PSA: This Is Us Star Chrissy Metz Was on American Horror Story
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At this point, we all know and love Chrissy Metz from This Is Us, but once upon a time, she was on another very popular show: American Horror Story. Even fans of both shows may not have realized that Metz starred on season four, Freak Show, as Ima "Barbara" Wiggles, unfortunately and un-politically correctly referred to as the Fat Lady. While she had bit parts on Entourage and My Name Is Earl, she explained to Glamour in February that she was sure AHS would be her big break:
"And then in 2014 American Horror Story came up. I'd wanted the role of Ima [Barbara] Wiggles desperately, and after I got it, I thought, OK, awesome, this is a jumping board for my career! But when it wrapped, there was . . . nothing. I almost moved back to Florida, but my mom said, 'You can either be miserable here and not pursue your dreams, or you can be miserable in LA and at least pursue what you want.' So I stayed . . . I am so grateful that I had such an amazing support system, but when I booked This Is Us, I had 81 cents in my bank account. I could cry right now just thinking about it."
She also revealed that she was literally down to her last 81 cents when she booked This Is Us. We're very glad that she persevered!