Charlize Theron gained 25 kg for the role. Terrified, she called the doctor: I think I’m dying

Over the years, she played a variety of roles, for which she often had to prepare for weeks. One of the greatest metamorphoses of the actress should be considered primarily the creation she created for the movie “Monster”. Charlize Theron played a prostitute convicted of murdering men. For the role of ruthless Aileen Wuornos, the 27-year-old gained 18 kilograms and shaved her eyebrows. The effort paid off a lot, because in 2003 she was awarded for the best leading role.

Charlize Theron’s Radical Metamorphosis

A few years later, Charlize Theron starred in the movie “Tully”, where she played the role of a tired mother of three children. This creation required a weight gain of 25 kilograms. After the filming for the production was over, she wanted to get back in shape as soon as possible to be able to accept more roles for which a slim and athletic figure was required. However, the process did not go according to plan, and the actress had a huge problem to return to the weight before “Tully”.

“I remember it took me a year to get back to my normal weight. I called the doctor and said I was dying because I couldn’t lose weight. He told me to calm down because I’m in my 40s and my metabolism isn’t what it used to be. Nobody wouldn’t want to hear something like that.” – Said Charlize Theron in an interview with Allure.

The actress confessed that in preparation for the role, she ate a lot of unhealthy food, including huge amounts of it. This diet negatively affected her mental health, causing her depression. For this reason, 48-year-old Charlize Theron no longer intends to engage in productions that require drastic metamorphoses from her.

“I will never, ever play a role where I have to say, ‘Yes, I’m going to gain 20 kilos.’ I won’t because I couldn’t throw it off.” She added in an interview with Allure.

However, the problem is not only weight, as well as deteriorating physical condition of Charlize Theron with age. The actress admitted that her body reacted worse and worse to injuries sustained during work.

“When I hurt myself on the set of an action movie, it takes a lot longer to heal those wounds. I’d rather have my 25-year-old body than my face, which could have slammed into a wall and the next day I didn’t feel any pain. Now that I don’t exercise three days and then go back to the gym, I can’t walk. I can’t sit on the toilet.”