Melissa McCarthy wears many hats. She is an actress who prides herself in cult classics such as “The Starling,” “Tammy,” “Pretty Ugly People,” and “Bridesmaids.” In addition to a successful acting career, she is a comedian, writer, producer, and role model for body positivity.
McCarthy has always had a fluctuating body size and recalls she’s been a 6, a 12, and even more. Throughout her journey, she has learned that once you go beyond size 12, you need not lose your sense of fashion.
In that light, she teamed up with fashion mogul Gerard Guez’s Sunrise Brands to create her fashion line Seven7 collection in 2014, which caters to plus-size women and includes accessories and beauty products for women.
Sadly, even though the Emmy award-winning actress accepted her size and loved it, she has constantly been attacked for it and has often had to defend herself from mean and negative comments.
FACING CRITICISM HEAD ON
Dealing with negativity from people has not always been easy for the actress. Initially, such negativity often got to her, and she would wallow in self-pity for days. However, she soon realized she only needed to see herself in a positive light, and all else would fade away.
She retold how some years back, she was at a press conference for either the movie “The Heat” or “Tammy,” and a rep from a big organization kept asking her why she looked sloppy because she had not put on any makeup. She remembers the man asking her:
“Why do you always feel the need to be so grotesque?”
“The Life of the Party” actress recalls the interview was a big one with over 100 people in the room. She asked what he was talking about, stating that she could not answer him as she’d not understood his question.
The person then asked her why she looked sloppy, had no makeup on, with undone hair. McCarthy asked if he’d asked the same of any guy present without makeup. She then asked him to get out more if he did not think women out there preferred a more natural look.
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