Is André Leon Talley Slimming Down for Top Model?
André Leon Talley has a larger than life personality, but there may soon be less of him! The Vogue editor — who will replace J. Alexander on the judging panel of America’s Next Top Model this season — was at New York University’s Program for Surgical Weight Loss in Manhattan on Friday, an eyewitness tells Star. The facility touts their “comprehensive program … for those seeking surgical and/or medical intervention.” Just one day after New York Fashion Week ended, the 6’6 New Yorker was hard to miss at the medical facility in a sweater featuring a large dollar sign on the back, maroon velour sweats — the same getup he wore to the Thakoon show last Monday, minus the fur — and a skullcap. Anna Wintour’s right-hand man has long struggled with his waistline. On Oprah in 2005, the one-time lean and lanky man who went on to tip the scales at over 300lbs, talked about how his fashionista boss staged a weight-loss intervention for him. “The only thing I kept thinking is, ‘Maintain your dignit