Pop diva Mariah Carey has spoken out against critics who say she has gained too much weight to wear the skimpy outfits she favours, claiming that she is in fact very muscular.
The Don't Forget About Us singer, who recently appeared on a German chat show wearing a very revealing skirt, admits that she has come in for criticism for her outfits.
She was back in the firing line again recently when she worse a short PVC halter dress for a recent video, but she has defended her style, saying that she likes the way she looks and is fit, rather than fat.
Certain sections of the media have questioned whether she needs a restyle and if her clothing choices are too revealing for a woman in her mid thirties, after candid bikini photos appeared on Internet gossip sites.
She says, "I'M really bad with the weight thing. I go up and down really quickly because I am a muscular person. People don't realise."
Carey says her weight has been noticed recently because she is "a little thicker" than she has been in the past, but she remains defiant about her healthy size, adding, "I don't want to be a skinny twig." | 
