern weight struggles photo questions loomed last week during the twohour premiere of mad mens season five wheres betty. But it seems that after episodes of fat betty in incredible muumuus, many viewers still cant get past the fact that.
One of the biggest shocks of mad mens fifth season was the reveal that betty had put on considerable weight between seasons. In autumn 2011 the actress gave birth to a son, xander dane jones. Mad men creators used fat suit for betty drapers weight gain. Her first kiss was with a jewish boy named david rosenberg. Why do the mad men writers make betty draper such a monster. Why betty will always be my favorite mad men character. On the penultimate episode of mad men, viewers were shocked by a betty draper curveball, that, as far as i can tell by trolling dozens of unhinged messages boards online, very. Betty hofstadt was born in cape may, new jersey, where her family summered, and raised in the tony enclave of lower merion, a suburb of philadelphia on the main line. Mad men season i was entranced by her polka dot dress. Season 5, after the cancer scare in tea leaves, we only see her a few more times and nearly every scene furthers a skinny again plot. Why we should have seen betty drapers mad men fate from a. Betty would never in a million years gain that much weight. Search, discover and share your favorite betty draper gifs. January jones as betty draper on mad men this sunday, amcs mad men airs its fourthseason finale.
Betty drapers fat suit and other ageist travesties on mad men. Over the years weve seen don drapers first wife endure philandering, divorce, massive weight gain, a thyroid cancer scare, and advances. Blonde and beautiful but emotionally distant and immature, she spends the bulk of the series slowly growing as a person amid the social and. Bettys presence in season five is further reduced due to january jones pregnancy. But it takes quite some time to transform slim blonde january jones into the homely brunette, the. The episode, directed by jon hamm, focused significantly. Betty spends most of the beginning of the sixth season losing the excess weight she gained over the past year. After all, it was a change for the previously trim character who constantly reminisced about her model days.
Betty draper, part 2 season 2 episode 8 a night to remember its a big night in the draper residence. The actress donned a fat suit for her season five return, after a quick recovery and little weight gain during her own pregnancy. Bettys weight gain has mad men fans, critics divided mtv. Elizabeth betty hofstadt francis formerly draper is a fictional character on amcs television series mad men, portrayed by january jones. Fat suit for betty due to january jones pregnancy while january jones, who plays betty, was pregnant during early. Following a betty draperfrancis void from mad mens season 5 premiere, january jones returned to the small screen in a big way on sunday. When bettys weight gain first appeared last season, it was depressing but unsurprising how much negative commentary it elicited. She has been described as selfabsorbed, emotionally immature, petulant, abusive, and even psychotic, and that is just a short list of the more polite terms. At the ripe notsoold age of 34, betty draper francis is sitting in her doctors office facing two of her worst nightmares shes old and fat. Betty mentioned having a german grandmother and that she came from nordic people. Mother was very concerned about looks and weight, and i have always eaten a lot and i like hot dogs. Now, i dont as such have a problem as such with a story line about weight gain.
It remains one of the sharpest, most confident series on television. Mad men star january jones bulks up to play betty draper. January jones returned to mad men last night as the beautiful icequeen betty draper but was shown looking rounder in. Following a betty draper francis void from mad mens season 5 premiere, january jones returned to the small screen in a big. Cbs news fans of mad men were saddled with two big revelations about betty drapers character on the april 1 episode spoilers. She is wife and later exwife of main character don draper and mother of his three children. What would cancer treatment for mad mens betty draper. Elizabeth betty hofstadt francis formerly draper is a fictional character on amcs television. Her absence is made clear in the first moment that we see betty january jones struggling to fit into a dress as a result of a substantial weight gain. When it came the other people in dons personal life, betty was not in this season much, due to january jones pregnancy, and i dont know if. For some reason, people seemed genuinely crushed that betty hadnt dropped every pound of her gained weight during the hiatus between mad men season 5 and season 6. Mad men star january jones bulks up to play betty draper poll.
Betty francis from mad men becomes a weighty issue on. Her weight gain in season 5 seemed to dovetail with her descent into triviality, and for a hot second a lot of critics. Janie bryant breaks down how she adjusted bettys style to accommodate her weight gain. Mad men creators used fat suit for betty draper s weight gain. Although i might have liked to see womens aging issues handled with as much complexity as the episode handled mens issues. Francis back into the spotlight after being noticeably absent during last weeks twohour season premiere. At first, most of the fans believed that january jones weight gain resulted from her reallife pregnancy. Ahead of sundays season five premiere of mad men, heres a. This was a consideration of betty draper up through season 5. Betty francis from mad men becomes a weighty issue on tumblr. Full story about january jones weight gain awaits you. Betty mentions to sally that her dad was married to an anne. The actress was never as large as her role in this series, so they used a fat suit to make her bigger in order to make the role of betty draper suit season five of mad men. Elizabeth betty hofstadt was born in 1932 and is the exwife of don draper.
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