The size-14 actress, who plays feisty secretary Joan Harris, has refused to slim down despite calls for her to lose weight.

Jackie Stept, the actress’s mother who lives in Los Angeles, said the accolade was “lovely” and proved her daughter’s approach was right.

“I did always encourage her to be herself,” she said after being told of the MP’s comments, adding that she would tell her daughter she had been declared a role model in Britain.

The actress said of her mother: “She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say ‘I feel fat’.”

In May, Hendricks was voted the “Sexiest Woman Alive” by female readers of Esquire magazine, eclipsing her fellow actress Megan Fox and Michelle Obama.

The Liberal Democrat minister cited Hendricks as she criticised the “overexposure” of skinny models, which she said was causing a crisis in “body confidence” among the young. The use of such models, as well as the routine use of airbrushing, meant that girls and women came under “dreadful pressure … to conform to completely unachievable body stereotypes”, she said.

Mrs Featherstone said: “Christina Hendricks is absolutely fabulous. Read more… »

After her appearance on “The View” in the morning, Christina was guest on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”.  Looking gorgeous as always, she talked about the upcoming season of Mad Men and about having her own doll.

Christina Hendricks was on “The View” yesterday (July 22) to talk about her role on Mad Men.

“It’s my dream job. You can’t ask for better material.”

She said she found her own nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series as unexpected.

“It was a huge surprise.  It was 5:30 in the morning, and my publicist called me saying, ‘You’re nominated,’” Hendricks recalled.  ”I said I knew the show was nominated.  She was like, ‘No, you too, bozo!’  I was really surprised and excited.”

“Mad Men” co-star Elisabeth Moss was also nominated in the same category for her role as secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy Olson.  Elisabeth Hasselback wondered if there’s any friendly rivalry between Hendricks and Moss. Christina said there isn’t.

“From the very first episode, we’ve worked together,” Hendricks responded.  ”She’s a sister to me.”

Comedienne and “View” guest host Alexandra Wentworth told Hendricks she’s Wentworth’s girl crush: “Both men and women love you,” Wentworth said.

“She’s a fun character,” Hendricks said of the self-assured queen bee Joan.  ”She’s sassy; kinda mean, but in a way that you like.  It’s rare to see a character act so badly sometimes, but you still want the best for her.”

Whoopi Goldberg brought up the article Hendricks recently wrote for Esquire magazine, titled “A Letter to Men.”  In the piece, Hendricks mentions that “no man should be on Facebook.”

“Facebook drives me crazy,” Hendricks said.  ”You go on a first date now, and then check someone’s status.  You see what they’re doing every day.  There’s no mystery anymore.”

She also said that it’s harder to naturally grow apart from people in your distant past.

“Why am I not friends with you on Facebook?  Because I stopped being friends with you fifteen years ago,” Hendricks joked.

“We want you to drink Scotch” was another piece of advice Hendricks offered men in her article.

“I think it’s very sexy,” Hendricks said.  ”My husband drinks it.”

You can watch the whole episode on the Abc site.

On Nerve there is a fun, video-based feature that highlights some of Joan Holloway‘s most memorable pieces of advice. Go watch it!

Christina Hendricks did not have much time to bask in the news of her first Emmy nomination before getting back to work at the show where she earned it.

The Emmy nominations were announced at 5:30 a.m. Pacific, and “I had to be at work at 6:30 this morning,” the red-headed “Mad Men” co-star said in an interview last night, “so I was drawing a bath when I heard about the nomination.”

She wasn’t expecting the Emmy recognition three seasons into the show, particularly after a year when her character, the sexy and super-competent Joan Harris, was absent much of the time because she had quit Sterling Cooper because of her loser husband Greg.

“The material was amazing, but I wasn’t there as much,” she reasoned. “I thought that might affect how people might pick.”
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Sam Page, who plays Joan Holloway’s husband, Greg Harris, talks in a Q&A session on the official site about the toughest scene he had on Mad Men and how it is working with Christina Hendricks.

Q: Isn’t everyone jealous that you’re the guy who marries Joan?
A: Whenever I meet someone I don’t know, they always give me that evil look like, “You’re not a nice guy.” But then everyone says, “Wow, but you do get to work with Christina.” That’s pretty fun, and she’s amazing to work with.

Q: That scene in which you sexually assault Joan.
A: That was in my second episode. I didn’t know that was coming up when I was cast. And then the next episode, as they were bringing me back, I ended up running into [writer] Robin Veith out somewhere, and she told me not to be upset about “what we make you do,” and I said, “Okay, I’m just happy to be back.” So I got the table read early, and I looked at a script and was paging through it, and my jaw hit the floor. It was not what I expected to be coming.

Q: How difficult was that scene for you?
A: Christina was so generous with the off-camera preparation and she couldn’t have been more helpful and understanding. For me, it was my second day on set on a show I’m a huge fan of, so she made it incredibly easy.

Christina Hendricks shares in an interview with Health magazine (out this month) how she feels about her role as unofficial spokesmodel for voluptuous beauty.

Here are the highlights:

On having a healthy body image: “I guess my mom raised me right. She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say, ‘I feel fat.’ Back when I was modeling, the first time I went to Italy I was having cappuccinos every day, and I gained 15 pounds. And I felt gorgeous! I would take my clothes off in front of the mirror and be like, ‘Oh, I look like a woman.’ And I felt beautiful, and I never tried to lose it, ’cause I loved it.”

On staying motivated to be healthy: “I was a dancer until I was 19. I never had to worry about working out or what I ate. So I’ve really had to train myself to get down to the gym. But what surprised me was that my husband said [the other day], ‘I’m going down to work out,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, I wish I was going.’ And I was like, ‘Ooh! I can’t believe I just said that!’ I’d had a busy week working 16-hour days, and I didn’t get to work out, and I missed it. My friends will read this and be like, ‘No you didn’t.’ But it’s true!”

On Christina‘s fitness regimen and her food vices:

On her workout routine: “I get kind of bored on the treadmill, but I do it. And I do a little bit of weight training. I’m really into the BOSU ball. You have to balance on it, and I do weights and squats on it. I’m pretty good at it, I feel sort of like a Karate Kid . . . I read magazines, and I’ll try [the exercises]. It’s something different, and, often, you don’t need equipment. If I get any private time in my trailer, all of a sudden I’m doing sit-ups and push-ups.”

On her food vices: “I like salty, creamy foods. I could sit down with a bag of chips and French onion dip and go to town! That would be on my last-supper list. But I discovered that dry French onion soup mix in nonfat yogurt tastes just as good. It really does!”

On the constant attention: “I made the grave mistake after one awards show of reading comments online about what I wore, and I was like,’Oh my God, people are so mean!’ I still remember all those negative comments, despite all the wonderful positivity. That’s why we’re all in therapy! [We remember] the 10 bad things that happen to us instead of the 100 nice ones.”

Check out the latest issue of Health to learn more!

Every year Victoria’s Secret releases their Sexy List 2010–”What is Sexy?”, this is the fifth year and the women on the list are all well deserving of this award.

This year Christina Hendricks makes the cut on the Victoria’s Secret Sexy List as Sexiest Curves!

95. Christina Hendricks & Geoffrey Arend

Fans were surprised when Hendricks and Arend announced their engagement last year (she’s a buxom redhead, and he usually plays the goofball), but they officially tied the knot in October. And they seem quite content, thank you. Work-wise, Hendricks is on fire with the popular series Mad Men, and Arend had a hit playing the sidekick in (500) Days of Summer.