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Debra Messing Is Proud of Her 'Healthy' Weight Loss

Originally posted 11/25/2008 08:00AM

Debra Messing still recalls the hurtful stories about her as she tried to lose her baby weight.

"It was written about in the tabloids a lot," the actress, 40, says of her post-baby body in the January issue of Shape magazine.

"On one page it showed all the actresses who got skinny in six weeks or less, and on the other page was me! I was so depressed and frustrated."

The Will & Grace star, who gave birth to son Roman in 2004, first tried a physical trainer but the demanding workouts were too much.

"I was exhausted! I couldn't work out three hours a day and do my job as a mother and an actress. So I took the pressure off: I cut back on seeing the trainer but started eating healthier."

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Debra 'Messing' with the Movies

Originally posted 01/25/2005 06:00AM

Though she announced some of the nominees for AOL's Moviefone Moviegoer Awards, it seems Will & Grace star Debra Messing doesn't go to many films. Or so it would seem, as she had trouble pronouncing three of the movie titles. Hotel Rwanda became "Hotel Rwinda," Spike Lee's She Hate Me came out "She Hates Me," and The Polar Express turned into "The Polar Bear Express." The latter, she said, is due to her 9-month-old son, Roman, whose favorite book is Polar Bear, Polar Bear. Messing appeared at the L.A. event with Dermot Mulroney, her costar in the upcoming romantic comedy The Wedding Date – and though it doesn't open until Feb. 4, she was already on the lookout for an award at next year's ceremony. "We could be nominated next year for best screen kiss, perhaps," she said. Mulroney said jokingly: "There's at least one (kiss), let's put it that way. There might be four or five. I lost count after three." Of her costar appearing on Will & Grace, Messing said, "He's very elusive. But I would love to have him on the show. I would love any opportunity to work with him again."

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Hello, Baby!

Originally posted 04/15/2004 01:00PM

Charlie's AngelDenise Richards can attest: Her "compassionate" and "sensitive" husband can also be devilishly charming. But at 3 a.m. on a recent Wednesday morning, the lady at his side – his newborn daughter Sam – was simply not going to be soothed. "I changed her three or four times and fed her and did the burping," he says. For four hours he tried to get her to go to sleep, but she still wailed every time he left her nursery. "Finally I took her to Denise, and we put her between us," he says, "and she fell right asleep." The lesson? To heck with experts who suggest you let babies cry themselves to sleep. "You know what? No," Sheen, 38, says. "There's a time when compassion outweighs everything else."

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Messing Sidelined from 'Will & Grace'

Originally posted 03/31/2004 5:29PM

There's no "Will & Grace" without Grace -- or is there?

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WEEK IN REVIEW: Stars Show 'Will' Power

Originally posted 04/18/2003 10:00AM

LAST LAUGH: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally will be getting much heftier paychecks on NBC's "Will & Grace," said the Hollywood Reporter. Effective immediately, McCormack and Messing will be receiving $250,000-$275,000 per episode, with Mullally and Hayes getting only slightly less than that. By the seventh season, McCormack and Messing should be pocketing about $400,000 per episode. All four stars are also tied into syndication rights.

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