Though Chrissy Metz was up to put on a fat suit for American Horror Story, it wasn't her ideal situation.
"It was sobering," she told Entertainment Weekly in 2017. "I thought, 'What if I become that heavy and can't walk around or get stuck in the door frame? I was like, 'I don't want this for me.'" Metz's AHS role led her to her current gig on This Is Us, where she continues to serve as an inspiration for fans and viewers alike. "You don't realize that somebody who's average or even very fit could relate to someone who's overweight," she told the outlet. "But it's not about our size — it's how we look at ourselves and how we feel about ourselves."
In the past, the actress has defended her co-star and on-screen husband, Chris Sullivan, for wearing a fat suit on This Is Us. "I get it, the authenticity is kind of ruined by that, but Chris has been heavier, and I think he does understand the plight of being overweight," she told Andy Cohen on a 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live. "Also, he was the best man for the job, and people wear prosthetics all the time. This just happened to be weight as opposed to, like, a nose or a chin."
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