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In my 20s I used to cry about why I wasn’t thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry about things like: ‘I wish my hair would grow faster. I wish I had different shoes …

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Melissa McCarthy
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 26
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