'There was no plan, I just lived like him': Matthew McConaughey reveals it took him SIX months of excess to put on 47lbs for new film Gold
His latest film has seen him go to some extreme lengths to achieve the right look for the role - just like he did in Dallas Buyers Club.
And as he prepares to celebrate the release of his new film Gold, Matthew McConaughey has revealed it took him months of excess to gain weight for the role.
Appearing on This Morning on Friday, the 47-year-old actor revealed that it took him six months to balloon out to 47lbs to play desperate prospector, Kenny Wells.
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'I just lived like him': As he prepares to celebrate the release of his new film Gold, Matthew McConaughey has revealed it took him months of excess to gain weight for the role
Quizzed on his preparation for the role by Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, the actor revealed it took 12 months to both gain and lose the weight for the film.
Joking about his own figure, Eamonn told the Hollywood A-Lister: 'You're like me, you put weight on for whatever role you're doing.'
In response Matthew explained the mammoth lengths he'd gone to for the role, revealing: 'I put on 47 pounds. There was no plan... but I lived like the character.'
'I put on 47 pounds': Appearing on This Morning on Friday, the 47-year-old actor revealed that it took him six months to balloon out to 47lbs to play desperate prospector, Kenny Wells
The Wolf of Wall Street star, who has also been a model for the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, jokingly added:
'Then all of a sudden I looked in the mirror and I went oh well, you're growing around the mid-section.'
However, it wasn't all fun and relaxation on the Oscar-winner's part, as he explained it took the best part of a year to get himself in and out of the role.
'There was no plan... but I lived like the character': Quizzed on his preparation for the role by Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, the actor revealed it took 12 months to both gain and lose the weight
Just like that: Elaborating on his transformation, he said: 'Then all of a sudden I looked in the mirror and I went oh well, you're growing around the mid-section'
'It took six months to put it [the weight] on and six to take it off. The hardest part is deciding to take a role like that, then I am militant about it': The Oscar-winner explained
The golden guys: Gold sees him take on the role of desperate prospector Kenny Williams, who partners up with equally desperate geologist Michael Acosta (Edgar Ramirez)
'It took six months to put it [the weight] on and six to take it off,' he explained. 'The hardest part is deciding to take a role like that, then I am militant about it [the diet and commitment].'
Discussing his other up-coming film, the animation Sing, which sees him take on the role of Buster the koala, Matthew explained it was nice to do a family-orientated project.
Speaking of the Britain's/America's Got Talent-inspired flick, he said it gives him more 'kudos' with his own children as now they've seen him in something they want to watch.
Back to himself: The star was more familiar when he appeared on This Morning, cutting a leaner figure and sporting a bushy beard
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