Davis played Brooke Armstrong from 1995 to 1996. When Kristin Davis was on Melrose Place in the ’90s, she was told directly that she shouldn't gain weight, Davis told PEOPLE in a story published Wednesday.

The actress, who played Brooke Armstrong on the soap opera, said there was a "thinness situation" on filming sets at the time.

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