Tanya Sweeney: The online reaction to Lana Del Rey’s comeback proves we still see weight loss as our proudest achievement

Lana Del Rey attends W Magazine and Louis Vuitton's Academy Awards Dinner on March 7. Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Tanya Sweeney

Amid the myriad reviews for Lana Del Rey’s Coachella performance earlier this month, there lay an uncomfortable amount of attention on one facet of the singer’s life: her recent weight loss.

“We are so back,” were the very intriguing and telling words of one festival reveller on X.