Orlando Bloom thought he 'was gonna die' from 52-pound weight loss for new movie
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For his role in the movie, "The Cut," Orlando Bloom says he lost nearly one-third of his body weight. The English actor added that he thought he "was gonna die."
"I basically tiered down the food over a three-month period until just before filming, [when] I was at my lightest. I dropped 52 pounds, and I was about 185 when I started," Bloom said at Variety's Toronto Film Festival Studio. "I dropped quite a lot of weight, and I was very mentally challenged as well." "I dropped quite a lot of weight, and I was very mentally challenged as well." Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.
In a conversation with People magazine, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" star elaborated on his preparation for what he called a "taxing" role, saying, "I was very hangry. . . . The last three weeks in London, before we started filming, were just tuna and cucumber."
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