She said she wants to have a healthy body.
Actress Chrissy Metz has revealed her struggle with years of depression due to her weight.
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The This Is Us actress, who is featured on Friday's cover of People magazine, admitting she fell into a "soul crushing" 10-year spiral of weight gain and depression.
On her hit show, her character Kate also struggles with body image issues.
“You have to use what you have and I wouldn’t have this role if I had already lost weight," she told People. "Now it’s about telling a story of a woman struggling with her weight, just as I have and still am."
The Golden Globe nominee also proclaimed, "Size does not define me."
She says she's working out with a trainer.
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On the show, her character has considered gastric bypass surgery but Metz said she is not considering it off screen. She wants a healthy body and wants to drop some pounds.
“I do want to lose weight. I want to have a fit, healthy body and not have to be put in a box. I don’t want to be limited by anything,” she said.
