’90s sitcom star threatened with fat jokes if she didn’t lose weight for hit show, she says

Kim Coles , best known for her role on “ Living Single ,” recently revealed writers pressured her to lose weight during the show’s run.

Coles, 63, opened up about the situation on a recent episode of the “ ReLiving Single ” podcast with former co-star Erika Alexander .

“I would get a call at the beginning of every season to my manager saying, ‘Kim Coles has to lose some weight. She has to lose some weight. She has to lose some weight,’” Coles said in the Wednesday episode .

The actress recounted an instance where show executives threatened they’d start writing fat jokes into the hit show’s script if Coles didn’t lose weight.

“You won’t remember this, but I told you that they threatened me and said, ‘If you keep gaining weight, we’re going to have to start writing fat jokes.’ A