Chrissy Metz Says She Met Her Boyfriend on Instagram: 'He Slid Into The DMs'

Chrissy Metzis once again proving the age-old saying to be true: “It all goes down in the DMs.” “I know, cute, right?” said Metz, 38. “As the kids say, ‘He slid into the DMs.’ ” “I get thankfully a lot of messages and I don’t always get to see them all,” Metz explained. “He had messaged a couple of times, very sweet but not obnoxious or weird. And then I was like, ‘Let me see if he’s cute.

Chrissy Metz Says She Was Drawn to 'Stay Awake' Partly Because 'I Understand Addiction' (Exclusive)

Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Chrissy Metz’s own experiences drew her to star inStay Awake. The actress and musician, 42, reveals in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE that she took part in the film because she wanted to highlight the struggles that people with addiction go through. “It was one of those things where I understand addiction from a food perspective because I have food issues, and I know people who suffer from several different types of addictions,” she tells PEOPLE.

Chrissy Metz Says She's 'Always Wanted to Do' a One-Woman Show with Her Own Music (Exclusive)

Photo: Paras Griffin/GettyChrissy Metzis setting her sights on Broadway.TheStay Awakeactress and country singer, 42, reveals in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE that she’s interested in taking her acting career to the stage and bringing along her music with her.“A one-woman show is something I’ve always wanted to do and it would be ideal to incorporate my own music into that,” Metz tells PEOPLE.The star, who also wants to do more comedy in the future, says having the confidence to tackle theater is one of her goals.

Chrissy Metz Says Therapy Helped Her Overcome Childhood Trauma That 'Plagued' Her

Photo: Ryan Pfluger Chrissy Metzis getting candid about the ways therapy has helped her during challenging times in her life. In a new interview forVerywell Mind’s cover story, theThis Is Usstar, 41, opened up about her overcoming trauma through therapy. After suffering from a harrowing panic attack on her 30th birthday, the actress said she realized her need to address the childhood trauma that was impacting her mental and physical health.

Chrissy Metz Shares the Emotional Story of Her Mom's Sudden Stroke

As Chrissy Metz filmed her latest movieBreakthroughlast year — in which she plays a mom relying on faith as her son recovers from a near-fatal accident — she thought back to her own days of prayer in 2017 followingher mother’s sudden stroke.Metz’s mom Denise was rushed to the hospital after a “massive stroke” revealed two large clots in her carotid artery, andtheThis Is Usstar, 38, reflected on those difficult days in a new essay, published Monday in theChristian publicationGuideposts.