OK, seriously though, fall TV needs to get here fast, because we seriously can’t wait for the Season 2 premiere of This Is Us (the new season premieres on Sept. 26, BTW). NBC’s 2016 breakout series is obsessionworthy, and Chrissy Metz — who plays Kate on the roller-coaster ride of a show — is one of the biggest reasons why.
Obviously, we’re in love with the entire cast (I mean, who can resist Sterling K. Brown, Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore?!), but Metz just has that je ne sais quoi that we are totally drawn to. Randall’s gut-wrenching struggle to get to know his dying biological father and Jack’s impending death definitely had us reaching for the tissues on the regular last season, but Kate’s plight keeps us tuning in every week — and it’s all because of Metz.
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She’s got brains, beauty and is talented AF — seriously, what’s not to love about her? Here’s why we’ve got a serious girl-crush on Metz.
1. She loves herself
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Everyone struggles with self-acceptance, and Metz is undoubtedly no different, but she’s talked about wanting to lose weight for herself. Not for Hollywood or anyone else.
“[I want to lose weight] not for anybody but myself,” she told People in February. “I want to have a fit, healthy body and not have to be put in a box. I don’t want to be limited by anything.”
We think it’s that kind of attitude that makes Metz’s spirit shine through on screen.
2. She’s keeping it real
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She’s a huge star now, but when Metz booked This Is Us, she was broke as a joke. In fact, when she found out she got cast in the now-hit-show, she had 81 cents in the bank. 81 freakin’ cents!
She clearly has a bit more than pocket change in her account now, but she’s not letting fame go to her head.
“I could cry right now just thinking about it,” Metz told Glamour of her pre-fame life. “Getting the role of Kate has changed everything. It’s crazy to go from not having enough money to buy food to getting free dinners. Why is it that when you really need something, you don’t have it? And when you can afford it, you have a surplus of it? You may think, ‘Ooh, you’re on TV, you’re a millionaire!’ No. It’s definitely a lot more than I was making, but I still live with my roommate — though I pay my proper share of the rent now. Meeting my car payment on time? That’s new. I paid my friends and my stepdad back. And three months ago I finally paid my credit cards off!”
3. She earned her success
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While Hollywood certainly has its fair share of overnight success stories — as evidenced by her previously empty bank account — Metz is not one of them. No, she had to claw her way to the big-time through hard work and determination, and it makes us admire her that much more.
Metz chatted with SheKnows about how difficult it was to balance acting with trying to pay the bills early on in her career.
“It’s just about trying to find your footing,” Metz told us of striking a balance between working a day job, studying the craft and going out on auditions. “But I also felt like, ‘What am I doing? I’m gonna get stuck in a vortex.'”
But Metz persevered and ended up on a hit NBC show. It doesn’t get much better than that.
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4. She has a healthy outlook on life
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Metz may have struggled while coming up, but the experience hasn’t made her hardened or bitter. In fact, it’s made her appreciate everything that’s happening now that much more.
“Success is about happiness and what makes you happy and not necessarily how many shows you booked that year or how much money you have in your bank account,” Metz told us. “Because all those things are fleeting. But it was so important for me to go on this journey the way I did — because I believe everything happens for a reason. So while it was really difficult, there’s a lot of humility and I’m really grateful for the whole scope of what happened.”
5. The girl can sang
We got a little taste of Metz’s voice in the third episode of This Is Us, but her performance in the old-folks home was really just the tip of the iceberg.
6. She knows life is all about love
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“The stories we are made to believe — that if we look this way, drive this car, live in that zip code, we will ultimately be happy. We constantly compare and compete with one another — and for what?” she said in an interview with Chubstr. “We all want the same thing. We all just want to be respected and admired. That all boils down to love. We end up sacrificing who we truly are just to get back to the place that we originated from, which is love.”
7. She was on frickin’ American Horror Story
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AHS has been our obsession for years, and Metz was amazing as Ima Wiggles in the Freak Show season. But what’s even more impressive than her performance in Freak Show is her feeling about her character.
“I would like to think talent ‘weighs’ out, but plus-size actresses are still typically the butt of the joke in the storyline,” she told Chubstr. “What was especially wonderful in Freak Show was that, not only was Ima accepted into the freak family, but she accepted herself, first. It was also really refreshing to see a big girl who was attractive, and dare I say, sought after. Hair/makeup and costumes really made me feel pretty, no matter what size I was. Can I get an Amen?”
Amen.
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8. She’s honestly touched by the This Is Us response
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Metz was open with SheKnows about being grateful regarding the amazing reaction audiences have had to This Is Us, and for her, it has made all her earlier struggles worth it.
“I’ve had these responses from men and women who’ve been so kind and loving and wonderful and gracious and it’s overwhelming,” she told us. “It’s really overwhelming, but I feel truly in my heart that we’re here to commune, and we’re a community, and to be close as human beings and to make — we’re all here to help each other and if I can do that while pursuing my dreams, it’s unreal.”
9. She’s a hopeless romantic
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Metz is a sucker for love poems, and counts R.M. Drake as one of her faves.
“I’m a hopeless romantic. I romanticize everything,” she wrote on Instagram. “I love poems. I love poems about love. That’s just the way it is.”
10. Her Snapchat game is strong
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“I don’t eat trash.” Metz’s alter ego Elenore is priceless.
11. And her Old English accent is nothing short of amazing
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Seriously, follow her on Snapchat tout de suite (username: themids929).
12. She’s fierce
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Metz is a self-proclaimed lipstick enthusiast, according to her Twitter bio. This reason, coupled with everything mentioned above is exactly why we want her to be our best friend forever.
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