Meghan McCain Talks About Weight Gain on Howard Stern Show

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Meghan McCain--Senator John McCain's daughter--appeared on the Howard Stern show Wednesday morning, and briefly spoke about her experience on her father's campaign trail.

She admitted that as her father ran for President, Meghan McCain let herself go a little bit. "I gained so much weight," McCain said. "I was so fat by the end of my father's campaign."

She was under a lot of stress and pressure at the time, taking Xanax, waking up early and surviving off of an unhealthy diet including Snickers bars.

"It's like being on a press tour," she said. "I was very stressed out, and wasn't very happy." She's since adopted a healthier lifestyle.

"Why were you in Playboy with your clothes on?" Stern asked later in the interview. McCain participated in the 20 Questions interview for Playboy, and had agreed to do it because it's an iconic thing to do.

The appearance was rather scandalous at the time, as she had briefly discussed her sex life and that she, like many, enjoys having sex with men.

"I think it's because I'm a Republican," she explained as the reason for explosive backlash. "Republicans on the Internet are militant."

By the end of the interview, Stern put her up to the ultimate test: F***, Marry, and Kill. Her choices? Obama, George W., and Clinton.

After careful deliberation, McCain decided she would kill Clinton, marry George W., and f*** Obama. Good to know, Meghan. "I'm not going to hear the end of this," she jokes.