Renee Zellweger is afraid weight gain might kill her
Renee Zellweger is tempted to play Bridget Jones again, but she is afraid another weight gain might harm her body or even kill her.
For her first two films as Helen Fielding’s diary-writing singleton, Renee piled two stone on to her tiny frame and then rapidly shed the pounds afterwards.
Asked whether the health implications of such yo-yo dieting were a factor in reprising the role, Renee said: “You are not kidding. Can I just tell you my body is whacked by the time we finish one of those. It doesn’t know what has happened because it thinks there’s supposed to be a baby and there’s no christening.”
She added: “Did you see that movie about fast food, Supersize Me? I had a panic attack with all the specialists talking about how bad this is for you, long term, putting on that much weight in short periods of time and they’re all saying, ‘You must stop this now or you’re going to die’.”
Renee, who was speaking in New York, recalled the overeating she had to do to gain weight for the first film in 2001.
“It sounds like heaven. For two days it’s bliss and then you’re full, OK? And you can then indulge all your fantasies about over-eating. Fantasies about non-stop chocolate consumption or your fantasies about ordering the pizza and the spaghetti and the garlic bread. Then after a week your glucose levels are going crazy. You’re up and down and all over the place. It doesn’t feel good, and no one wants to hear that, but it’s the truth.”
Then there is the dieting afterwards. “It was horrible,” said Renee. “On one side it’s fantastic because you get to go back to taking care of yourself, so you feel wonderful, but the first lap around the track I felt like I had a toddler on my back.” [Source]
Renee is also rumored to be so addicted to exercise, she has wreaked havoc on her body with strenuous physical activity.
The svelte star - who famously gained thirty pounds to play Bridget Jones in the hit British movie franchise - insists she doesn’t diet, but keeps in shape by adhering to a strict exercise regime. But the excessive activity has caused permanent damage to her joints.
She says, “I ride my bike to the ocean, I dive in and then I ride my bike home. I also run between three and five miles, six days a week. In fact, I run until it hurts. I have knee and back injuries which mean I can’t do any more than that. Oh, and I do yoga, too.” [Source]
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