'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz wore a swimsuit for the first time at age 38

DESPITE hailing from sunny Florida, This Is Us star Chrissy Metz only recently felt comfortable enough to wear a swimsuit in public.

“I grew up wearing a T-shirt at the pool,” Metz, 38, told Glamour in her November cover story for the magazine.

“As an adult, I was like, I’m gonna find a bathing suit I like and I’m gonna wear it.”

It seems her search was a success. In June, Metz shared an Instagram photo of herself on holiday in Barbados sporting a Lane Bryant suit with harness-style detailing.

“There were people, like, ‘Oh my God, look at you! You know I could never do that,’” the Emmy and Golden Globe nominee continued. “It’s a backhanded compliment, but I’m doing what I want to do.”

She added: “People who’ve never been overweight don’t understand what it entails.”

As Kate Pearson on the hit Network Ten series, Metz relishes the opportunity to play a multifaceted character who also happens to be plus-size.

“People are still surprised that a big girl could be on TV, and it’s like, Ugh, really? Really?” she said. “There’s so much other stuff to talk about.”

This article was originally published on the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.

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