Chrissy Metz

I remember being a kid and always feeling a little different than all my friends. ”

I try to be present in the moment and to be authentic, and to listen. ”

When I'm not shooting, I'm a leggings and boots girl. I like cute and casual - for me, it's all about feeling good and being comfortable. ”

I was always the class clown, and I think I gravitated toward performing for the attention I didn't always think I was getting at home. ”

My parents divorced when I was eight; I never really knew my dad, and my mom raised my older sister and brother and me alone. It was challenging. ”

I remember being at Weight Watchers at, like, 11 years old and my mom just trying to figure it out for me. ”

My sister's tall, thin, model-esque. ”

I eat my feelings - when I'm happy, when I'm sad. ”

When I first heard 'Harper's Bazaar' wanted me to be sexy, I was like, 'Who, me?' I knew y'all were edgy, but this is incredible - it's validation. ”

I just have to be very clear. Whether or not I lose weight or stay the same, it's purely a choice of mine for health. Not because I think that plus size, curvy, voluptuous, big bodies aren't attractive - because I think they're awesome and sexy. ”