Remember The Girl From 'Precious'? Check Out How Great She Looks Now.

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Not only did her character grow up poor and sexually abused, but she was also mentally and physically abused by her own mother who seemed to hate her because her man chose to have sex with her daughter instead of with her. This harrowing tale was Sidibe's first gig as an actress, and she nailed it.

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It did not come as a surprise that this New York native ended up being nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars that year. She stood among Hollywood's elite like Sandra Bullock, Carey Mulligan, and Meryl Streep.

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While Sandra Bullock took the award for Best Actress that night, the nomination alone solidified her as a Hollywood star. Sadly, most of the attention that Sidibe receives is not for her amazing performance, but for her weight instead.

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This young superstar became a victim of internet fat shaming. She tells a story about how Joan Cusack told her she should quit the business because it's very image conscious. Thankfully, comments like those did not make her want to quit.

In her book, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, the 34-year-old actress revealed that she has suffered from depression since college.

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In one part of her book, she goes on to say how much she would cry and how she hated everything about herself. She also talked about her struggles with bulimia. She said she would get sad, then eat, then make herself throw up, then she would feel better. She got to a point where she would only eat if she were planning on throwing it right back up. It was her way of dealing with her depression. Thankfully she found a doctor to help her.

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Sidibe is now working as one of the main characters on the show 'Empire.' She sums up the ending of her book talking about how she manages her mental health and her bulimia which she still insists has ever only been a tool to deal with her depression, not her weight.

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“I have a nutritionist that I really like,” she revealed. “I haven’t felt like purposely going to throw up. For years, I have not felt that way. But if I ever do, I just have to remember to do the things that make me feel good as opposed to the things that make me feel bad.”

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Now, Sidibe is conscientious about what she eats and exercises regularly. She documents all of this on her Instagram account where she has over 1 million followers. While her new lifestyle is contributing to her weight loss, she does not like attention being drawn to that fact.

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Total strangers complimenting her seems to bother her the most. Sidibe says that it is her body and will always be her body, and everyone else has nothing to do with it.

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Sidibe was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and subsequently had weight loss surgery to correct that. “It has taken me years to realize that what I was born with is all beautiful. I did not get this surgery to be beautiful. I did it so I can walk around comfortably in heels… I don’t want to be in pain every time I walk up a flight of stairs.”

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She is now confident in her body but a little nervous about her next step. She hopes to just lose enough weight to be a little chubby but not skinny. She says that will make her very happy as her beauty does not come from a mirror.

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We are right there with you, Sidibe. You keep doing you. You are big, but you are beautiful inside and out We love seeing her strip down as a plus size model along with Ashley Graham in a seductive campaign that promotes body positivity. Hold on to your hats because this commercial will blow you away!