TV show makes chubby comedian gain weight

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    Television viewers looking to be disgusted must have really been satisfied with last week’s episode of Akuma no Keiyaku (Devil’s Contract).

    On that particular episode, they made comedian Naomi Watanabe, who is famous for her “ Japanese Beyonce” act, sign a contract promising to fatten herself up by 10 kilograms [22 pounds] in a week. In order to achieve such a goal, staff from the TV program followed her around, forcing her to eat about 12,000 calories worth of food a day.

    Although she had agreed to the incredibly degrading challenge, Watanabe hardly seemed to enjoy it. At one forced meal after a mediocre standup comedy event, the pressure being placed upon her drove her to tears:

    However, she apparently strengthened her resolve to meet the expectations of viewers and continued eating large portions of unhealthy food. When the weighing-in took place, she happily allowed panelists to laugh at her fatness:


    It turned out that she had only gained about 5 kilograms, falling significantly short of the show’s goal. It may have been a failure for her, but at least TBS succeeded in its goal of reaching a new low in television.

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