Chrissy Metz reveals that playing Kate helped heal childhood wounds

Chrissy Metz recently opened up about how Kate was portrayed This is us it has helped him heal from the traumas of his childhood.

In a recent appearance at The Jamie Kern Lima showthe 44-year-old actress shared that the Dan Fogelman-created drama gave her a sense of dignity she didn’t feel growing up, after years of mental, physical and emotional abuse from her stepfather.

“What’s interesting is that all the things I’ve never heard, I can hear from people,” Metz explained. “I’ve started to feel worthy after not feeling it growing up. When fans say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry if I’m bothering you,’ I say, ‘Oh, no, you’re healing the wounds. for me. ‘”

“You’re putting little treatments on these wounds for me,” he continued. “It really means a lot to me.”

Metz emphasized the change her role has made among people, saying, “I feel like they’ve been affected, and not by me, but by, yes, what I’ve brought to the role, but also by the way I has done. was written.”

“The way he took such great care of her and the show as a whole,” he added.

Although Metz has come to terms with his stepfather’s treatment through therapy, he acknowledges that it still affects him in some way when he walks into each room.