Hudson takes a stand against media portrayal of skinny women

Hudson, who starred in 'Almost Famous' and 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days', denies reports that suggested she is suffering from anorexia.

The publications have been given a week to respond to the London law firm Schillings.

"The reports suggested that she had an eating disorder that was so grave and serious that she was wasting away, to the extreme concern of her mother and family," Hudson's lawyers said in a statement.

Heat magazine runs regular updates on thin stars and has even published a list of the "20 skinniest celebrities".

Hudson is complaining about an issue of Heat, where she is splashed across the front cover with the words "Skinny Kate's wasting away".

Star ran a front-cover story with Hudson pictured next to Teri Hatcher and the words "Battle of the Bones! Who's the skinniest woman in Hollywood?", while the Daily Mail led an article with the words "Has Goldie's girl gone too far on the treadmill?"

National Enquirer ran an article last month titled "Goldie tells Kate: Eat something! And she listens!"

The complaint could lead to a number of other high-profile stars issuing similar writs against publications that imply they have eating disorders.

Celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Claudia Schiffer, Nicole Richie, Sophie Dahl, Victoria Beckham, Renee Zellweger, Nicky Hilton and Angelina Jolie have all recently become victims of the media's growing obsession with "shrinking stars".

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