“Around 10, I got chubby. I knew I'd crossed a line when the only pants that fit were from the 'Junior Plenty' line at JC Penny. My parents had split up, my mom was going through a dark time, and my brother and I were getting bullied in our new neighborhood. Life was big and unsafe.”

American television and film writer, director, and producer

Marti Noxon is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she served as a screenwriter and executive producer. Noxon later created the Bravo comedy-drama Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and the Lifetime drama UnREAL, and also served as an executive producer on the CBS medical drama Code Black. Her work is rooted in television drama and comedy, with a focus on serialized storytelling and character-driven conflict.