Dressed head to toe in black and white, the star of Precious and American Horror Story: Coven was confident and cheerful as she posed for photos on the red carpet.
Her appearance in support of her new film White Bird In A Blizzard comes just days after her Golden Globes red carpet appearance created plenty of feedback, not all of it positive. Gabourey returned as good as she got and later tweeted: 'Yay! Everyone is so wonderful and supportive of my shade! This might be a problem down the line. Thank you'.
Throwing shade! Gabourey hit back at critics AND keeps getting plum roles
Still Precious! Gabourey was busy promoting her new movie during her stay at the Sundance Film Festival
The American Horror Story: Coven star, who was nominated for a Globe and an Oscar in 2010 for her breakthrough role in Precious, wore a cream coloured Grecian style gown by Daniel Musto and MIchael Costello with a sequin detail at the bodice and a split up the front for the Golden Globes.
The plus-sized star, who has stated she's comfortable with her size, was targeted by mean-spirited tweets about her appearance.
'Bye!!! She looks like a condom,' one person wrote on Twitter.
'Geez! She looks like the chubby ghost from Casper,' chimed in another.
Golden Girl! Gabourey's dress for the Golden Globes was much talked about
A day later Gabourey addressed critics of her 'plus-size appearance' taking the mile high road.
'To people making mean comments about my GG pics, I mos def cried about it on that private jet on my way to my dream job last night. #JK,' Gabourey tweeted.
The self-assured American Horror Story: Coven actress, known for her sarcastic sense of humor, was obviously joking about comments making her cry.
'When I was 21 or 22 I just decided that life wasn’t worth living if I wasn’t happy with myself so I just took all the steps that I could to figure out how to love myself and become confident,' she said in 2012 at the Women In Entertainment Symposium.
Shady lady! Gabourey has thanked her supporters for allowing her to 'shade' her critics
Gabourey with her White Bird In A Blizzard co-star Shailene Woodley (lef) and posing for a portrait (right)
However, she revealed at that same 2012 event that sometimes she does get her feelings hurt.#
'I get shaken a lot, especially being in this business,' she said at the time. 'A few weeks ago I was on vacation and I went into a CVS and as I’m paying I see a picture of myself on the cover of a magazine and they’re guesstimating what my weight is?'
But Gabourey says that she has learned to shake off criticism.
'I have to keep going and living my life, so when things like that upset me I have to find things that build my confidence back up.'
White Birds In A Feather cast: (L-R) Shiloh Fernandez, Christopher Meloni, Shailene Woodley, Mark Indelicato and Gabourey
Blizzard sisters! Gabourey and co-star Shailene attended the White Bird In A Blizzard after party together
According to a report on Showbiz Spy last yearr, Gabourey's Precious co-star Monique offered her young friend some weight loss advice.
'Gabby loves Mo’Nique and thinks it’s great that she’s losing weight, but she’s just not interested in dieting at this point in her life,' a source told the site.
'She says she knows she has to do something, but she’ll do it in her own time and on her own terms.'
Gabourey has been a big part of the success of American Horror Story: Coven (pictured here with Jamie Brewer and Taissa Farmiga)
None of which has stopped Gabourey from winning roles and winning rave reviews for them too. White Bird In A Blizzard, which premiered during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, was released this week in the US.
A release date for the independent movie in other territories is yet to be finalised.
Gabourey's next movie is a gay rights comedy called Life Partners starring Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody. The lead role was originally going to go to Kristen Bell or Evan Rachel Wood but when they both got pregnant Leighton stepped in.
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