But on the list of things I want to do in my lifetime, that’s not near the top.”īut that doesn’t mean she doesn’t get insecure. Being called fat is not like being called stupid or unfunny, which is the worst thing you could ever say to me,” she writes in her debut memoir, “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns).” Do I sometimes look at Gisele Bundchen and wonder how awesome life would be if I never had to wear Spanx? Duh, of course. “If someone called me chubby, it would no longer be something that kept me up late at night. Kaling has long been an advocate for diverse representation in film and television, and a bastion of body positivity. “Having a woman in a size 16 body have fulfilling, wonderful sex and men who love her – that happens in the world. ![]() That last bit always seemed odd to Weiner. I think there’s still something of a void out there in terms of diversity of body types and who gets to be the main character and who gets to have the happy ending.” Weiner’s novel was an instant hit and lauded by critics for its fast-moving plot, its poignancy, and its unorthodox main character. There was not great variety in representation on TV or in movies, or even in books. ![]() “You could be a thin blonde, a thin brunette, or a thin, slightly lighter-haired brunette. And I grew up with Charlie’s Angels,” she says. “I started writing it to get out of that bad place, and it was just pure wish fulfillment: She’s gonna look like me, the guy will be an asshole, then she’ll get her happy ending.”Ĭannie has an unstoppable career drive, a sarcastic wit and a plus-size body – a character trait that felt natural for Weiner to include. “I’d just gotten dumped, like horrible sickening heartbreak,” Weiner says. Weiner, a former writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer who still lives in Philly, was 28 when she wrote “Good in Bed.” It’s a loosely autobiographical coming of age story: the protagonist, Candace “Cannie” Shapiro, is a Jewish journalist in Philadelphia grappling with relationship troubles, body image issues, a challenging career and impending parenthood. Kaling will produce and star in “Good in Bed,” a film adaptation of bestselling author Jennifer Weiner’s debut novel. Her next role, then, might seem like a no-brainer. It’s just who she is, and it’s who many of her iconic television characters seem to be, too: as Kelly Kapoor on “The Office” and Mindy Lahiri on “The Mindy Project,” Kaling brought loud, funny, smart, flawed, insecure and multi-dimensional women to life. She’s hilariously self-deprecating, refreshingly honest about the challenges of parenthood, and forthcoming about her lifelong battle with insecurity and body image issues. That is to say – she’s so deeply relatable that passages in her books and on her Twitter feel like any of us could have written them. Of course they are – but usually in the places the rest of us can’t see, when the cameras aren’t rolling.īut on camera or off, Mindy Kaling is, unabashedly, herself. That’s not to say other very famous people aren’t. ![]() So what we will soon see on screen could be pretty magical – at least for anyone who has experienced relationship problems, body-image issues, career setbacks or parenting doubts. For Kaling, the story of that main character pretty much sums up her life. For the former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter turned author, there’s no better person to bring to life the main character of her best-selling book. The very funny (yet very relatable) Mindy Kaling will produce and star in an adaptation of local author Jennifer Weiner’s first novel for HBO Max.
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