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Candice Bergen says, 'I am fat,' and that's just fine

In Candice Bergen's new memoir, "A Fine Romance," the actress remains her blunt and bold self — even when talking about herself.
/ Source: TODAY

In Candice Bergen's new memoir, "A Fine Romance," the actress remains her blunt and bold self — even when talking about herself.

“Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat,” the former “Murphy Brown” star states plainly. “In the past 15 years ... I have put on 30 pounds. I live to eat. None of this ‘eat to live’ stuff for me."

Candice Bergen attends SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza
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The book, which is a follow-up to her 1984 memoir "Knock Wood," hits bookstores April 7.