Mark Wahlbergisn’t a fan of making body transformations for movies.
The 50-year-old actor appeared on Australian radio showKyle & Jackie Owhere he opened up about his “difficult” experience gaining weight for his role as a boxer-turned-priest in the upcoming film,Father Stu.
When hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson asked Wahlberg whether it was easier to lose weight or gain weight for a role, he admitted, “I would say it’s easier to stay in shape than it is to get in shape.”
“I put on 30 pounds… that was really difficult,” he explained, reflecting on his physical preparations forFather Stu. “I’m not getting younger.”
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Wahlberg previously detailed the film-relatedweight gainduring his July appearance onThe Tonight Show, revealing that the process was “fun for about an hour.”
“Unfortunately, I had to consume, for two weeks, 7,000 calories, and then for another two weeks, 11,000 calories,” he told hostJimmy Fallon. “It’s such a hard, physical thing to do. Losing weight, you just kind of tough it out, you just don’t eat, and exercise.”
“And this, even when you’re full, I would wake up after a meal and have another meal. I was eating every three hours,” Wahlberg added. “It was not fun.”
Walhberg also noted at the time that gaining and losing weight for a role has become harder with age.
“Once the metabolism starts to slow down, it gets really difficult. I was trying to get this movie made for six years, we only had 30 days to shoot it, and so I wanted to really make it happen,” he said. “And [I] was also crazy to have financed a lot of it myself. So I knew I was on a ticking clock on my own dime, and you get things done pretty quickly when that’s the case.”
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“From left photo 3 weeks ago to this, now. Thanks to@chef_lawrence_dcooking,” Wahlberg captioned the Instagram post.
Wahlberg gave another weight-gain update on Instagram at the time, sharing a video of himself showing off his six pack — which had yet to fully disappear — while at the gym with a friend.
“Kenny’s down 50 and I’m up about 20 😂 Inspired to be better!” he wrote. “I’m going up another 20. Yes it’s for a role. ✝️🙏❤️.”
Father Stuhit theaters April 15.
source: people.com
