Chrissy Metz Says ‘This Is Us’ Exec Asked If Her Role Was Plus-Size “Like Kate Winslet”
Chrissy Metz Says 'This Is Us' Exec Asked If Her Role Was Plus-Size "Like Kate Winslet" https://t.co/mlH8ZttQi8
- Deadline (@DEADLINE) October 26, 2024
Chrissy Metz had to endure some unnecessary Hollywood comparisons in her breakout role.
"It was pitched originally as a film, and one executive at some, I don’t know, wherever place said, ‘Oh, wait, so the plus-size girl, she’s, like, how plus size? Like Kate Winslet?’ And [Fogelman] was like, ‘First of all, what are you saying? Second of all, no, this is a real woman who’s really dealt with weight issues and it’s plagued her entire life.'”
Noting that the character, Kate was loosely based off of Fogelman's sister.
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