CHRISTIAN BALE – FASTING

Aside from being one of the highly-respected actors in Hollywood, Christian Bale is also known as a master of transformations. From being a skinny insomniac to a superhero buff, he can change in a snap. His acting versatility earned him an immeasurable degree of fame and fortune. The Machinist was a perfect showcase for Christian as an actor, but his physical transformation was what surprised us.

The complete dedication of Bale to the part saw him dieting for months before production. Besides the occasional whiskey, his diet consisted of an apple, tuna, and coffee every day. That is equivalent to daily consumption of about 200 calories. He also smoked a lot, resulting in Bale losing 62 pounds in weight, or four and a half stone. He decided to slim down to 45kg, but the film’s producers stopped him for health reasons. That’s a lot of weight to lose for a movie role, no wonder how he gained his reputation as a fine actor.