Dumplin'

Willowdean Dickson, nicknamed "Dumplin" by her mother, Rosie, and "Will" by everybody else, spends much of her childhood primarily raised and taught by her Aunt Lucy, who introduces Will to Ellen Dryver, who becomes her best friend. Lucy instills a love of Dolly Parton, and self confidence in Will before she passes away, six months before Will and Ellen start their final year of high school. Rosie is a past beauty queen and celebrity in their small, Texan town. Will is often faced with confusion when people find out Rosie is her mother due to Will's more heavyset figure. Due to her mother's various time commitments, Will doesn't spend much time with Rosie who is dependent on Will to accompany her to various events. Will finds pageant season - a big event in their town - a ridiculous hooplah, and finds her mother's profession as pageant judge and the emphasis on beauty as over emphasized and doesn't participate in or encourage either. Rosie remains a judge on the town's annual Miss Teen Bluebonnet Pageant every year, an event girls in town start preparing for months in advance. Following Lucy's death, Rosie finds difficulty connecting with Will who is resentful and embarrassed of her mother's world. Read more on Wikipedia.