The actress Michelle Buteau who is seen as the protagonist of the Netflix original Survival of the Thickest is known for her comic gigs and her podcasts. The series focuses on the life of Mavis, who works as the assistant designer to a high-profile stylist. She takes hold of her life after a heartbreak and set through to make her name in the fashion industry.
Is Michelle a plus-size model?
Michelle Buteau is a popular comic and now author turned actress. She has done some modeling assignments but only promotional ones. The character in Survival of the Thickest played by Michelle is a designer for plus-size people. She takes her job as her baby and wants to become a leading designer soon. Though her relationship for five years was a big mistake in her life but yes she took that as a push in her career.
Mavis had great friends who helped her through this time and motivated her do something for herself.
Is it a breakup story?
No, it’s not. The series is not going to start with the sadness of Mavis’s breakup but its aftermath. She will be portrayed as a girl who is ready to date again, find love, and is back on the single’s market. Her friends get her to pubs and plays which makes her enthusiastic Mavis. There are instances when she had a loving boyfriend who cheated on her but that doesn’t get her demoralized or binge-eating she handles a great fashion show and lives her life as she always wanted…Happy.
How Many Episodes Will Be in Survival Of The Thickest Season1?
The comedy series is set to have eight episodes. Survival of the Thickest is a beautiful journey of Mavis who at 38 gets to live her life to the best as she starts thinking for herself and her dream to style plus-size models.