Oooh, good point, also Queen Latifah in Just Wright! And she does have a happy ending in Joyful Noise, but she's one of a number of stars rather than the central character
Vicar of Dibley! :D
From such_heights and vkbar: Sookie in Gilmore Girls -- and many of Melissa McCarthy's other characters, including Bridesmaids and The Heat.
Hmmm, that's a hard one. Possibly Amber Riley's character on Glee? (I haven't watched in years so I don't know for sure.) Melissa McCarthy's character in The Heat. Somebody beat me to mentioning Queen Latifah in Last Holiday, but maybe also some of her other film characters get happy endings? I haven't watched enough of her stuff to be able to say for sure.
Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, definitely. Would her mom count though? I mean, the character is female but the role has traditionally been played by a man in drag, so idk if that'd fit what you're looking for.
I feel like there have to be more than that, but I can't think of them :/
Oh, and idk if this counts as mainstream media or not, but this music video for Mary Lambert's "She Keeps Me Warm" is like a coffee shop/lesbian romance AU, and one of the women is plus-sized. It's completely adorable and never failed yet to put a smile on my face!
I second The Heat. I mean, it's not a romantic happy ending, but throughout the film, men who want her approach her and she's all, no dude, I know we had fun, but I'm not that into you.
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Date: 2013-09-21 11:23 pm (UTC)Vicar of Dibley! :D
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Date: 2013-09-21 09:56 pm (UTC)Plump girl in the 1960s just wants to DANCE, gets on national TV show, gets the guy (Zac Efron). It's a really fun film
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Date: 2013-09-21 10:24 pm (UTC)Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, definitely. Would her mom count though? I mean, the character is female but the role has traditionally been played by a man in drag, so idk if that'd fit what you're looking for.
I feel like there have to be more than that, but I can't think of them :/
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