Vault: Men Call In to Say What They Actually Find Attractive

Summary

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The Bert Show — Vault: Men Call In to Say What They Actually Find Attractive

Episode Date: March 24, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode dives authentically and humorously into the real preferences men have for women’s bodies, challenging media stereotypes about attractiveness. Prompted by media criticism of Jessica Simpson’s weight gain, the hosts invite men—specifically white men—to call in and share their admiration for women with curves. The segment turns into a celebration of diverse body types, busting assumptions and offering encouragement and validation to listeners who may not fit conventional standards.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Media Scrutiny of Female Bodies

• The episode opens with commentary on Jessica Simpson’s recent weight gain and the harsh scrutiny women, especially white female celebrities, endure in the media.
• Kristin (Co-Host): Suggests media standards vary across racial lines, stating, “typically African American men like the curves and they like a more womanly figure, and the Caucasian men like the skinny girls.” (01:41)

2. Challenging Stereotypes

• The show addresses the misconception that all men—especially white men—prefer very thin women.
• The hosts want to give a platform to those whose preferences run counter to the prevailing narrative.

3. Listener Email: Ariel’s Story

• Ariel (via email): Shares that her husband loves women with “meat,” preferring sizes 12-16, and felt compelled to support her as she lost weight—though he doesn’t want her “to drop below £130.”
  • Notable Quote: “He even got down to a size preference. He prefers women that wear a size 12 to 16... He has actually requested that I not drop below £130.” (03:01)
• Ariel reflects on always being self-conscious due to societal pressure—until she found someone who “loves the extra package.”
  • Notable Quote: “Having sex with a skinny is like loving on a pile of coat hangers.” (03:31, attributing this to her husband)

4. Men Call In: Praising Curves

Michael (First Caller, 04:37)

• Married 16 years, wife is “thick,” and he says, “You just got more to love... It wouldn’t matter if she got up to £600. I’d still love her.” (05:00)
• He prefers his wife not lose too much weight, highlighting the importance of maintaining a body type he finds attractive.

Jason (Second Caller, 05:50)

• Wife is size 20-22, “gorgeous... very intelligent. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” (05:52)
• Jason says he'd never ask her to lose weight and loves her exactly as she is.

Derek (Third Caller, 06:35)

• His wife is on the heavier side. On their first date, she made it clear she wasn’t a “salad chick.” Derek appreciated her candor and loves her confidence and body.
  • Notable Quote from his wife: “Just tell me if I’m not looking healthy. I don’t want to be too fat. I don’t want to be too thin.” (07:01)

Michael (Fourth Caller, 07:58)

• Likes women “a little bit thick,” especially “nice thick legs, nice round butt, and an hourglass figure to the T.” (07:59)
• Finds extreme thinness unappealing, referencing “jeans commercials” with prominent bones as unattractive.

Dennis (Fifth Caller, 08:41)

• Fiancee was “about 170 when we first met.” After having a son, she is “a little over 200,” which Dennis finds beautiful.
  • Notable Quote: “I tell her every day, she’s beautiful, she’s got the best body and I don’t want nothing to change.” (08:46)

5. Encouragement and Validation

• The phone lines are “lit up,” demonstrating that many men share these preferences.
• The hosts emphasize how “refreshing” it is to hear men speak openly about admiring bigger women and how such conversations can bolster confidence among women listeners.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ariel (email contributor): “He also says that having sex with a skinny is like loving on a pile of coat hangers.” (03:31)
• Bert (Host): “Do not get skinny in this house.” (03:22)
• Michael (caller): “I’ve told her it wouldn’t matter if she got up to £600. I’d still love her.” (05:00)
• Derek (caller): On his wife’s first-date comment, “I’m not one of those salad chicks. I think this is going to work out just fine.” (06:57)
• Dennis (caller): “I tell her every day she’s beautiful, she’s got the best body and I don’t want nothing to change.” (08:46)
• Kristin (co-host): “I think this will be encouraging for a lot of you guys. All this may be the first time you’ve ever heard this.” (04:24)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:00-02:20: Media scrutiny of Jessica Simpson and cultural differences in body preference
• 03:00-04:13: Ariel’s email about her husband’s preference for curvier women
• 04:32-09:06: Call-in segment — men share their love for “thick” and curvy women, show of widespread support
• 09:06-09:17: Hosts reflect on the positive response and wrap up the segment

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Tone & Takeaway

The tone throughout is upbeat, affirming, and playful, with an undercurrent of authenticity. By showcasing real men's admiration for bigger women, the episode gently dismantles harmful stereotypes and offers reassurance and validation to listeners. The hosts intend to empower women to celebrate their bodies and recognize that beauty—and desirability—extends far beyond the narrow standards promoted by media and popular culture.

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Transcript

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[Vert Show Host]

Listen, it's the vert show. The other day, we got into this discussion about Jessica Simpson because people have been coming down on her. She put on like 10 pounds or something, and she's not a size 2 anymore.

[Vert Show Co-host]

Well, and, you know, I think we were debating, what was it yesterday on? Are people more harsh on her? Because she's really more well known for her beauty and her celebrity and her sexiness and the whole Dukes of Hazzard thing than she really is for her singing voice. Although we've met Jessica Simpson, and I mean, I think her singing voice is great. We've seen her perform live at Music Midtown. She came in here and visited us. She is absolutely stunning and beautiful, but maybe that's why people were more critical of her. And we were making this comparison between Caucasian women and African American women. And usually it's the Caucasian women that are critiqued more harshly in the media for putting on weight. And we were saying that that comes from the guys because typically, you know, not all, but typically African American men like the curves and they like a more womanly figure, and the Caucasian men like the skinny girls. And so that's maybe where the overall criticism comes from, is it's rooted in the desire of the men.

[Vert Show Contributor]

I've had black friends who were teased because they were too skinny, and I don't know any white friends that have ever been teased for being too skinny.

[Vert Show Host]

Put a booty on that Thing.

[Vert Show Contributor]

Yeah, exactly.

[Vert Show Host]

That's what you hear, right?

[Vert Show Contributor]

Exactly.

[Vert Show Host]

So we thought it would be refreshing to hear from guys that don't like skinny women.

[Vert Show Co-host]

White guys.

[Vert Show Host]

White guys that don't like skinny women.

[Vert Show Contributor]

Right.

[Vert Show Host]

You like them bigger. You like curves. We got a great email when we talked about this a couple days ago.

[Caller]

Yep.

[Ariel (Email Contributor)]

Ariel sent this in. She said, I couldn't help but laugh this morning when you said you wanted a panel of Caucasian men that would profess their love of big women. My husband proudly, she writes in all caps, tells people how much he loves women with meat. He even got down to a size preference. He prefers women that wear a size 12 to 16. He really doesn't care for women that are a size 10 or smaller. And it isn't that he tells me this. All his friends rack on him for it. Now, when we met almost 11 years ago, I was on my way back to being 200 pounds, size 16 at my heaviest, and at 5:1, it wasn't pretty. But David loved me at that size. We were friends for eight years before we started dating in 2006. And since we've known each other, I've started living a healthier lifestyle and have gone from 200 pounds to 140 pounds and from a size 16 to size 6 8. And while he supports me going to the gym and eating right, he has actually requested that I not drop below £130.

[Vert Show Host]

I like that he's got a weight limit, but it's you. You do not drop below this weight. Do not get skinny in this house.

[Vert Show Co-host]

I'm gonna grab onto it.

[Vert Show Contributor]

Exactly.

[Ariel (Email Contributor)]

Well, she goes on to write, it is so funny to have this relationship. I've been obsessed with my weight because I've always got made fun of growing up, but now I have a man that loves the extra package and loved even when it was more than it is now. I've asked him why he likes bigger women, and his response is that every woman in his family that he loves, like his mom, grandmother's aunts, et cetera, have always been bigger, and he just associates bigger women with love. He also says that having sex with a skinny is like loving on a pile of coat hangers. She also writes, david doesn't care what anyone says. He loves breasts, hips, thighs, and booty and the confidence that bigger girls have. So there are Caucasian men out there professing their love for women that choose steak over salads.

[Vert Show Co-host]

Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Ariel (Email Contributor)]

Done.

[Vert Show Host]

End note.

[Vert Show Co-host]

That's awesome.

[Ariel (Email Contributor)]

End note.

[Vert Show Host]

There are plenty of guys on the phone Right now that want to say the same thing. Because I think this will be encouraging for a lot of you guys.

[Vert Show Contributor]

I think Bert had the key word where it's refreshing because so many women don't. Don't hear this.

[Vert Show Host]

All this may be the first time you've ever heard.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Vert Show Co-host]

Ladies, turn it up.

[Vert Show Host]

Let it wash. Michael, good morning. You're on Q100.

[Caller]

Good morning.

[Vert Show Host]

Good morning. You don't like the skinny women?

[Caller]

No, not really. I mean, I've been with my wife now for 16 years, and she's not heavy, she's just thick.

[Ariel (Email Contributor)]

Okay.

[Caller]

And I mean, you know, she's real big boned. And I mean, you know, you just got, you know, you got more to

[Vert Show Host]

love and you love every. And you love every inch of her.

[Caller]

Exactly. You know, that's all there is to it. It doesn't matter. You know, I've told her it wouldn't matter if she got up to £600. I'd still love her to think that's awesome.

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Would you start to say something to her if she got too skinny?

[Caller]

Yeah, actually I would.

[Vert Show Host]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Because she, she actually wants to drop down to about £140 and she's 5 9, so with her being half German and everything, it actually wouldn't look right on her. So I'm. Well, I'm gonna try and stop her at about 200 pounds.

[Howie Mandel]

Okay.

[Vert Show Host]

Make her get on the scale. And you say, you better not drop below 200 pounds. We're gonna have problems, lady. We're gonna have real problems.

[Vert Show Contributor]

And when he says thick like I, it reminds me of all the ludicrous songs. His most ludicrous songs. He's talking about, you know, he likes thick girls. So that's a funny word, thick.

[Vert Show Host]

Jason, you're on Q100. Say it proudly.

[Caller]

Hi. My wife is about a 2022, and we've actually been dating for about nine years. And when I met her, she was gorgeous. She's got a blonde hair. She's actually very intelligent. And I just love it. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Vert Show Host]

Atta boy. She ever complained? She ever, like, insecure about it, like, you want me to lose weight, baby?

[Caller]

No, no. And you know, and I wanted to say, you know, something about her weight. But why? I mean, I love it and I've always loved it. And we've been married for four years and together for nine, so, you know, there's nothing about how it change at all.

[Vert Show Host]

Good for you.

[Vert Show Co-host]

That's awesome.

[Vert Show Host]

You go get a little loving from that 20, 22. Go get it.

[Vert Show Contributor]

And, yeah, women, you're not dreaming. This is.

[Vert Show Co-host]

You're awake.

[Ariel (Email Contributor)]

These are not live.

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[Vert Show Co-host]

These are not actors.

[Vert Show Contributor]

He's a real man.

[Vert Show Host]

Derek, good morning. You are on Q100. Hi.

[Caller]

Hey. Good morning. Thanks for making my ride to work a little more tolerable. I tell you, man. Hey, yeah, my wife, she's little on the heavy side, man, but she looks great. Our first date, as soon as we sat down at the dinner table, she goes, I don't know what kind of girl you're used to dating, but I'm not one of those salad chicks. I want. I think this is going to work out just fine.

[Vert Show Co-host]

You're like, I love her.

[Caller]

Yes. I said, this. This might be okay, you know? And she goes, you know, just tell me if I'm not looking healthy. She goes, I don't want to be too fat. I want to be too thin. Just tell me if I'm not looking healthy. I said, baby, you look great.

[Global Gaming League Announcer]

I just want to warn guys, though, that if you have not publicly, even privately discussed this with your significant other, you probably don't want to call in and say, my wife's pretty big and I love her because maybe she doesn't think you think of her that way. And I really would hate for the first time she hear it to be

[Vert Show Host]

on the bird show.

[Vert Show Contributor]

I don't want to discourage these guys. You call and you say proud.

[Vert Show Co-host]

Say it, speak it.

[Global Gaming League Announcer]

Can you imagine if she's like, yeah, eat that. Think he thinks I'm great. I mean, whatever. Or what if she's really skinny? And he calls and goes, yeah, she's pretty thick. But that's okay. I still love her.

[Vert Show Host]

That's another thing. I'd like to take another angle on this from. And hear from guys that say, yeah, my wife's just too skinny.

[Vert Show Contributor]

I don't like so skinny.

[Vert Show Host]

She needs to put more weight on, Right? Hey, Michael, Good morning. You're on Q100. Good morning.

[Global Gaming League Announcer]

There you go.

[Caller]

I like my women a little bit thick. I mean, of course there's too heavy, like, unhealthy, like, morbidly obese. But I like a woman that's got nice thick legs, nice round butt, and an hourglass figure to the T. Mel said, a woman that's too skinny is just. I don't know. That's not attractive to me. Like, you see this, like, jeans commercials? It shows a woman's midriff, and they got those big bones where their hips are supposed to be.

[Vert Show Co-host]

It's awesome.

[Vert Show Host]

It's awesome.

[Vert Show Co-host]

It's cool.

[Vert Show Host]

This is as refreshing, I think, as we thought it would be. Dennis, say it proudly, man.

[Caller]

I love thick women.

[Vert Show Host]

Are you married guy?

[Caller]

Not married. I've been with my fiance for three years. She was about 170 when we first met and after we had our son she gained a couple pounds. She's a little over 200 and I tell her every day, she's beautiful, she's got the best body and I don't want nothing to change.

[Vert Show Host]

I think we can end on that note right there. Thank you for calling and I just want to note that the phone lines are lit up right now. We could have done this longer if we wanted to. They're out there. Listen, it's the vert show.

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