Anne Hathaway Turns 30, Loses 25 Pounds For 'Les Misérables': "The Idea Was To Look Near Death"
For the love of films! Anne Hathaway lost 25 pounds to play "Fantine" in the big-screen adaptation of "Les Misérables," but gains another year to her life on her 30th birthday. The actress is celebrating a big day and her new role and opens up about wanting to bring authenticity for the film and how she maintained "near-starvation diet".
The actress who just came off playing "Cat Woman" in the "The Dark Knight Rises," had spent months in training on a vegan diet to play the action role, however, the actress went to the extremes for her recent role. Hathaway, lost 10 pounds before filming then an additional 15 pounds in two weeks only eating two squares of dried oatmeal paste a day.
"I had to be obsessive about it - the idea was to look near death," Hathaway told Vogue. "Looking back on the whole experience - and I don't judge it in any way - it was definitely a little nuts. It was definitely a break with reality, but I think that's who Fantine is anyway."
The recently married actress is receiving an Oscar buzz for her highly anticipated role and opened up about her difficulties of transitioning into her character, "I was in such a state of deprivation - physical and emotional," she said. "When I got home, I couldn't react to the chaos of the world without being overwhelmed. It took me weeks till I felt like myself again. The first time I really threw everything into a part, which was when I did 'Rachel Getting Married,' there was no one waiting for me when I got back. This time, Adam was there. He gets what I do and who I am and supports me in it, and that's pretty awesome."
Happy Birthday Anne!