It is fashionable to be slim. The scheme “slimness = demand” almost always works, so the stars try to keep themselves in shape, and those who by nature tend to be overweight go on diets to achieve the desired results. There is another common reason for stellar weight loss - losing weight for the sake of participating in a promising project. And many artists are ready to easily shed a few tens of kilograms in order to get the desired role. We decided to tell you how the actors and actresses lost weight, as well as describe the diets they were on, with photos before and after.
Madonna
- "Evita"
- Will and Grace
- "Best friend"
The figure of the Madonna is the dream of many women. Despite her very mature age, the actress and singer looks simply amazing and does not suffer from excess weight. Her secret is simple - as soon as the star feels that she is starting to gain extra pounds, she cooks food and does not eat it. Madonna claims that at such moments it is enough for her to just sniff delicious food, while eating only slightly salted low-calorie soup.
Alexander Semchev
- "Liquidation"
- "Election Day"
- "White Guard"
Spectators are used to seeing some stars as charming fat men, and Alexander Semchev is one of them. For a long time, the actor weighed about 200 kg, despite the fact that his height is 1.7 m.But Semchev admits that such a weight has a very negative effect on health. Alexander decided that he could cope without the advice of nutritionists and began to study special literature. He stopped eating flour and fried foods, and replaced large portions with small, but more frequent ones. The first experience fell through - after Semchev managed to lose 30 kg, the weight returned. A few years later, Alexander began to lose weight again and he managed to achieve good results - minus 40 kg, which have not yet returned.
Nicole Kidman
- "Bangkok Hilton"
- "Moulin rouge"
- Eyes Wide Shut
Hollywood film star gained extra weight after giving birth. Nicole had to quickly get in shape for filming, and therefore used a rather tough diet - the actress could afford only 4 boiled eggs daily for several months. She ate one for breakfast and lunch, and two for dinner.
Irina Rakhmanova
- "Peter FM"
- "Brother 2"
- "Narkomovskiy wagon train"
Russian viewers are used to seeing Irina as a slender girl with delicate facial features. Rakhmanova herself also emphasized that she was very afraid of getting better. However, in 2017, the actress appeared in front of the public with a noticeably rounded face and excess weight, which only emphasized the shapeless outfit. After some time, Irina lost weight, but refused to comment on the sudden weight gain and loss, as well as the details of the diet she followed to lose weight.
Julia Kuvarzina
- "Everyone has their own war"
- "Voroniny"
- "Freud's method"
Julia is used to playing cute fatties and for a long time did not think to lose weight. Everything changed when the actress's weight reached 90 kg, and she began to have serious health problems. Kuvarzina does not hide the fact that she turned to a nutritionist who helped her lose about 25 kg. Each meal of Yulia was detailed, and in order to consolidate the effect, Kuvarzina had to go in for sports. After the actress began to weigh 65 kg, she became much more feminine, and Julia herself admits that now she likes her reflection in the mirror.
Fedor Bondarchuk
- "State Councillor"
- Down House
- "2 days"
Some celebrities lose weight for love. So, the Russian director and actor Fyodor Bondarchuk began to lose weight after he linked his life with his young lover, Paulina Andreeva. Since Bondarchuk was not overweight, his fans sounded the alarm - in the pursuit of looking younger, their idol noticeably overdid it, and now he has a painful thinness. Fedor refuses to comment on the situation and is actively involved in sports in order to maintain the acquired form.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
- "Bless the woman"
- Kuprin. Pit"
- "Five Brides"
At the very beginning of her career, Svetlana weighed about 74 kg. Many viewers liked the feminine figure of the actress, but Khodchenkova decided to lose weight. She stopped eating porridge, potatoes, flour and sweets. Soon, the actress lost 20 kg and admits that she considers her weight to be ideal. Judging by the fact that Svetlana is one of the most sought-after actresses, the directors share her opinion.
Natalie Portman
- "Leon"
- "V" for Vendetta "
- "Another Boleyn Girl"
Natalie Portman is one of the most sought-after foreign actresses. She never had problems with extra pounds, but nevertheless she was forced to diet. The reason was good - at stake was participation in the film "Black Swan", where the actress was to play the main role. Her weight was supposed to be about 36 kg, and Portman went on a diet, which her heroine followed in the story. Natalie's daily diet consisted of one grapefruit, carrots, and a handful of almonds. The efforts of the actress were rewarded - for this role she received the long-awaited Oscar.
Joaquin Phoenix
- "Gladiator"
- "Pen of the Marquis de Sade"
- "Mysterious forest"
If you do not know how the actors and actresses lost weight, pay attention to their stories about the diets they were on. Next on the list is Joaquin Phoenix. To play Arthur Fleck in Joker, the actor lost 23 kg. His daily diet was not supposed to exceed the 300 calorie mark. Phoenix admits that he nearly got an eating disorder while dieting. He was literally obsessed with the daily weigh-in and stopped watching TV so as not to see food ads. Be that as it may, but his efforts were not in vain, and he received an Oscar for Best Actor for this project.
Jennifer Lawrence
- "Beaver"
- Burning Plain
- "Passengers"
Laurence was forced to diet while filming Red Sparrow. According to her, it is impossible to play an ex-ballerina without feeling like an ex-ballerina. The actress nearly developed an eating disorder - one day she even had a tantrum after eating five banana chips. It seemed to her that now she would irreparably recover, and all her efforts went to dust. After the filming process ended, Jennifer could not satisfy her hunger - she stopped at every fast food and ate all the time. The actress admits that such an experience further strengthened the idea that all kinds of diets are not for her.
Matthew McConaughey
- "Time to kill"
- "Gentlemen"
- "True Detective"
Many famous actors are ready to lose weight in order to participate in a promising project. So, Matthew McConaughey, who already has a great figure, had to lose no less than 18 kg in order to get a role in the "Dallas Buyers Club". As a result, the actor went on a low-calorie diet, and his diet consisted mainly of protein foods and lots of fluids. The required result was achieved in 4 months, and the film "Dallas Buyers Club" increased the army of fans of Matthew's acting talent many times over.
Jared Leto
- "Fight club"
- "Requiem for a Dream"
- "Mr. Nobody"
McConaughey's Dallas Buyers Club colleague Jared Leto has also been forced to lose weight for his role. The actor decided that the usual diet would not be enough for him, and simply refused to eat. To satisfy his hunger, Leto drank plain water. As a result of starvation, Jared lost 13 kg. By his own admission, all his internal organs went down, but a few months after the end of filming, the actor managed to recover.
Michelle Pfeiffer
- "Face with a scar"
- "White oleander"
- "Dangerous ties"
After the movie "Scarface" was released on the screens, Michelle admitted that the shooting was given to her with great difficulty. The fact is that according to the script, she was supposed to play a cocaine addict Elvira, suffering from painful thinness. The filming process lasted six months and all this time, according to the actress, her diet consisted of cigarettes and tomato soup.
Reese Witherspoon
- "Big Little Lies"
- "Cruel Intentions"
- "Water for Elephants!"
Not always popular actors and actresses resort to using standard methods of losing weight. So, Reese Witherspoon decided to lose the excess weight gained after childbirth with the help of baby food. The method turned out to be effective, and the actress got in shape very quickly. Reese claims that the whole secret is that the grated food is absorbed by the body faster, and small portions do not allow overeating.
Jake Gyllenhaal
- "October sky"
- "Source"
- "Day after tomorrow"
Gyllenhaal needed to lose weight quickly to participate in the Stringer project. He decided that diets could not help him fully, and therefore began to starve. Jake admits that he sometimes broke down, but tried to eat food with a minimum amount of calories at these moments. During filming, the actor always had a bowl of various types of chewing gum within his reach - with its help Gyllenhaal tricked his stomach and at least partially got rid of the constant feeling of hunger. In total, the actor managed to lose 13 kg during his fasting period.
Anne Hathaway
- The Dark Knight Returns of the Legend
- "Jane Austen"
- Brokeback Mountain
Anne Hathaway decided to experiment with her own figure for the role in Les Miserables. In order to enter the image of a girl dying of tuberculosis, the actress had to bring her body to almost exhaustion. She could only afford 2 servings of dry oatmeal per day, some radish and a serving of hummus.
Shailene Woodley
- "The Fault in the Stars"
- "White Birds in a Blizzard"
- Felicity: The Story of a Young American Woman
The Elemental Force project was based on a true story, and Shailene Woodley dreamed of playing the main role in it. The producers were ready to take the girl with the only condition - she had to lose weight in order to play the main character, exhausted by the struggle with the elements, as believably as possible. Woodley agreed and went on a diet, according to the rules of which her daily diet should not exceed 350 calories.
Melissa McCarthy
- "The Life of David Gale"
- "Kid"
- "Life as it is"
Melissa McCarthy has always been a woman in body, but in 2018 she surprised her fans by dropping as much as 34 kg. The actress admitted that she achieved similar results without much effort. McCarthy was taking Atrafen tablets, which suppress hunger and help burn fat. Melissa says that this is the only effective way in her case, because she does not like physical activity and can not bring herself to play sports.
Blake Lively
- "Age of Adaline"
- "City of thiefs"
- "A simple request"
The actress admits that three pregnancies did not affect her figure in the best way. At some point, she realized that she could not lose weight by scrolling through social networks and sighing about the weight gained. She hired a personal trainer and began monitoring her calories. Soon she managed to lose 28 kg.
Christian Bale
- American Psycho
- "Treasure Island"
- "The Dark Knight"
At the end of the article about how the actors and actresses lost weight, and the story of the diets they were on, Christian Bale, see the before and after photos. He put on weight repeatedly and then dropped to critical levels for various roles. Many people remember Bale in the movie "The Machinist" - the thinness of the actor, who usually looks very athletic, caused horror. In order to achieve this effect, Christian ate a can of tuna and an apple daily for 4 months. In order not to feel hunger, the actor drank a lot of water. As a result, he managed to lose about 27 kg for the role.
