Margaret is a talented American actress, comedian, and musician. She became famous after her role in the ABC sitcom “All American Girl” from 1994 to 1995.
Cho is also a well-known civil rights activist. She often uses her stand-up comedy to talk about important social and political issues. Margaret is also celebrated for her support of the LGBT community.
Even though “All American Girl” was a significant milestone for Cho, as it featured an Asian family and marked a rare instance of an Asian actress in the lead role, the show didn’t have a successful run in the end.
Weight Loss Journey
The sitcom fell flat and there was no other season after the first one. The TV show turned out to be a disaster for Cho personally.
Because of the rigorous diet that the producers of the show suggested to Cho, she has an eating disorder that she is still dealing with.
Not only did the show affect her physical health but it also affected Cho’s mental health as well.
After the failure of the show, Margaret became suicidal and tried to take her own life.
Fortunately, her suicide attempt failed.
Let’s find out about Margaret’s struggle with depression and an eating disorder.
How did Margaret Develop an Eating Disorder?
After the recording of the first few episodes, the producers of All-American Girl suggested to Cho that she should undergo a weight-loss procedure because she was overweight.
It was more of an order than a suggestion. Margaret accepted their advice and followed a very strict diet plan.
Cho adopted a very strict diet plan because getting her own show was the biggest breakthrough in her career.
Cho didn’t want to lose this chance. “I wanted the job so bad. I thought that if I don’t lose the weight I won’t be able to be on TV.”
After starving herself for days, Margaret had kidney failure. She was eventually hospitalized and was in a bad condition.
She did get out of the hospital, however, the side effects of that rigorous diet stayed with her for the rest of her life.
However, Cho is a lot better than before with her eating disorder but she hasn’t recovered completely.
Talking about her disorder, Cho said, “I would get a whole loaf of bread and chew it and then spit it out into the toilet. Or I would go for weeks with only eating persimmons.”
Margaret even Faced Criticism from the Producers
While they were forcing her to be someone that she wasn’t they also criticized her severely.
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Cho said, “Sometimes we were told we were too Asian, sometimes we weren’t Asian enough, which I never really got, and that I was too overweight to play the part of myself.”
BD Wong, Cho’s co-star, talked about Cho’s situation, “They took the raw uncut diamond that was the 24-year-old Margaret and just sanded her down.
Ellen and Roseanne got to be themselves, and those shows were wildly successful.”
He further said, “The show’s failure had nothing to do with Margaret’s Asian-American-ness but in the refusal to present her Asian-American-ness authentically.”
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Margaret’s Suicide Attempt
After the failure of the show, All-American Girl, Cho became depressed. Her eating disorder only increased.
It increased to a level that Cho took shelter in drugs to fight the problem. Margaret also fell into the spiral of alcoholism.
Recalling that time in her life, Margaret said, “Suicide seemed practical to me. I decided to drink as much as I could until I just stopped breathing. It was a very depressing situation.”
The depression only increased with the passage of time. It increased so much that in 2013, Cho tried to take her life.
While she was in a hotel room, Cho decided to put an end to her life using a shower curtain tail. Fortunately, she failed in the attempt.
Recalling the day, Cho said, “It started bending and I was like ‘Oh Shit, I’m too fat to kill myself so I had to get down.’
I thought of losing weight and trying again when I reach my goal weight. As I will never reach my goal weight so I will never be able to kill myself.”
Cho said that her sense of humor has saved her life more than once. And whenever she feels down she tries to find something funny about her situation.
Something that gives her hope. In this way, Cho fought the depression and saved her life.
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How is Margaret Now?
A total honor, thank you @rollingstone for naming me one of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All-Time. pic.twitter.com/g3rdJGAGcK
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) February 15, 2017
As of now, Margaret is conquering the world of comedy. Recently she was added by Rolling Stone to the list of ‘50 Best Comedians of All-Time’.
Cho was also cast in the movie, Sex Appeal, where she got to perform her comedy at best.
Cho has also gotten over the depression that clouded her happiness for a very long time. As a result, her comedy has improved even more.
This positive change at last in Cho’s life has also made her fans happy, they been worried about her health for a very long time.
Before & After Weight Loss
As we mentioned earlier, Margaret Cho’s health has improved significantly. She’s not only lost a good amount of weight, but she’s also feeling much better about herself and her body.
Margaret managed to overcome her eating disorder, and as a result, she’s lost an impressive 40 pounds. Now, she weighs a healthy 138 pounds, which is a significant change from her previous weight of 178 pounds. This accomplishment is not just about the numbers on the scale; it’s also about her overall well-being and confidence.
Final Words
There is no doubt that life throws a lot of trash at you. But you’ve got to deal with it. Sure, life is beautiful but it can be very challenging sometimes.
Margaret’s life is a great example. Throughout her life, she went from so much but she didn’t give up.
Even when she tried to put an end to it she couldn’t. Because unconsciously she still had hope in her mind. Cho had not given up on life.
She did face a lot of challenges in getting things better and she still deals with an eating disorder but she is a lot stronger person than before.
She believes in herself and that is what has made a difference in her life.
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