Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant is reclaiming the word fat. The actress recently explained her decision to embrace using the word to describe herself. Click through the gallery for all the info.
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“Yeah I’m fat,” Aidy, 31, told
Cosmopolitan. “I’m not afraid of saying that.”
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“And there are a lot of euphemistic ways to soften it, like, ‘She’s chunky or curvy.’ But there’s something to be said for just owning it and not letting it destroy me,” she explained.
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The comedian stars in the new Hulu show
Shrill, which debuts on March 15. The show, about a woman navigating life as a plus size woman in a fatphobic world, is based on the bestselling book of essays of the same name by writer
Lindy West.
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“I don’t want to be a curvy babe,” Lindy, who also unapologetically calls herself fat, told Cosmo about her decision to embrace the word fat as well. “I wanted to create a fat character that you fall in love with and can’t help but root for.”
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The SNL star began working on the late night hit in 2012. She has two Emmy nominations because of her work on the show. Shrill is her first major role outside of the sketch comedy show.
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What do you think of Aidy unapologetically calling herself fat? Let us know in the comments!
“Yeah I’m fat,” Aidy, 31, told
Cosmopolitan. “I’m not afraid of saying that.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
“And there are a lot of euphemistic ways to soften it, like, ‘She’s chunky or curvy.’ But there’s something to be said for just owning it and not letting it destroy me,” she explained.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The comedian stars in the new Hulu show
Shrill, which debuts on March 15. The show, about a woman navigating life as a plus size woman in a fatphobic world, is based on the bestselling book of essays of the same name by writer
Lindy West.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“I don’t want to be a curvy babe,” Lindy, who also unapologetically calls herself fat, told Cosmo about her decision to embrace the word fat as well. “I wanted to create a fat character that you fall in love with and can’t help but root for.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The SNL star began working on the late night hit in 2012. She has two Emmy nominations because of her work on the show. Shrill is her first major role outside of the sketch comedy show.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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What do you think of Aidy unapologetically calling herself fat? Let us know in the comments!
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