David Harbour Wants More 'Dad Bods' in Hollywood: 'I'm Sick of Twigs, Men and Women'

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David Harbourhas mixed feelings about the popularity of his “dad bod.”

HisStranger Thingscharacter Sheriff Hopper has been a fan favorite since the hit Netflix series premiered, and interest in thestar’s physique piqued late last year whenMerriam-Webster tweeteda clip of him dancing on the show as a visual definition of the term “dad bod.”

The New York native goes on to say that he is “sick of these bodies on television that are impossibly thin” and hopes that the positive reaction to his “real body” might encourage Hollywood to continue to expand the idea of what leading ladies and leading men look like.

“I want people to feel good in their bodies, like I’m sick of twigs on both ends of the spectrum, men and women. I’m totally tired of twigs,” he says. “I want people to love their bodies. Look, I don’t want you to be unhealthy. I want you to take care of yourself, take care of your heart. We don’t want you to be obese. But these impossible standards that Hollywood sets — I don’t find those people sexy anymore.”

Harbor says those impossible standards of beauty are “cruel to culture” and he doesn’t “want that cruelty in our bodies anymore.”

“I want more big girls in leading roles,” he says. “I want big guys in leading man roles. I want them to be the hero.”

The Winter 2018 issue ofCNET Magazinefeaturing Harbour is now available on newsstands.

source: people.com