Christina Schmidt

Curvy Christina Schmidt: Be Confident

Like most people, plus size or not, Canadian actress and model Christina Schmidt has her own pet peeves, but nothing brings her down more than seeing other full-figured girls bringing themselves down. She believes “… it’s not really worth it. I'm happy with who I am. Life's too short to be sad about yourself. You're so much happier when you have confidence.” For the Rubenesque celebrity, just hearing people repeatedly complain about being “so fat” makes her “so upset, because every single person has something beautiful about them, whether they're skinny or plus size.”

The zaftig actress had her big break when she appeared in the Canadian TV hit Degrassi: The Next Generation as Terri MacGregor, a teenager with weight and appearance issues who later gains confidence after working as a young plus-size model. For this, BBW Christina Schmidt may well be a deserving role model as well.