At 38, Chrissy Metz debuts swimsuit

Los Angeles Oct 12 (IANS) Actress Chrissy Metz says she wore a swimsuit for the very first time at the age of 38 after decades of hiding her body. Metz had made a promise to herself that she would wear a swimsuit if she found one she liked.The 38-year-old actress kept true to that promise recently when she visited Barbados with a friend. She posted multiple photographs of herself wearing what appears to be a black one-piece bathing suit while lounging in the pool.In an interview to Glamour magazine Metz explained why it was a big deal for her reports dailymail.co.uk. "I grew up wearing a T-shirt at the pool. As an adult I was like I m going to find a bathing suit I like and I m going to wear it. And there were people like Oh my God look at you! You know I could never do that " she said. Metz recognised this to be more of a backhanded compliment she decided to not let it deter her from wearing what she wanted to wear. "I m doing what I want to do." Metz is known for role of Kate Pearson in "This Is Us" aired in India on Star World.
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