A total of 5,000 women were questioned as part of the British Body Idol Survey and the results show a worrying obsession with unrealistic and unhealthy slender frames.

Yummy mummy Liz Hurley topped the poll with her thin yet curvy body but the survey said most women wouldn't want her as a friend for fear she would make them look bad.

A shocking six out of 10 women said they considered the controversial size zero attractive and would happily swap their body for one like super-skinny Victoria Beckham - whose came second on the list.

Myleene Klass who slimmed down dramatically after her Hear'Say days was voted third ahead of curvy model Kelly Brook. Stick-thin fashion icon Kate Moss came fifth with Kate Winslet sixth.

Popular presenter Cat Deeley was voted seventh, just in front of the surgically enhanced Jordan. Factory Girl actress Sienna Miller was ninth and Keira Knightley tenth.

Derry beauty Nadine Coyle, singer with Girls Aloud, came in at No 14 - two places above her bandmate Cheryl Tweedy.

The survey also revealed that 3% of women were 'happy to have thinner girlfriends' and more than three-quarters admitted they were 'jealous of slimmer friends' (76%). Nearly all of those questioned said they had 'felt fat before a night out' (94%) - half went without food all day and one-in-10 said they made themselves sick to fit into a dress.

In total of 84% of those who took part said they would 'feel happier' if they could lose weight and two thirds said they had 'tried to diet in the last month' (65%).