Charlize Theron has explained that her body still bears the enduring effects of the weight fluctuations she underwent in the past to match different on-screen roles.
Theron gained recognition and an Academy Award for her outstanding performance in the acclaimed 2003 movie “Monster,” where she starred alongside Christina Ricci.
While she previously mentioned that shedding the weight gained for a film was relatively simple, she now finds it incredibly challenging to achieve the same results.
Following her 50-pound weight gain for the 2018 film “Tully,” Theron revealed that she struggled to return to her previous weight and shape.
“I will never, ever do a movie again and say, ‘Yeah, I’ll gain 40 pounds.’ I will never do it again because you can’t take it off,” Theron told Allure.
“When I was 27, I did Monster, I lost 30 pounds, like, overnight. I missed three meals, and I was back to my normal weight.
“Then I did it at 43 for ‘Tully,’ and I remember a year into trying to lose the weight, I called my doctor and I said, ‘I think I’m dying because I cannot lose this weight.’ And he was like, ‘You’re over 40. Calm down. Your metabolism is not what it was.’ Nobody wants to hear that.”
The effects of action movies
Theron also recently spoke about the impact that filming action movies can have on her body.
“What really bums me out is that I do action movies now and, if I get hurt, it takes a lot longer to heal than when I was in my 20s,” the actress said to Allure.
“More than my face, I wish I had my body from when I was 25 and throw myself against the wall and it doesn’t hurt the next day.
“Now, if I don’t exercise for three days and go back to the gym, I can’t walk. I can’t sit on the toilet. All those moments are very real.”