Beyonce 'eating for America' over Christmas

Beyonce Knowles cannot wait for Christmas, because she gets to gorge on festive food.

The 'Irreplaceable' singer also blasted Hollywood's current trend for super-thin actresses, insisting Christmas food is too delicious to miss.

"People are obsessed with skinny girls at the moment," Beyonce told Britain's Daily Star.

"I'm going to be eating for America over Christmas to get some more junk in my trunk. So raise a glass and toast for me, people."

The 25-year-old lost 13lbs in 10 days on a liquid-only diet for her role in Dreamgirls but admits she has been having a good time regaining the weight.

"OK, I lost a lot of weight for 'Dreamgirls'. But I sure am enjoying putting it all back on."

Beyoncé's gruelling diet, which saw her surviving on maple syrup mixed with water, lemon juice and cayenne pepper, sparked criticism from health experts.

The star, however, warned other women not to copy the extreme eating plan.

She said: "In Dreamgirls, my character starts at 16 and then 20 years pass. Normally they'd change your make-up or your clothes but I wanted to go the extra mile. My nutritionist suggested the only way to do that was the fast. As soon as it was over I gained the weight back. I would never recommend it to anyone unless you are doing a movie."