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Melissa McCarthy Reveals Girl Crush, Talks Gay Fans In The Advocate

'Tammy' Star Melissa McCarthy Reveals Her Celebrity Girl Crush
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Melissa McCarthy arrives at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Beloved " Bridesmaids " scene stealer Melissa McCarthy reveals her celebrity girl crush in a new interview with The Advocate.

“The more I watch 'Girls' the more I realize I’m crazy about Lena Dunham," she tells The Advocate's Brandon Voss. "She’s my girl crush. She’s smart, funny, confident, and she isn’t afraid to look awkward. She’s exactly who she is, take it or leave it. Nothing’s more charming than someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously.”

The 43-year-old actress, who stars alongside Susan Sarandon and Dan Aykroyd in the upcoming comedy "Tammy," also speaks at length about her longtime connection to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

"All of my friends were gay. In high school we started going to downtown Chicago clubs like Berlin, one of the best gay bars ever," she recalls. "I remember being undressed and then redressed by two drag queens up on a pillar, and at the end I looked like Bea Arthur ... I was a little odd, and I found them to be the most accepting group."

And McCarthy says that mutual love continued through her early years as a stand-up comedian in New York.

"I wanted to be a drag queen so badly," she notes. "I’ll bet I still own more wigs than any drag queen — I love me a wig."

Read the full Advocate interview with Melissa McCarthy here.

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Before You Go

10 Celebrity Woman-On-Woman Crushes
Kim Kardashian Crushes On Megan Fox(01 of10)
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"Megan Fox is so hot," Kardashian once revealed. "She is like my girl crush and I don't have girl crushes." (credit:Getty)
Megan Fox Crushes On Olivia Wilde(02 of10)
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When asked about Olivia Wilde, Fox replied, "[She is] so sexy, she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox." (credit:Getty)
Selena Gomez Crushes On Emma Stone(03 of10)
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"I'm obsessed with Emma Stone," Gomez told Philly radio station Q102. "She's totally my girl crush. I love her!" (credit:Getty)
Emma Stone Crushes On Christina Hendricks(04 of10)
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When asked by The Advocate if she had a girl crush, Stone replied, "Christina Hendricks. It's a no-brainer. Everything about her does it for me. That's my kind of woman." (credit:Getty)
Christina Hendricks Crushes On Zooey Deschanel(05 of10)
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When asked about her girl crush, Christina Hendricks told The Advocate, "Probably Zooey Deschanel. [Laughs] My fiancé [Geoffrey Arend] is in '500 Days of Summer' with her, so I've seen that movie three times in a row, and I'm like, 'God, I love watching her!' I find her very unique and interesting. She's lovely." (credit:Getty)
Nicki Minaj Crushes On Rihanna(06 of10)
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Minaj told Life & Style Rihanna was her "biggest celebrity crush" because "she slapped my ass at the [American Music Awards]." (credit:Getty)
Rihanna Crushes On Cheryl Cole(07 of10)
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The Sunreported that Rihanna said, "[Cole] is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen... How do you have a face like that, with hair like that and dimples, and a body like that, that's proportioned like that? And you have a successful career, something about that is not right!" (credit:Getty)
Cheryl Cole Crushes On Cameron Diaz(08 of10)
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Cole told Vogue.co.uk, "Cameron is amazing, honestly I've got such a girl crush on her... She's such an amazing woman. It's just so good to be doing new stuff. I never had the confidence to do acting before, and I've said I could probably play myself quite well. It was brilliant, we'll see what happens next." (credit:Getty)
Cameron Diaz Crushes On Mila Kunis(09 of10)
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Diaz told Maxim, "Mila Kunis is a little hottie." (credit:Getty)
Sophia Vergara Crushes On Halle Berry(10 of10)
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When asked by The Advocate who her girl crush is, Vergara responded, "I have many, but I love Halle Berry. She's perfection. Every time I see her, I want to give her a standing ovation because she's so flawless. (credit:Getty)
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