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Kathy Bates Shares How Working Is 'Easier' After 100-Lb. Weight Loss: 'Ashamed to Have Put Myself Through That'

While talking to PEOPLE, Kathy Bates revealed how getting 'really healthy' following her 100-lb. weight loss has directly impacted her work, calling it a 'magnificent experience.'

weight loss, has since told PEOPLE at the Paleyfest screening of Matlock on Sunday, March 23 that acting as of late has been a "magnificent experience." The actress, who leads the Matlock reboot on CBS, said that she was inspired to get serious about her health after she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes around 2017, adding that it "scared me straight" after she saw how it impacted her family. The success of Matlock — which Bates told PEOPLE on Sunday has her "pinching myself" over how "unbelievable" it is — has also marked a major moment for the actress.

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