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Melissa McCarthy, actress in "Bridesmaids," arrives at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for an appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman." McCarthy recently hosted the popular comedy sketch series "Saturday Night Live," and earned the show its top ratings of the season so far. (November 7, 2011 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com)
Melissa McCarthy and Mario Lopez attend the Ivory Brand "Reinvention" launch at the Metropolitan Pavilion on November 7, 2011 in New York City. (November 6, 2011 - Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images North America)
Actress Melissa McCarthy arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 3rd Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom on November 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (November 11, 2011 - Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America)
Actress Melissa McCarthy arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual "Power 100: Women In Entertainment Breakfast" at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 7, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (December 6, 2011 - Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)
Actress Melissa McCarthy arrives at The 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 7, 2012 in Palm Springs, California. (January 6, 2012 - Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images North America)
Actress Melissa McCarthy arrives at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards held at The Hollywood Palladium on January 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (January 11, 2012 - Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images North America)
(L-R) Actors Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone arrive at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (January 28, 2012 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)
With the second season finale of her show "Mike & Molly" just upon us, Melissa McCarthy added to her promotions by landing the cover of the May 2012 issue of Ladies' Home Journal.
The 41-year-old Illinois native showed off her endearing smile for the Brigitte Lacombe shot front page while dishing to the magazine about everything from what makes her nervous to meeting her husband.
Highlights from Miss McCarthy's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Ladies' Home Journal!
On what makes her nervous:
"A still camera – you know, just being myself. What am I supposed to do? Left to my own devices I look like this [she makes an insane frozen Cheshire cat grin], like the worst grade school photo ever. It's so much easier for me to play a character."
On how she got into comedy:
"It wasn't exactly my goal. One day Brian and I were standing in line at the grocery store and he saw an ad in the Village Voice for an open mic at a comedy club and said, 'You're going to do standup.'"
On meeting her husband:
"Ben and I have been married seven years, but together for 12. He was one of my best friends. When we were at the Groundlings we'd all go out after a show and have a couple of beers. When other people would start to leave Ben and I would stay saying, 'I'm going to have just one more beer.' It was like we risked becoming raging alcoholics just to finally be like, 'I really like you.'"
