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She has openly acknowledged that as a child, she was sexually abused by her older brother. She withheld the information from her parents for a long time, but when she finally told them, they were supportive of her. She claims that playing an abusive mother in the 2009 film Precious helped her learn how to move forward and forgive her brother for his actions. To this day, she claims that the only apology she ever received from him was "If you think I did something wrong, then I'm sorry".
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She does not shave her legs, and she is not ashamed to expose it. She claims that she tried shaving once, but it was so "uncomfortable" and "painful," and when the hair grew back, there was even more of it than before, so she vowed never to bother with it again. She says her husband loves her legs.
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She appears in Anthony Hamilton's video "Sista Big Bones".
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Besides her acting career, Mo'Nique is also a comedian, a fashion designer and a model.
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In 2006, she hosted "Mo'Nique's F.A.T Chance" an annual beauty pageant for "Fabulous and Thick" woman.
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Mo'Nique began working as a plus-size model at the age of 17.
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Mo'Nique has three siblings: Steven Gerald and Millicent Imes.
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Mo'Nique launched her own line of clothing called Big Beautiful and Loving It in August 2000. Unfortunately, it lasted only 2 years.
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Mo'Nique and her husband, Sidney Hicks, welcomed twins named Jonathan and David on October 3, 2005.
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Mo'Nique married her second husband, Sidney Hicks, on May 20, 2006.
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Mo'Nique got married to Mark Jackson on December 25, 1997. Although they are now divorced, they have two children together, Mark Jackson Jr. and Shalon Jackson.
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Mo'Nique is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.
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One of the original Queens Of Comedy along With Adele Givens, Laura Hayes, and Sommore.
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She played the main role in her most recent movie, Phat Girlz (2006).
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She played in the movie Two Can Play That Game (2001) along with Morris Chestnut and Vivica A. Fox.
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She played in the movie Baby Boy (2001) along with Tyrese and Snoop Dogg.
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She was cast in the movie Soul Plane (2004) as Jamiqua and played along side Snoop Dogg and Method Man.