Here's Why Chrissy Metz Doesn't Want Her 'This Is Us' Character's Weight Loss to Be So Easy

From Redbook

Since the moment This Is Us premiered (to wide acclaim and lots of love from its quickly-passionate fanbase), Kate Pearson and her portrayer Chrissy Metz have become much-lauded figures in the body positivity and plus-size communities.

Kate’s struggle to lose weight (and the story of her finding love with Toby, who is also overweight) was a major arc for her throughout the show’s first season. With the finale came the indication that viewers will be seeing Kate move beyond her weight loss journey – but Metz is speaking out about how she wants season 2 to tackle weight loss and new storylines.

It’s smart for the show to expand Kate’s storylines beyond her weight loss, but it’s equally important for them to not toss that plot completely to the wayside – especially since it means so much to so many women. The new season, Metz told Glamour at Paleyfest, will see Kate juggling a new opportunity while attempting to take charge of her health. “How do I lose weight and put myself first and balance everything while I’m pursuing my heart’s desires? I can’t wait to see that play out because I know it’s going to be interesting,” the actress revealed.

But, despite the fact that Kate had a major breakthrough at “fat camp” in the second half of the season, Metz isn’t interested in seeing Kate’s weight loss struggles wrapped up into a neat and tidy bow. While Metz previously revealed that she is contractually obligated to lose weight as Kate does (meaning that Kate will, in fact, lose weight), Metz thinks it would be more truthful to have Kate really deal with the emotional trauma tied into her overeating before her weight loss journey falls into place.

“The physical aspect [of weight loss] with the mental and emotional have to come together, but she has to get over all of the things that she’s been really stuffing – truly stuffing – for the past 36 years,” Metz explained. “I kind of don’t want her to figure it out right away.”

In the meantime, hopefully, Metz will get the This Is Us fat person sex scene she’s been championing.

(h/t Glamour)

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