Before her death, Fisher admitted that the creators of Star Wars pressured her to lose weight. She died after filming was completed

The famous singer James Blunt, author of the hit “You’re Beautiful”, appeared at this year’s Hay Festival, gathering people from the worlds of art, literature, science, politics and music to participate in debates on various topics. During the meeting, the 50-year-old singer referred to the book “Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story” with his memories. In the publication, he mentioned, among other things, his relationship with Carrie Fisher’s friend, the film’s Leia from the saga.

James Blunt spoke about Carrie Fisher’s last moments

Blunt and Fisher met in the 1990s through mutual friends and immediately bonded with each other. The singer even moved into the Fisher house in Los Angeles and recorded his first album during his stay at the estate. The artist recalled that a few days before her death, Fisher was found unconscious during a flight from London to Los Angeles. He declared that the night before the flight, his friends spent time together.

Carrie Fisher died after the incident cited by Blunt. She suffered a massive heart attack on board the plane and passed away four days later. The toxicology report showed that a mixture of cocaine, heroin, MDMA and methadone was detected in the actress’s body at the time of death. – The day before her last flight we spent together, she came to my house. She really treated herself and her body badly. This was the time when she got a job on Star Wars again. She was supposed to come back as Princess Leia, Blunt told the Hay Festival audience.

The creators of Star Wars told Carrie Fisher to lose weight. She talked about the enormous pressure

– She was really excited and positive about it, but there was a lot of pressure on us. They wanted her to be slim. She told me about the difficulties women face in the acting industry. She said that men have the right to age, but women in film and television are not allowed to do so, he said.

– She really started demanding a lot from herself, she started using drugs again – he added. “They say she died of heart failure, but she took so many drugs that you could have a really good party with them,” Blunt said.

The Independent asked for a comment regarding Lucasfilm, the studio responsible for the Star Wars series, and Rian Johnson, who directed the 2017 film “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, where Carrie Fisher last appears. The website did not receive a response.