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WhileChrissy Metzis hoping for gold forThis Is Usat the 2019 Emmys, she went for silver with her dress.
“Christian Siriano was the perfect choice to make Chrissy’s Emmy dress,” Atkin tells PEOPLE. “He is the most accepting and supporting of all body types. Nobody understands the curves of the female body like Christian. When I had the original concept for the gown I knew he would get it completely.”
She adds that Siriano — who’s garnered support from celebs likeAshley Graham,Christina HendricksandLaverne Coxover the years — has “the best soul.”
“I knew that Chrissy and him would just adore working together,” Atkin says. “That makes all the difference.”
Metz, who earned an Emmy nomination in 2017 for her portrayal of Kate Pearson on the NBC drama series, isn’t up for an award this year — but she’s got a lot to look forward to!
“I’m writing new music right now and working on music with a message and a purpose,”Metz told PEOPLEat theThis Is UsFYC event in Los Angeles in June. “That’s exciting for me, it’s always something I wanted to do. And to be able to do it is really, really, really exciting.”
In April, the star released her first-ever music video following the debut of her single “I’m Standing with You” from her movieBreakthrough. And Metz wowed audiences that same month when she made her singing debut at the ACM Awards.
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This Is Usfans are well aware of Metz’s vocal talents, having watched Kate navigate her singing aspirations throughout the past three seasons. Off-camera, Metz castmates, specifically Mandy Moore and Chris Sullivan, continue to inspire her to pursue music.
“They inspire me as a human being, actor, singer and artist. I learned so much from each of them in different ways, I’m so grateful for that,” Metz said of watching Moore and Sullivan go after their music dreams.
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And, for Moore, the feeling is mutual!
Speaking to PEOPLE last monthshe said, “[Metz] is an incredible singer. She’s also hilarious. Like she’s really good at doing voices and characters. She’ll bust into some sort of funny voice or something unexpectedly. And she always has me giggling,” Moore told PEOPLE.
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“Maybe it’s the nature of the show and the material, but we all can really like dig into stuff with each other and talk about the real stuff that’s happening in our lives. And she’s probably the person that I do it with the most, just because I spend the most amount of time with her. We’re both Florida girls, so we have that sort of connection between us,” Moore added.
The 71st PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
source: people.com
