Melissa McCarthy Reveals How She’s Been Body Shamed Throughout Her Whole Career

Despite earning over $1 billion at the box office and receiving Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, McCarthy has even been targeted during interviews. However, she always responds with empowering clap backs that inspire and entertain.

A critic once claimed that she could only act well when she looked “attractive.”

Melissa McCarthy has faced harsh criticism and body-shaming from male critics. When one critic said she was only a good actor when she looked “attractive,” McCarthy confronted him at the Toronto Film Festival, saying, “Are you the one who wrote I was only a good actor when I looked more attractive and that my husband should never be allowed to direct me because he allowed me to look so homely?”

She also advised him to be mindful of the messages he’s sending to his daughter. “Would you say that to any guy? When John C. Reilly — or any actor — is playing a character that is depressed and dejected, would you say, ‘Well you look terrible!’?”

Someone once described her as “tractor-sized” and a “gimmick comedian” who only succeeded by being both obese and obnoxious.

In 2013, Rex Reed from the New York Observer made derogatory remarks about McCarthy’s appearance, but she responded with grace and compassion. McCarthy stated, “I felt really bad for someone who is swimming in so much hate. I just thought, that’s someone who’s in a really bad spot, and I am in such a happy spot.”

She went on to talk about how she finds joy in her family and how they make her laugh every day. McCarthy’s positive attitude and ability to rise above hateful comments are truly inspiring.

Someone expressed shock that she was able to work in the entertainment industry “at her tremendous size.”

In an interview for Bridesmaids, a male journalist asked McCarthy, “Are you shocked that you actually work in this business at your tremendous size?” McCarthy was taken aback but responded with humor and wit, saying, “I just remember all the blood drained out of me. I thought, ’With my tremendous size, I could tackle you so quickly.’”

Despite the uncomfortable question being repeated several times, McCarthy kept her composure and redirected the conversation back to the film’s script and director. The producer later apologized, but McCarthy noted that this kind of treatment is unfortunately common for women in the industry. She questioned why men, like John Goodman, were not subjected to the same scrutiny about their size.

A critic once asked her why she “felt the need to be so grotesque.”

McCarthy was once asked at a press conference why she always feels the need to be so “grotesque” and “sloppy.” McCarthy replied, “OK, so have you ever asked this of a guy?” and added, “I’m playing a character. You need to get out more if you don’t think there are real women like that.” She also expressed her disbelief that the journalist was writing about movies if they were so focused on her appearance.

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