Chrissy Metz

She's previously revealed that she had $0.81 in the bank before landing the Kate Pearson role. "Through Kate's healing, I got healed," Metz said on Saturday.

Metz was discovered at a model and talent search in Gainesville, Florida that she took her sister to. The actress previously revealed in a 2017 essay as told to Alex Morris for Glamour that she had "81 cents" in her bank account when she booked "This Is Us." She also noted how significant it was for the show "to choose a woman who didn't look like every other woman or every other person" on TV.