Seriously, how much do we love Gabby?

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe is such a breath of fresh air. In interviews, she’s charismatic and wickedly funny. She’s also dealt with issues related to her weight with enviable grace.

Take, for instance, what she wore to the Oscars. Before the big night, Fox News pointed out what while smaller plus-size stars like Jennifer Hudson and Adele are outfitted for events by big designers, Sidibe usually wears off-the-rack items by plus-size retailers such as Curvy List favorite SWAK Designs.

“Throughout the awards season nominees usually wear super high-end dresses you see in the windows of Rodeo Drive,” (fashion expert Natalie) Rotman said. “So is it because Gabby is not sample size that she’s only been gifted off-the-rack designers? That’s my question to Hollywood.”

Back in September, Sidibe recalled to New York Magazine an interaction with a friend:

“I was eating a light potato chip, and she eyeballed me like I was the most disgusting thing she’d ever seen. She says, ‘Every time you want to put something disgusting in your mouth, think of the designers who won’t make a dress for you because you’re fat.’ ”

But Sidibe — whose body is much larger than the barely heavy figures that are considered plus size in Hollywood — has repeatedly said she’s comfortable with who she is, and she feels beautiful no matter what her size.

So a lot of people were wondering what the talented actress would be wearing to the recent Oscar ceremony. She showed up in a gorgeous, jeweled, navy gown by Marchesa. Sidibe described it, according to Huffington Post, as: “If fashion was porn, this dress is the money shot.”

While she was on the red carpet, she even flirted with the hunky Gerard Butler. Check it out on this video from “The Soup”:

Seriously, how much do we love Gabby?

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