Carnie Wilson Talks Weight, Takes on Tabloid

March 27, 2008 — -- Even before she entered the spotlight as part of the '90s pop trio Wilson Phillips, Carnie Wilson struggled with her weight.

Her fame made that struggle public and got her dubbed "the fat one" of the group.

Nine years ago she took a very visible step in trying to control her weight when she broadcast her gastric bypass surgery online and became vocal about women and weight loss.

That is why when the National Enquirer recently published a story about her gaining a massive amount of weight and considering a second gastric bypass surgery, it infuriated her.

The tabloid featured a photo of Wilson walking with her trainer and compared it to a photo when she was at her slimmest, 150 pounds. It claimed that Wilson had gained 79 pounds.

"I have not gained 79 pounds. When I look at the picture of me prior to surgery and I see that face and I see that person, I'm so different from her today in so many ways," said Wilson, who weighed more than 300 pounds before her surgery.

The daughter of legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson said today she weighs 205 pounds, a gain of 57 pounds.

The singer shot down rumors that she would have surgery again to help her slim down.

"It's so crazy. They're saying I was going to get liposuction and have a second gastric bypass to have a baby. It's laughable," she said on "Good Morning America" today.

Wilson said even though she's gained some of her weight back, she doesn't regret having the surgery.

"I'm so grateful that I had that surgery. You know what, it's very hard to be in the public eye and be scrutinized for every pound when there are lies on the cover of a tabloid right now. The number is a lie. It's an outright lie. It's frustrating," she said. "I look at myself back then [when I was larger and] I felt like I was going to die. I probably was going to die. My life was saved."

Wilson's weight battle came long before tabloids started documenting her weight.