"Queen Sized" with Nikki Blonsky and Annie Potts to premiere January 12th

Following her leading role in the summer blockbuster "Hairspray," rising young actress Nikki Blonsky stars alongside Annie Potts in the Lifetime Original Movie, "Queen Sized." The film is an inspirational true story of an overweight teen who takes a stand against bullying, to become her school's homecoming queen, and ends up with much more than just a crown.

In "Queen Sized," overweight high school senior Maggie Baker (Blonsky), always felt sorry for herself for not being as skinny, pretty or wealthy as the popular girls at school. When Maggie's name ends up on the list of nominees for the homecoming court as a prank by her classmates, she is mortified. Rather than drop out as expected, with her mother Joan's (Potts) encouragement, Maggie chooses to stay on the ballot in to order represent all the "outcasts" at school.

As word of her courageousness spreads, Maggie becomes a local celebrity and a symbol for all those who are bullied in high school. But when Maggie's new-found fame goes to her head, the kids who stood by her, including her best friend Casey, begin to resent her. Maggie is forced to take a long hard look at herself and reevaluate what battle she is truly fighting.

"Queen Sized" premieres Saturday, January 12, 2008, 9PM (ET/PT) on Lifetime Television.

Updated On: 12/15/07 at 07:18 PM

Sounds interesting. Good for Nikki! I hope she can be a good role model for bigger girls. Many can and do live happy lives. As long as they can do this and stay healthy enough why hide them on a shelf? Hopefully it will reach some of the less inspired.

I see this kind of teasing less and less in our schools but still kind of lacking in peoples marketing strategies. Too bad since so many large people are consumers too.

Nice to see more of Annie Potts too. She is a funny comedian whose work I have really enjoyed.

By all means, weigh every word you write. Don't you dare say what you mean. Dance around it.

Good to see that she's getting more work. But honestly, unless she would lose weight, she will ONLY be cast in this type of role or the funny girl side-kick roles. Hollywood is NOT gonna change anytime soon, no matter how talented the person may be. If you're male and overweight you have a much easier time in the industry than if you're an overweight female, that's just the way it is. I'm anxious to see how long it will take before the industry gets to her, it only took Marissa Jaret Winokur a few years.

Little-Lotte - I sadly agree. (Plus to continue your train of thought - I'd add foul-mouthed comedians to your list).

This movie (even if a Lifetime one) does seem interesting in that it doesn't finish at the moment of the protagonists triumph - but continues on to see her weight up the good and the bad of her achievements.

Why the hell is she doing this to herself?

You know it's bad for us fat girls clothing wise if you know where everything they're wearing in the movie came from. And I think I do...

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You know it's bad for us fat girls clothing wise if you know where everything they're wearing in the movie came from. And I think I do...

On the "plus" side, you have an advantage. If I knew were to find all the clothes my favorite actors wore in movies then every day would be Halloween!

"It would be nice if you would site where you clearly copy and pasted your post, jacobsnchz14."

It's pretty obvious where it came from.

Lifetime.com


Duh...





And it looks like every girl who plays Tracy seems determined to continue playing the same sort of character:

Marrissa has these gems on her resume:

Fugly (2007) (TV) .... Tammy Stump
Beautiful Girl (2003) (TV) .... Becca Wasserman

And it’s funny that’s there’s NO MENTION of ‘On Edge’…

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"Queen Sized" premieres tonight at 9PM ET/PT, with re-airings Sunday & Monday night.

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I'm actually quite offended by Lifetime tonight... they're showing To Be Fat Like Me starring Kaley Cuoco (from 8 Simples Rules) before the premiere of Queen Sized, which would sound like a night dedicated to sympathizing with overweight people.

Yet every commercial break has had commercials for Alli, Hydroxycut, L.A. Fitness, Thin Coach, and other products designed to aid weight loss. Exactly what message is Lifetime sending? That they support overweight people but wish they would change?

I feel like they put some padding on her or something... she looked MUCH bigger in that opening scene (where she was trying to keep up with the college tour group) than she did a few scenes later when she was in her underwear changing in the bathroom.

The scene transitions remind me of Ugly Betty. lol.