Melissa McCarthy’s Daughter Is Grown Up – Always Blasted for Her Weight, She Teaches Daughter to Be Confident

• The actress’s confidence comes from her father.
• She has defended herself from body-shaming critics for the sake of her young daughters. “Watch what you say to her. Do you tell her she’s only worthwhile or valid when she’s pretty?” McCarthy told one nasty reporter after learning he had daughters too.
• Her daughters, Vivian and Georgette, are just teenagers but have already starred in movies. One fan on Twitter said, “Melissa McCarthy’s daughter is my style icon.”
• Melissa has been with her husband, Ben Falcone, for 17 years, and they focus on parenthood despite their busy schedules.

Melissa McCarthy is an American actress from Illinois, and she started her career in entertainment as a stand-up comedian. However, she later gained notoriety for her role as Sookie St. James in the show “Gilmore Girls.” Eventually, she went on to star in major blockbuster movies.

You might remember her well from “Mike & Molly,” “Bridesmaids” alongside Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph,” “The Heat,” “Tammy,” “Ghostbusters,” and many others. One thing her characters have is a specific kind of confidence that has become important for the actress.

Being a woman in Hollywood is complex, and it’s even more complicated when you’re slightly chubbier, but McCarthy doesn’t let the fat-shamers or nasty critics get in her way. She holds her head high, not only for herself but for her “fantastic” daughters.

It’s hard to break into movies due to some stupid rules that the industry has unofficially adopted. First, audiences don’t like female comedy leads. Second, a woman can’t be the star of a film if she’s older than 35; third, women in movies can’t be over a size six. When the actress heard these rules, she could only think, “why not?” When asked about her seemingly crazy characters, McCarthy said:

“People say to me, ‘These characters are crazy’, and I’m like, ‘Are they?’ Because I’ve seen three people in Rite Aid drug store act like that. I think when a female character acts more defiant, it’s seen as a little more crazy.”

McCarthy continued, explaining that women like the ones she has played in funny movies exist. She also revealed that she loves playing “a female character who is not playing the by rules.” The actress also explained that she has only experienced sexism from critics, not the industry itself.

One of the reasons why she...