Youtube! Jessica Ennis’s famous six-pack of female heptathlete Athlete

One of her rivals nicknamed her the Tadpole – because she’s so petite. Another called Jessica Ennis the Flea because she’s so good at the long jump.

Certainly, her lithe form has attracted more than her fair share of male admirers.

But yesterday a senior UK Athletics official asserted that the 2012 heptathlon hopeful was ‘fat’ and carrying ‘too much weight’.

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Scrutiny: Jessica Ennis was called overweight in spite of the heptathlete's famous six-pack (read more and watch video)