Transforming for her role as Fantine was a challenging and demanding process for Anne Hathaway.
The actress lost around 25 pounds for the 2012 musical Les Misérables, based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel.
Hathaway followed a strict diet of dried oatmeal paste, initially shedding 10 pounds before filming and later losing an additional 15 pounds by consuming just two thin pieces of oatmeal paste a day.
“I had to be obsessive about it, the idea was to look near d**th,” Hathaway told Vogue in 2012.
She also admitted how unrealistic and unhealthy the diet was, calling it a “break with reality.”
The extreme regimen ultimately took a toll on her, leaving her in a “state of deprivation.”
“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 actress lost around 25 pounds for the 2012 musical Les Misérables, based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel.
Hathaway followed a strict diet of dried oatmeal paste, initially shedding 10 pounds before filming and later losing an additional 15 pounds by consuming just two thin pieces of oatmeal paste a day.
“I had to be obsessive about it, the idea was to look near d**th,” Hathaway told Vogue in 2012.
She also admitted how unrealistic and unhealthy the diet was, calling it a “break with reality.”
The extreme regimen ultimately took a toll on her, leaving her in a “state of deprivation.”
“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.”