If you had hips, it was a situation," Davis tells PEOPLE Kristin Davis is looking back on her Melrose Place days. In the latest PEOPLE cover story, the Sex and the City alum, 59, reflects on her storied career in television and gets candid about the entertainment industry's unrealistic beauty standards when she was a young actress.

Kristin, I'm so happy to see you here! I just wanna tell you, you know, I think you look great,’ and I'm like: ‘Oh, thank you. What are you talking about?’”

Kristin Davis said she was overexercising and eating less while being pressured to stay thin on Melrose Place.