Monday Advance

Melissa McCarthy's High School Goth Phase

Monday, November 28, 2011

It is shocking to see the difference between the actual Melissa McCarthy and the tomboyish character she plays in the hit summer movie, "Bridesmaids." Melissa assumed one other shocking role in her life, only this one was back in high school and was an adolescent phase, rather than a film role. Melissa McCarthy was a goth.

Despite being on her high school's student council and cheerleading squad, she says she "took a turn" one summer and came back to school goth. She was voted by her high school as "most punk" and as the student who "changed the most in 4 years."

"I was super preppy and then by the end I was like, blue-black hair that I'd shave in patches," Melissa says. "I'd wear like, turtlenecks for pants."

See photos of Melissa in high school and her explanation for her goth phase in the video below.

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Melissa McCarthy on Parenting

Monday, November 28, 2011

As the mother of 4-and-a-half-month-old and 19-month-old daughters, Melissa McCarthy hopes to be the best parent she can be. Anderson asks Melissa what kind of an example she hopes to set for her kids.

"I want them to be confident, strong,happy, healthy women," Melissa says. "I want them to define themselves by their actions and what they do and how they treat other people."

Watch Melissa talk more about parenting, and about her plans to start a plus-sized clothing line, in the video below.