Always a Bridesmaid? Well, not for Wendi McLendon-Covey last night.
McLendon-Covey did not take her rightful place alongside Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper and Maya Rudolph when the Bridesmaids cast reunited on the Oscar stage to present the Best Score and Best Sound award. Now she’s explaining why, and for the record, no, she wasn’t snubbed – she was recuperating.
In an Instagram post that includes a photo of McLendon-Covey in a Jacob Marley-style head bandage, the actor says, “In response to some of the dms I’m getting: I had a neck lift last week because I’m tired of looking like a melting candle. So I had to skip the Academy Awards. No drama. Everything is fine.”
McLendon-Covey, who played the cynical, blunt-talking Rita in the 2011 ensemble comedy, didn’t explain why she chose to schedule the surgery just before the big reunion.
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