Explaining that she made her own decision to lose weight, she said: “I went through a lot. There are things that she was experiencing that I had experienced. And it showcases what not all, but most women go through. We have an interesting relationship with our bodies.”

Bell also opened up about how she had previously always been called to audition for roles described as “the fat best friend”.

“Sometimes it wouldn’t be so on the nose, sometimes it would just be like ‘a woman surrounded by cats who has never experienced romantic love.’ And I was like, but I have experienced romantic love,” she said.

“And I know that you play characters that are different from you but I was like, this is what you guys all see me as and that is sort of a bummer. Usually those characters come in to encourage the lead to go for the job or the guy and then walk out and say, like, ‘Who took the last bagel?’ and leave. And I have played that character before.”

Brittany Runs a Marathon: Jillian Bell is sick of being cast as the “fat best friend”