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This is Us is back for its third season, and I couldn’t be happier. We’ve spent time looking back at the origins of Jack and Rebecca’s relationship, made up of false starts, awkward moments and a returning high school sweetheart. We also got to see Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia in their 70s attire. Milo was sans mustache and Mandy looked radiant in a floral print dress with long wavy locks.
Mandy, along with her The is US co-stars Chrissy Metz (Kate) and Susan Kelechi Watson (Beth) are on the cover of the November issue of Glamour magazine. In the accompanying interview, The 34-year-old actress talked about the show and how her real life experiences have helped her convincingly play the strong, yet flawed, Pearson family matriarch.
On her reputation as “America’s sweetheart”:
“I think those particular descriptors prevented me from finding momentum, workwise, because people saw me in one light. There’s more to who I am.”
On her marriage to Ryan Adams:
“I couldn’t control what happened to my immediate family, but I could control starting my own. Not the smartest decision. I didn’t choose the right person.”
On her divorce from Ryan Adams:
“I don’t feel guilty for it. I don’t fault myself for it. When people said, ‘I’m sorry,’ I was like, ‘No. Sorry would have been had I stayed in a very unhealthy situation.’ I didn’t. I found my way out. And when I did, things opened back up again.”
On her role on This is Us:
“I’ve never been a part of something that means so much to the outside world. It means just as much to all of us.”
“This Is Us has allowed me to show people that I’m not perpetually stuck in the realm of teen romantic comedies. I’m a woman now. I’ve been married and divorced. I’ve had ups and downs, professionally and personally.”
On her post-This is Us goals, including writing, directing and producing:
“I’m not going to take advantage of the doors that have been opened because of This Is Us to shape the stories that I want to see, then what’s the point? After years of not being able to find things that I felt challenged by, it’s really cool to potentially be in a position to find material and help create it.”
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While fans may have appreciated Mandy’s honesty about her first marriage, one person who decidedly didn’t was Mandy’s ex, Ryan Adams. The 43-year-old singer responded to Mandy’s comments via Twitter, as adults do.
Way to prove you were the wrong person, Ryan. Of her current fiancé, Dawes lead singer Taylor Goldsmith, she told Glamour that, “He makes me melt. I can imagine no better partner.” She went on to say that, “I view the past as a stepping-stone to get me where I am today. I would gladly weather all of that a million times over if it brought me to Taylor again.” As long and she and Taylor look at each other like Jack and Rebecca do on This is Us, I’m sure Mandy will be just fine.
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The phenomenal women of @nbcthisisus are our November cover stars! #ChrissyMetz, #MandyMoore, and #SusanKelechiWatson have influenced pop culture far beyond the small screen with the authenticity they bring to their characters, and the complex issues they tackle. We’re celebrating their success with Glamour’s November cover #capturedonGooglePixel3. Tap the #linkinbio to see more, and catch all three of our cover stars on This Is Us, Tuesdays on NBC. PHOTOGRAPHER: Victor Demarchelier STYLED BY: Alison Edmond
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“I’m a woman now. I’ve been married and divorced. I’ve had ups and downs, professionally and personally.” For #MandyMoore, #ThisIsUs wasn’t just the role of a lifetime—it was the reset she needed. At the #linkinbio, our November cover star gets candid about relationships, how #ThisIsUs changed her life, and why she’s done giving a ‘sh*t’ about how the world perceives her. . . . PHOTOGRAPHER: VICTOR DEMARCHELIER (@VictorDemarchelier) STYLED BY: ALISON EDMOND (@edmondalison) MAKEUP: JENN STREICHER (@jennstreicher) HAIR: ASHLEY STREICHER (@streicherhair)
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