Explain to them why you gained the weight. And you're lucky you have a role right as soon as you got out of school. If they still don't understand why you would gain weight for an acting role, don't invite them to any award shows in the future when you become successful.

Obviously they don't understand you and their rudeness is probably why you don't see them often. Their ignorance cant spoil your awesome achievements! Congratulations on the top graduation and the role you got!

It's sad, they really don't care about your feelings. Even if you gained weight for absolutely no reason, they shouldn't be so rude. There's really little you can do to stop them. My relatives poke fun of anyone who has gained weight, calling them fat. And also, if someone LOSES weight, they then comment on how the person apparently doesn't "eat enough" and looks like they're "dying". There's no end. In this case though, you can shut them up with your response. I hope future generations really weed out these kinds of relatives. It's sad being related to these kind of people.

my whole family us chunky and im the skinniest so i dont know how thatd feel