There's a story Megan Mullally told once about how she was really tiny when Will & Grace started but once she started gaining weight, NBC would complain. Like one of the creators of the show, I believe, took Megan out to dinner and at the last minute before she was leaving he was like "Oh, by the way, can you lose like 15 pounds? There are thinner actresses out there who would love this role." and she was like "Well then why don't you ask one of them to do it?" and left.
They really watch for that shit, even if you have a hugely successful character on an enormous show, they'll still keep an eye on the actresses weight.
They really watch for that shit, even if you have a hugely successful character on an enormous show, they'll still keep an eye on the actresses weight.