Amy Schumer and Hunter McGrady talk body positivity and parenthood

In the first episode of "All Worthy with Hunter McGrady," the model, designer and activist talks with Amy Schumer. The 39-year-old I Feel Pretty actress has been involved in projects that shed light on the media's portrayal of beauty and often challenge the impossible standards that so many grapple with on a daily basis. "I'm turning 40 this year and it's like, I have different friends who are gorgeous actresses who like, are worried about aging and I'm like, you know, my looks have never, I've never gotten enough feedback that I'm worried about losing anything. You know what I mean? It's not my thing," Schumer admitted.

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HUNTER MCGRADY: I'm Hunter McGrady, model, designer and activist and I'm here to talk about everything. From body confidence and feminism to politics and the planet, because remember, we're all worthy.

AMY SCHUMER: Hi Hunter.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Hi beauty. How are you?

AMY SCHUMER: Good. I am such a fan.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Thank you. Oh my gosh. Thanks so much for chatting with me. I know you are a busy bee and you've always taken a really authentic and relatable approach with body confidence, and self-love, and really like, body neutrality. How has it changed for you since when you first started in the industry and also now that you're a mom?

AMY SCHUMER: You know, I'm about-- I'm turning 40 this year and it's like, I have different friends who are gorgeous actresses who are worried about aging. And I'm like, you know, my-- my looks have never-- I've never gotten enough feedback that I'm worried about losing anything. You know what I mean? It's not my thing.

HUNTER MCGRADY: You've kind of always been this really driving force in saying like, weight is the least important thing about you. So, which kind of leads me to my next question. Like, I personally can't stand that median Hollywood has kind of taken over and made everything about weight.

Like, Adele I've just recently lost weight and it's all we can hear about. Like, nothing about her talent, nothing about who she is as a person. It was just all about her weight. How do you think that we can take back that conversation?

AMY SCHUMER: For me, I was diagnosed with Lyme earlier this year and I definitely like, lost a couple LBs and people's reaction of like, you're losing weight. You know, like--

HUNTER MCGRADY: Right.

AMY SCHUMER: They're congratulating you and I'm like, it's really just about my health. Like, I don't know if I lose or gain weight. And now that, you know, the pandemic's going on, there's-- you don't have that like, one pair of jeans that keeps you honest. So, I don't even-- you know, I don't even know where the jeans are. So--

HUNTER MCGRADY: I haven't ever met a pair of jeans that I didn't absolutely hate. So--

AMY SCHUMER: I have a problem. I have a-- Jeans are hostile and I've had enough.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Yeah.

AMY SCHUMER: It's just-- and my problem with it is that focus, that emphasis on-- It's on on weight. It's just from the media. It's from what we're watching and it's-- it's all outward and it's so negative. And I really-- Yeah, I just like reject that.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Last year you-- you premiered with "Expecting Amy", which was an amazing documentary to watch.

AMY SCHUMER: I found out two days ago that I'm pregnant. I'm so excited.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Why did you want to share that with the world?

AMY SCHUMER: I didn't know if I wanted to share it. Like, we just kind of started filming it, which I think was probably a defense mechanism. Like, I think because I got so sick.

But then the reason that I did want to get it out there was-- was to show that-- that pressure that's on women and the reality of how it can go. Because I do think that there is something in-- with some women, with their pregnancies, that there is this pride of like, I just-- it's a little like, spider belly and the rest of me is [INAUDIBLE]

HUNTER MCGRADY: Right.

AMY SCHUMER: OK, well here's how it went for me.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Right.

AMY SCHUMER: And-- and I'm really annoyed. Like, I could tell that people, they wanted you to be like, I'm pregnant, but I'm fine. Like they want that from you.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Right.

AMY SCHUMER: They want you to shake it off. Women are just told so much. Just kind of shake it off and be tough.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Yeah. That was so beautiful to watch, even though it was so hard for you. I was like, that makes a lot of women I think feel less alone.

OK, changing gears a little bit. I Think it's so exciting that you have partnered with Hellman's and are in a Super Bowl commercial with them. What do you look for in a partnership like that and-- and what really made you want to partner with someone like Hellman's?

AMY SCHUMER: 40% of all the food in our country is wasted and 43% of that is in our own homes. And I it's because we get overwhelmed. They've donated 1.2 million pounds to--

HUNTER MCGRADY: Wow.

AMY SCHUMER: Of food-- of food to people with food insecurity last year. And they have like a whole relief fund for food. Whenever I'm going to maybe partner with a company I'm like, well, what are you guys doing and what does your board look like? Is it just a bunch of old white men? So, I want to be involved in brands that are, you know, on the right side of history.

HUNTER MCGRADY: All right, that's a wrap. Amy, thank you so much for chatting with us.

AMY SCHUMER: All right. Bye.

HUNTER MCGRADY: Bye babe.

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