18 Celebrities Who Waist Train and Set a Terrible Example for Fans

Celebrities are known to be trend-setters, but one of the more annoying – and potentially dangerous – trends they"ve been pushing in recent years is wearing a waist "trainer."

We put "trainer" in quotes because it"s a total misnomer. Absolutely no training is taking place by wearing these corsets. Those who wear them are just temporarily cinching their midsections into a slimmer shape with a constrictive, way-too-tight garment.

But while your waist might appear smaller while wearing the trainer, it provides no lasting results. Your feet won"t shrink if you wear tight shoes, and your belly fat ain"t melting away by rocking one of these things, either.

In fact, doctors have warned against the dangers of wearing corsets, explaining that it can impair your breathing and crush your ribs, lungs and internal organs.

Nevertheless, companies are paying celebs top dollar to post an Instagram photo wearing one of these death belts in hopes that fans will follow suit and purchase one for themselves.

Sadly, some stars will do anything for a buck.

 

 

1. Kim Kardashian

This is no shock. Kim may have been one of the first to shill for these products on Instagram. Sadly, she wasn’t the last.

2. Blac Chyna

Blac Chyna advertises a LOT of products on Instagram, including “vaginal detox pearls.” Those don’t work, and neither does this waist trainer.

3. Kim Zolciak & daughter Brielle

Ugh. This Real Housewife of Atlanta star actually wrote “family that #waisttrains together stays together” when posting this mother-daughter corset photo with her daughter Brielle.

4. Kylie Jenner

Well, of course. Kylie does everything her big sis Kim does, so why wouldn’t she waist train on Insta and get paid for it?

5. Farrah Abraham

When the Teen Mom OG star isn’t picking fights with celebrities for attention, she gets paid by promoting products on Instagram. Not a surprise that she jumped on the waist trainer bandwagon, too.

6. Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba hasn’t promoted waist trainers on Instagram, but she admits to wearing a double corset “day and night” for three months after giving birth. “Imagine taking a big breath and never fully exhaling,” she said on how it felt to wear. “That’s basically the feeling the person has for hours.” Sounds lovely as a panic attack.

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Bethenny Frankel Confirms Mystery Illness, Hopes to Set Positive Example

As hinted at in the first trailer for The Real Housewives of New York City Season 8, Bethenny Frankel is battling a pretty serious medical issue at the moment.

But that’s all the reality star will really say about her condition at the moment.

“I’m facing a women’s health issue that many women can relate to,” Frankel told People this week, refusing to divulge anything further.

Despite offering few details, Bethenny says she hopes those who watch The Real Housewives of New York City online or on television will learn from her example.

“I’m dealing with it head on and viewers will understand how I personally deal with matters such as this,” Frankel says. “I hope women can relate, learn and support each other in life moments like this.”

We sincerely hope Bethenny is okay.

But is she using her illness as a way to tease new episodes of her reality show?

Because that’s pretty low, even for a Real Housewife of Bravo.

In the aforementioned trailer for The Real Housewives of New York City, Frankel was seen reacting to frightening news related to this topic, tearfully saying, “I have to do surgery” and that she needs to explore a “living will.”

The Real Housewives of New York City returns April 6 at 9/8c on Bravo.

Does Bethenny using her medical condition as a promotional tool make you more or less likely to tune in?

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Kylie Jenner Waist Trains, Sets Horrible Example

Kylie Jenner has managed to keep her clothes on for a new Instagram photo.

And yet is still may be the most inappropriate Kylie Jenner picture we’ve seen on that social media account yet.

Just like her half-sisters before her, Kylie has gone ahead and joined the waist training craze, shilling online for an utterly ridiculous product that has no benefits whatsoever.

“around my house before I go out wearing none other than @premadonna87 @waistgangsociety,” Jenner wrote as a caption to this image, adding:

“I love how easy these are. If you are looking to get a snatched waist or a little help with your posture go to whatsawaist.com.”

And this is where we feel the need to interject and explain that a waist trainer does absolutely nothing.

You will not lose any weight with it. You will simply lose money out of your bank account by paying for a useless apparatus.

Considering all the different ways in which members of this family can (and do!) rake in the dough, it remains baffling and disappointing that they continue to set such a poor example by advertising for this corset.

Here’s a look at Kim Kardashian and kompany posing for photos while waist training like the total sell-outs they are:

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