Over the past two decades, comedic actress Melissa McCarthy has transformed from a supporting
character on television to a leading lady in film.
It was a slow rise to the top for the actress, who was a cast member on series like Gilmore
Girls and Mike & Molly before eventually breaking into the big time with her Academy Award-nominated
turn in the 2011 film Bridesmaids.
Melissa rose to prominence as a rare plus-sized actress in Hollywood, but a recent physical
transformation has the star's longtime fans doing double-takes.
Join Facts Verse as we explore how Melissa McCarthy's transformation is turning heads.
From an early age, comedic actress Melissa McCarthy claims to have always struggled with
her weight.
The star has been plus-sized for most of her life.
Despite the success that she has managed to achieve, she has never been quite comfortable
with her physical appearance.
However, the star has recently lost a good deal of weight and is looking better than
ever!
According to the actress, one of the things that have helped her lose weight is letting
go of the stress and shame that she has felt about it.
During Melissa’s high school years, the future star was apparently fairly active,
participating in physically demanding extra-curricular activities such as tennis and gymnastics.
It was in her 20s that Melissa began to develop a more sedentary lifestyle, leading to her
weight gain.
By the time Melissa broke out into the entertainment industry, she was at the size that audiences
would come to know her as thanks to appearances in shows such as Gilmore Girls and Mike & Molly,
as well as films such as Bridesmaids.
It was Melissa’s role on the series Gilmore Girls that offered the actress her first mainstream
exposure.
Melissa played a supporting character on the series for its entire run, during which time
she apparently got so fed up with being known as the show’s fat cast member that she decided
to go on an all-liquid diet at the behest of her doctor.
The diet resulted in Melissa losing 70 pounds, but she apparently felt so miserable during
the proceedings that she didn’t think the weight loss was worth it.
Melissa would go on to gain all of the weight she lost back after becoming pregnant later
on in Gilmore Girls’ run, and she had yet to lose any of her pregnancy weight by the
time of the show’s end.
After Gilmore Girls ended in 2007, Melissa McCarthy floundered for a bit in the industry
before being given a starring role in the series Mike & Molly.
The actress was as heavy as ever at the time that she was hired onto the series, which
was a good thing given that the premise of the series called for an obese actress!
Mike & Molly was a series about an overweight couple that met while attending therapy for
excessive eating.
While Melissa has never been attracted to comedy that pokes fun at peoples’ weight,
she found the premise of the show to have a sweet side that won her over.
Melissa McCarthy gave birth to a second child in 2010, the same year that Mike & Molly premiered.
The show was a success upon its debut, exposing Melissa to more eyes than ever before when
the actress was at her peak weight.
Despite her best efforts, Melissa was still at this weight when she received the role
in the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids that would go on to make the comedic actress a movie
star.
After years of being known to audiences as the funny fat lady, Melissa McCarthy has finally
started shedding weight for good.
The actress has undergone a recent physical transformation that has seen her lose a good
deal of weight, making her a fraction of the size of her former self.
This weight loss journey began while Melissa was still performing her role on the series
Mike & Molly, leading many to speculate that the show was canceled because Melissa was
no longer the appropriate size to play her plus-sized character.
However, it was later revealed that the real reason the show was canceled was that Melissa’s
initial contract was up and there wasn’t enough money in the budget to renegotiate
terms with her now that she was a movie star.
After nearly two decades of struggling with her weight in Hollywood, Melissa apparently
has two things to thank for looking the way that she currently does.
For one thing, the actress decided to let go of a lot of the shame, stress, and stigma
that she carried around with her during her weight-loss journey.
Apparently, the stress of trying to lose weight was keeping Melissa from doing so.
However, the actress apparently also had another helpful secret in the form of Garcinia Cambogia,
which is a fruit-derived supplement recommended to audience members by celebrity doctor Dr.
Oz.
Though many have questioned the good doctor’s legitimacy, taking the supplement seems to
have done wonders for Melissa McCarthy!
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It was a long road to the top for actress Melissa McCarthy, who is now one of the biggest
movie stars in the world!
During the actress’s early career, many people told her that she wasn’t going to
be able to make it in the entertainment industry at the weight that she was.
However, she ended up proving them wrong.
Melissa learned how to be funny at an early age.
The future actress grew up on a farm in Illinois, where she would pass the time by performing
comedic shows for her mother.
During high school, Melissa continued exploring her affinity for making other people laugh.
She would often fantasize about joining the cast of Saturday Night Live, a show she would
later go on to host!
It was in 1996 that Melissa McCarthy first made the journey to Hollywood.
There, the aspiring comedic actress set about becoming a star, and one of her first steps
was to join the comedy troupe by the name of the Groundlings.
The Groundlings is a troupe that has proved a breeding ground for many future celebrities,
and Melissa quickly went on to count herself amongst their ranks.
It was during her time performing with the Groundlings that Melissa met future husband
Ben Falcone.
The two began dating and went on to marry several years later, officially tying the
knot in 2005.
Melissa is the cousin of Playboy model Jenny McCarthy, who broke out into the entertainment
industry in 1993.
When Melissa was trying to make a name for herself in Hollywood, she tried her best not
to be mentioned in the same breath as her more famous cousin because she didn’t want
to be compared to the venerated sex symbol.
Melissa was insecure about her weight even before her career began, with many people
telling her there was no room in Hollywood for a woman her size.
Thankfully, she ended up being hired onto the show Gilmore Girls without a second thought.
When Melissa began performing on Gilmore Girls in the role of Sookie St. James, she was an
unknown actress.
The show’s creators had originally envisioned actress Alex Borstein in the role, though
Alex ended up being busy with other work.
Melissa had a similar physical profile to Alex and proved equally boisterous upon her
audition.
Gilmore Girls became a massive hit upon its 2000 premiere, and the character of Sookie
quickly became an audience favorite.
Melissa would go on to perform in the role for all of the show’s original seven seasons.
Mike & Molly was lucky in that it managed to secure Melissa McCarthy just a year before
the actress broke out onto the big screen with her Academy Award-nominated turn in the
2011 comedy Bridesmaids.
If Mike & Molly had attempted to sign Melissa on after the film’s premiere, it wouldn’t
have been able to afford her!
Following Melissa’s performance in Bridesmaids, she quickly became a movie star.
Though Melissa had played a supporting role in the film, she was soon given her own starring
vehicles in the form of such films as Spy, The Heat, The Boss, Tammy, and Identity Thief.
In 2016, Mike & Molly was canceled after six seasons.
As previously mentioned, many fans speculated that the show came to an end because Melissa
McCarthy was losing too much weight.
However, this theory was soon disputed.
The truth was that Melissa had only signed a six-year contract, and the contract had
run its course.
Now that Melissa was one of the biggest movie stars in the world, there wasn’t room in
the show’s budget to renegotiate her contract.
The show came to an end, leaving Melissa free to continue her career as a movie star with
her new physical transformation.
In the years since Mike & Molly’s end, Melissa has certainly made good on her promise to
continue evolving as a Hollywood actress.
The actress even made an acclaimed dramatic turn in the 2018 film Can You Ever Forgive
Me? proving that the actress is capable of much more than just comedy.
Melissa is scheduled to appear in several upcoming films, including Thor: Love and Thunder
and Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
Although Melissa McCarthy stressed out about her weight for years, she claims that letting
go of this stress is what finally allowed her to shed some pounds.
Now it’s time to hear from you: did you know that Melissa McCarthy is the cousin of
Playboy model Jenny McCarthy and that Melissa has recently undergone a staggering physical
transformation?
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