"I think I must have a super-fast metabolism"
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The subtext is the quiet cultural script of effortlessness. Metabolism is the perfect alibi because it relocates responsibility to genetics: not discipline, not deprivation, not the messy realities of dieting, surgery, postpartum change, stress, or the economics of image-making. It's a way of saying, "I'm not trying that hard", while still claiming the outcome people are primed to envy. In celebrity culture, trying is always suspicious - evidence of insecurity - but not trying is a kind of moral credential.
Context matters: Price rose in a British tabloid ecosystem that monetized extremes, where women's bodies were both spectacle and scandal. In that arena, explanations become currency. A "super-fast metabolism" is a low-drama answer that keeps the story moving, deflects invasive questions, and preserves desirability. It's not science; it's social lubrication - a tidy narrative in a world that punishes women for admitting the work.
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Price, Katie. (2026, January 17). I think I must have a super-fast metabolism. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-i-must-have-a-super-fast-metabolism-70439/
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Price, Katie. "I think I must have a super-fast metabolism." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-i-must-have-a-super-fast-metabolism-70439/.
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"I think I must have a super-fast metabolism." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-i-must-have-a-super-fast-metabolism-70439/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.



