Helen Regan and Cornelia Corson

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"I was a chubette in high school."

Helen Regan and Cornelia Corson

Helen Regan tells her long-time friend Cornelia Corson about a difficult time she had performing in a high school play because the costume she was asked to wear embarrassed her. And while it also caused her some stage fright, the tears and laughter that followed gave her new confidence.

Originally aired July 29, 2005, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

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