15 actors who went on strange and strict diets for the sake of the role (16 photos)

The work of an actor involves complete immersion in different images, including physically. For many roles, actors either gain a lot of kilograms or, on the contrary, go on strict diets in order to lose as much weight as possible. Some even have health problems due to such serious diets. Let's take a look at a few of these striking examples.





1. Actor Jacob Elordi ate 500 grams of bacon every day for the filming of the film “Priscilla: Elvis and Me” (2023). Anything to gain weight



2. Anne Hathaway went on a strict diet of 500 calories a day to film Les Misérables. According to her, she should have looked like she was dying. The diet mainly consisted of a small amount of oatmeal



According to the actress, the diet had a bad effect on her health, and after that she had to restore her body for a long time.

3. For the filming of the film “Law of the Night,” actor Chris Messina gained weight by drinking large amounts of beer and eating a lot of pasta.



4. For the film It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, actor Rob McElhenney gained more than 24 kg. He started with "three chicken breasts, two bowls of rice and two plates of vegetables" per meal



He later realized that he could get the same amount of calories from eating one Big Mac. The actor would also periodically eat three donuts and drink a high-calorie protein shake.

5. For her role in the film Touched, Zoe Kravitz lost 9 kg. She ran and ate about a can of vegetable puree a day, and also ate a spoonful of clay before each meal.



6. During the filming of the movie “Jobs,” Ashton Kutcher was on the fruit diet of Steve Jobs himself. The actor ate only fruits, nuts and seeds. He developed problems with his pancreas and was hospitalized twice with pancreatitis.



7. During the filming of Black Swan, Natalie Portman's diet was very strict. She ate only carrots and almonds, and according to the actress, several times she thought she might die



8. In preparation for filming Hercules, Dwayne Johnson ate seven times a day to get in better shape. He also trained twice a day for six months



The actor ate a lot of egg whites, chicken, oatmeal, rice, baked potatoes, asparagus, and casein protein. All this was carefully controlled and weighed.

9. For her role in the movie “Dreamgirls,” singer Beyoncé underwent a “purge”: for 14 days she ate only a mixture of lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup



She later said that the first thing she did after filming ended was “eat a dozen cream donuts.”

10. Christian Bale followed an extremely strict diet for his role in The Machinist. His daily diet consisted of black coffee, one apple and a can of tuna.



Because the actor was losing a lot of weight, the film's producers had to stop him due to health risks and put him on a less restrictive diet.

11. In one scene in The Revenant, Leo DiCaprio insisted on eating real bison liver. And although he was offered an artificial organ made of jelly, it seemed unrealistic to the actor



12. While filming Cops, Sylvester Stallone ate a lot, especially for breakfast.



One meal consisted of “five peanut butter pancakes with whipped cream, a bowl of oatmeal, two peanut butter bagels, ten scrambled eggs, French fries and cheesecake.” The actor later shared that heIt was not difficult for him to follow such a diet to gain weight - it was more difficult to lose weight after filming was completed.

13. Chris Hemsworth had to lose weight for his role in the movie “In the Heart of the Sea.” His daily diet consisted of a boiled egg, a couple of crackers and a stick of celery



14. Matthew McConaughey dropped the pounds for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. His diet consisted of "Diet Coke, two egg whites in the morning, a piece of chicken, then another Diet Coke."



15. Ryan Gosling gained 27 kilograms for his role in The Lovely Bones. He said he sometimes drank an entire container of melted ice cream. However, he was removed from the role - it turned out that he scored too much