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Hollywood actress Jennifer Coolidge thought she was too fat to star in anthology television series \u201cThe White Lotus\u201d until a friend gave her a pep talk and told her she would be out of her mind to pass up such an opportunity.<\/p>\n
The actress stars as Tanya McQuoid in the comedy series about a group of holidaymakers at a resort in Hawaii, but she had gained so much weight during the Covid lockdowns that she almost turned down the part, reported femalefirst.co.uk.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cIt was Covid, (I was) locked up with this very nice girl that I knew in New Orleans. She was sort of a friend (and) my house sitter. It was just very lonely times\u00a0\u2026 and so she and I got obsessed with these vegan pizzas and we were eating a lot of them each day. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe number kept increasing. You can sort of numb out any worry you have in the world if you just eat another pizza\u00a0\u2026 And not that I was 110 pounds (about 50kg) before, but somehow it led to my demise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201cAmerican Pie\u201d star explained that when show creator Mike White presented her with the project, she didn\u2019t feel as if she was in \u201cfighting shape\u201d and only changed her mind when a friend told her she would be crazy to reject the part.<\/p>\n She told People: \u201cI was like, \u2018I just don\u2019t think I can do that.\u2019 I had no time, I can\u2019t work out!\u201d<\/p>\n It was sort of weird, it was not that big a difference from what I usually looked like, but somehow it became my excuse not to do it. For whatever reason, I didn\u2019t feel like I was in fighting shape.<\/p>\n \u201cA girlfriend just gave me this (pep talk and said): \u2018You are out of your mind. I don\u2019t even think you know what this is. This is self-sabotage. I\u2019ve been your friend all these years, this is incredible opportunity for you. <\/p>\n \u201cAre you really going to f*** this up? Are you really going to f*** this up, Jennifer? This is the worst thing you could do to yourself. Just go, just f****** do it.\u2019 So, for once in my life, I listened.\u201d<\/p>\n