Chrissy Metz truly has a rags-to-riches story.
The 36-year-old actress says that before she booked NBC’s breakout hit show “This Is Us,” she had less than a dollar in her bank account.
“I kept auditioning, with no savings and no money, credit card debt gaining interest,” Metz told Glamour magazine in a revealing new interview. “I went on unemployment. I bought ramen noodles at dollar stores. I never had to — God forbid — live on the streets; I moved in with a roommate who told me, ‘Stay with me until you can afford rent. Don’t give up.’”
“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,” continued Metz, who recently made her red-carpet debut with her boyfriend. “I could cry right now just thinking about it.”
It should also be noted that prior to booking her current show, she had a small recurring role on “American Horror Story: Asylum.”
Although she’s much better off today, Metz still lives with her roommate.
“I pay my proper share of the rent now,” she quipped. “Meeting my car payment on time? That’s new. I paid my friends and my stepdad back. And three months ago, I finally paid my credit cards off!”
With a new financial outlook, Metz is doing a bit of high-end shopping, too.
“I just got my first pair of Alexander McQueen shoes,” Metz said, though she’s filled with buyer’s remorse. “I’m so convinced I shouldn’t have bought them, I still haven’t busted them out of the box.”