This Is UsstarChrissy Metz’s struggle with weight has been well-documented.
Throughout her career,Metzhas argued why it’s nobody else’s business what she does with her body.
Meanwhile, her issues around food started when Metz was much younger.
“Metzgrew up in Gainesville, Florida, with her mother, stepfather, and four siblings.
The family went through many hardships, chief among which was a lack of food.
As the actress admitted toGlamour, “There were nights my mom wouldn’t eat dinner.
It was devastating.”
She explained toGlamour,“That’s why food equals love in my family.
I really valued that attention.
As I got older, that turned into, ‘Oh, I’m happy let’s celebrate and eat.
Let me eat my feelings.'”
Food was my only happiness,” (viaCNN).
Likewise, her body seemed to “offend” Metz’s stepfather, leading her to binge in secret.
