Overview

• On the August 6 ReLiving Single podcast, Coles said producers warned they would add fat jokes to Living Single if she did not lose weight.
• She revealed that executives called her manager at each season’s start to press for her weight loss.
• Coles and Erika Alexander identified a subtle fat joke in the Season 1 episode “Crappy Birthday,” which Queen Latifah intervened to remove.
• Coles described the show’s backstage beauty standards as narrow and Eurocentric, creating an oppressive environment.
• People and Complex published her recollections this week, and Warner Bros. TV has not commented, sparking renewed discussions on representation in 1990s sitcoms.