Hollywood actors often face immense pressure to conform to unrealistic body standards, especially during filming.
The need to drastically alter their physiques often leads to unhealthy diet and exercise habits.
2.Charles Meltongainedaround 40 pounds for his role in the movieMay December (2023).
3.Kumail Nanjianigainedabout 25 pounds of muscle for the Marvel movieEternals (2021).
5.Matthew McConaugheylost47lbs for his role as an emaciated AIDS patient inDallas Buyers Club(2013).
McConaugheysaidthe whole process was tough going, Im not going to lie.
The dieting was pretty hardcore.
I was losing 7lbs every week.
6.Jared Leto alsolost 40 poundsfor the filmDallas Buyers Club(2013).
He’s said the weight loss affected him.
It changes the way you walk, the way you sit, the way you think.
7.Jared Leto alsolost 28 poundsto play a heroin addict in Requiem for a Dream (2000).
At one point he was even chewing on shoe leather to have a go at curb his hunger.
“I couldn’t walk long distances; I had a wheelchair because it was so painful.
My body was in shock from the amount of weight I gained.”
To gain the weight, he shared the one specific food that he ate often.
Ive just eaten a lot of pies, so far, hetoldVariety.
He also went to a professional to help him gain the weight.
11.Bradley Cooperhad togain a noticeable amount of weight for his role inAmerican Sniper(2014).
He ended up gaining over 40lbs while training.
Bradleysaid, It was a real shock to my body.
If its pizza and cake, thats one thing.
Putting 6,000 calories a day in your body gets old quick.
He did this by having a liquid diet andrunning on the treadmillfor three hours a day.
I was so into what I was doing that I wasnt really concerned with that.
I just kept looking at myself in the mirror feeling like I have to be smaller.
I had to match.
Just tried a new diet/training program called “Lost At Sea”.
His diet consisted mostly of chicken breast.
He gained over 30lbs for it.
I certainly have joints that click that probably shouldn’t click, you know what I mean?
And carrying my children is a little bit harder than it used to be."
George ended uphospitalizedwith pancreatitis four days before filming began.
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